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Committee on Public Petitions: Direct Provision Policy and Related Matters: Discussion (8 Jul 2021)

Brendan Griffin: Everyone agrees that own-door accommodation is a better option than the direct provision system as it has existed to date. I am concerned, however, about circumstances where the residents would be happier to remain with the status quo, as distinct from an own-door scenario so far away. I have called for this decision to be reviewed to allow for time to see if alternative accommodation is...

Committee on Public Petitions: Direct Provision Policy and Related Matters: Discussion (8 Jul 2021)

Brendan Griffin: Is Mr. Henderson talking about approximately three times the rate of the general population?

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Jul 2021)

Brendan Griffin: Do you condemn the killers?

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Jul 2021)

Brendan Griffin: You will not, though.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Jul 2021)

Brendan Griffin: That is grossly insensitive.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Jul 2021)

Brendan Griffin: Chairman, I will ask you a question. It is black and white. Do you condemn the killers of Detective McCabe?

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Jul 2021)

Brendan Griffin: Do you condemn the killers, Deputy?

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Jul 2021)

Brendan Griffin: It is a disgrace, Chairman. It is an absolute disgrace that you, as a Chairman of an Oireachtas committee and as a Member of the Oireachtas, will not condemn people who killed a garda.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Jul 2021)

Brendan Griffin: There is a glaring omission from that statement. The Chair and people of Ireland know that.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Jul 2021)

Brendan Griffin: They are empty, meaningless words.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Jul 2021)

Brendan Griffin: I ask the Taoiseach if the Government would consider introducing a new weapons amnesty. The Taoiseach will recall that he was a member of a Cabinet that introduced an amnesty in 2006. That took hundreds of lethal weapons off the streets at the time - everything from shotguns to knives to all sorts of devices. I am very concerned at the level of knife crime in this city and throughout the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (7 Jul 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 59. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there is financial assistance available for a person (details supplied) to help with the costs of travel to a competition in Europe; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36584/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (7 Jul 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application for summer works will be approved for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36583/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Jul 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 92. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on the review of a decision on a disability allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36723/21]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Rural Schemes (6 Jul 2021)

Brendan Griffin: I appreciate the Minister of State's response. I also appreciate that it is not his primary area of expertise. I think it is pertinent that he is in the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. That Department can play an enhanced role, as can the Department of Transport. While the intention was positive, it was quite regressive that the local improvement scheme was moved out...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Rural Schemes (6 Jul 2021)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for being here on the graveyard shift and the Minister of State, Deputy Malcolm Noonan, for staying late to take this Topical Issue matter. It is a very important issue that affects thousands of families all over the country. Right now, thousands of local improvement scheme, LIS, roads are awaiting funding to be repaired and brought back to an acceptable...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (6 Jul 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 157. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be given a date for a driver theory test to allow them to take up an employment opportunity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36527/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (6 Jul 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 178. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide advice on a matter in relation to payments to support business owners over 66 years of age (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36203/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Process (6 Jul 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 238. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeline for the Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36241/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (6 Jul 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 301. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when her Department will issue the 2020 leaving certificate result certificates (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36111/21]