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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Pension (Contributory) (30 Sep 2020)

Brendan Griffin: 171. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if further changes will be made to the contributory pension scheme to cover farm families that have been negatively impacted under existing criteria; if so, the estimated cost for the changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27613/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes (30 Sep 2020)

Brendan Griffin: 194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the laptop scheme for third-level students will be extended to Teagasc students; if the estimated cost of the measure will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27620/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (30 Sep 2020)

Brendan Griffin: 224. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27465/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (30 Sep 2020)

Brendan Griffin: 249. To ask the Minister for Health when the nursing home support scheme will be progressed further; when the measures will take effect in legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27612/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Issues (30 Sep 2020)

Brendan Griffin: 268. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the GLAS scheme is due to be phased out this year; if so, his plans for a scheme to replace it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27466/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Issues (30 Sep 2020)

Brendan Griffin: 276. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the commitment in the programme for Government for a new REPS 2 programme will be in addition to the national co-financing commitment from the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27599/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme (30 Sep 2020)

Brendan Griffin: 269. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a 2015 basic payment scheme penalty applied to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be struck off; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27532/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (30 Sep 2020)

Brendan Griffin: 273. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts he is making to retain full funding for existing farm schemes in the CAP transition phase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27595/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (30 Sep 2020)

Brendan Griffin: 274. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the GLAS, ANC, TAMS, BDGP, BEEPS, sheep welfare and organic schemes will be continued with maintained payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27596/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (30 Sep 2020)

Brendan Griffin: 275. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts he is making to secure the maximum permissible level of national co-financing of 57% in the CAP RDP post 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27598/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (30 Sep 2020)

Brendan Griffin: 277. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to increase payments to €300 per cow for beef farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27600/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Applications (30 Sep 2020)

Brendan Griffin: 278. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to streamline the grant process for cattle underpasses, simplifying the administration process and making the scheme attractive to all farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27601/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Preparations (30 Sep 2020)

Brendan Griffin: 279. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is seeking a strengthening of the Brexit contingency fund as announced in budget 2020; if the €110 million agriculture fund will be increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27610/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (30 Sep 2020)

Brendan Griffin: 280. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will seek further funding to restore the farmer forestry premium; if he will introduce a harvesting plan grant; if he will review the ash dieback scheme to include an income compensation element; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27611/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (30 Sep 2020)

Brendan Griffin: 281. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will work with the Minister for Finance to secure a 0% VAT rating for animal vaccines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27614/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (30 Sep 2020)

Brendan Griffin: 282. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a national food ombudsman will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27615/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences (30 Sep 2020)

Brendan Griffin: 283. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeline and method by which he plans to implement the recommendations of the Independent Aquaculture Licensing Review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27616/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety (30 Sep 2020)

Brendan Griffin: 284. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a farm safety scheme will be introduced with increased funding for health and safety equipment under TAMS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27617/20]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Flood Prevention Measures (29 Sep 2020)

Brendan Griffin: 105. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the implementation of necessary flood prevention works in Kenmare and Sneem, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26340/20]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Flood Prevention Measures (29 Sep 2020)

Brendan Griffin: It is rare that I get such a mention in this House so I will have to mark the date in the calendar. I raise the issue of recurring flooding in Kenmare and Sneem, County Kerry. Most recently, at the end of July, we had serious flooding in Kenmare and Sneem. While we also had flooding in other parts of south Kerry, it particularly affected those two locations. I want to keep this matter...