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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (5 Mar 2020)

Brendan Griffin: 950. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on a BEAM scheme appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3176/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Applications (5 Mar 2020)

Brendan Griffin: 952. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that can be taken regarding a TAMS application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3224/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Funding (5 Mar 2020)

Brendan Griffin: The hosting of international sports events, both participative and spectator sports, can provide great opportunities to showcase Ireland and drive international visitor numbers and associated revenue.  Furthermore, the media coverage of such events helps to put Ireland onto travel itineraries as a holiday destination. Accordingly, I am very supportive of the work of the tourism...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (5 Mar 2020)

Brendan Griffin: The most recent (2018) round of the Sports Capital Programme attracted a record 2,337 applications. Allocations were announced in January, May and November of last year with a total of over €56 million awarded to 1,648 different projects. All unsuccessful applicants were given the opportunity to appeal the Department’s decision.  In relation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Swimming Pool Programme Status (5 Mar 2020)

Brendan Griffin: The Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme (LASPP) provides grant aid to local authorities towards the capital costs of new swimming pools or the refurbishment of existing pools.  To date 52 pools have been completed and three swimming pool projects (Lucan, Buncrana and Edenderry) remain in the LASPP.  €431,720 was drawn down under the LASPP subhead in 2019. This...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Funding (5 Mar 2020)

Brendan Griffin: With the exception of capital funding for Greenways projects, all monies voted to my Department for tourism are channelled through the tourism agencies. With specific regard to grants schemes for tourism facilities, these are operational matters for the board and management of Fáilte Ireland. Regarding the particular matter raised by the Deputy, I can confirm that all accommodation...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Funding (5 Mar 2020)

Brendan Griffin: On 10th January Minister Ross and I announced provisional allocations totalling €77.4m for 25 projects under Stream 2 (construction) of the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF). On 13th January we announced further provisional allocations of €5m for a further 7 projects under Stream1 (design) of the LSSIF. A provisional allocation of €837,680 was announced for a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Benefit Applications (5 Mar 2020)

Brendan Griffin: 1157. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application for carer's benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3156/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services Infrastructure (5 Mar 2020)

Brendan Griffin: 1216. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a decision has been made on a developer provided infrastructure application for an estate (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3239/20]

Taoiseach a Ainmniú - Nomination of Taoiseach (20 Feb 2020)

Brendan Griffin: I acknowledge the reinstatement of the Ceann Comhairle and in his absence acknowledge the great work he has done over the past four years. I wish him well. He will be the first person to get into the Thirty-fourth Dáil, which, hopefully, will not happen any time too soon. At the moment there is great uncertainty and I hope that can be addressed as well. I welcome all the new...

Taoiseach a Ainmniú - Nomination of Taoiseach (20 Feb 2020)

Brendan Griffin: We do not know what exactly will happen here over the next couple of weeks and months, and we do not know yet whether to put the posters in front of or behind the turf in the turf shed but, hopefully, their time in the Thirty-third Dáil will not be too short. I thank in particular the more than 10,000 people in Kerry who gave me their first preference on 8 February and the more than...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (18 Dec 2019)

Brendan Griffin: 141. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if an offer will be accepted to remove an OPW burden on lands (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53579/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (18 Dec 2019)

Brendan Griffin: 161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a student (details supplied) in County Kerry will be made eligible for school transport after the submission of further documentation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53486/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Skills Shortages (18 Dec 2019)

Brendan Griffin: As the economy improves and we approach full employment, my Department continues to experience a high volume of employment permit applications which has led to some delays in processing applications. The current level of demand is due to our economic success, growing labour market and reduced labour surplus. Employment Permits Section is working to further reduce the current waiting...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Data (18 Dec 2019)

Brendan Griffin: The most recent (2018) round of the Sports Capital Programme attracted a record 2,337 applications. Allocations were announced in January, May and November of this year with a total of over €56 million awarded to 1,648 different projects. All applicants have now been notified of the outcome of the assessment process and all unsuccessful applicants have been invited...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (18 Dec 2019)

Brendan Griffin: 441. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a household benefits package will be transferred to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53472/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Brendan Griffin: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak to the committee today, though it gives me no joy that we are once again discussing the difficult situation of soccer in Ireland. This should be a time for optimism, given the recent positive performances from our men’s and women’s national teams and the exciting prospect of hosting EURO 2020 matches at the Aviva Stadium next year....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Brendan Griffin: On Euro 2020, our level of preparedness is among the best of all host cities. The Department has assigned a principal officer who is dedicated to working on it. On everything in our control, we are well on top of hosting those four games and we are confident that those games will not be at risk. It would be a massive blow to the country, from the Exchequer point of view and otherwise.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Brendan Griffin: I do not quite get where the Deputy is coming from.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Brendan Griffin: We are looking for a new chief executive without connections to the past.