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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (16 Jan 2019)

Brendan Griffin: 246. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on a carer's support grant appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1915/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (15 Jan 2019)

Brendan Griffin: 278. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if consideration will be given to a request from a committee (details supplied) to allow it permission to acquire, use or lease the local Garda barracks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1184/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Eligibility (15 Jan 2019)

Brendan Griffin: 493. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54219/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (15 Jan 2019)

Brendan Griffin: 816. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54055/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Inshore Fisheries (15 Jan 2019)

Brendan Griffin: 841. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the registered licence length of a boat will determine if it will permitted to fish inshore waters inside the six nautical miles zone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1352/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (15 Jan 2019)

Brendan Griffin: The Sports Capital Programme (SCP) is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and physical recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country. Given the substantial investments made under the programme, it is a requirement that where grants or cumulative grants reach a certain threshold, that the State's...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (15 Jan 2019)

Brendan Griffin: My Department's role in relation to tourism lies in the area of developing national tourism policy, while the tourism agencies have operational responsibility for the implementation of this policy. At agency level, the tourism potential of the various counties and regions is developed and promoted in line with the relevant tourism experience brands, which provide the overarching context...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Wild Atlantic Way Project (15 Jan 2019)

Brendan Griffin: My Department's role in relation to tourism lies primarily in the area of national tourism policy. It is not directly involved in the development, management or promotion of particular tourism initiatives, which are matters for the tourism agencies. With specific regard to the Wild Atlantic Way cycle sportif group participative event, which the Deputy kindly clarified is the cycle...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (15 Jan 2019)

Brendan Griffin: The 2018 round of the Sports Capital Programme opened for applications on Friday 7 September 2018 and the application period closed on Friday 19th October. By that deadline, a record 2,337 applications were submitted seeking a total of €162m in funding. 187 of these applications are for projects that were deemed invalid under the 2017 round of the programme. In these cases,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (15 Jan 2019)

Brendan Griffin: 1116. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on a carer's allowance appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1660/19]

Promoting Cycling: Motion [Private Members] (19 Dec 2018)

Brendan Griffin: It would be very difficult to bring a bus on a train.

Promoting Cycling: Motion [Private Members] (19 Dec 2018)

Brendan Griffin: The decision is to press it but I will take Deputy Troy's request back to the Minister. I will address that over Christmas and, hopefully, I will have a response for him afterwards.

Promoting Cycling: Motion [Private Members] (19 Dec 2018)

Brendan Griffin: I thank all the contributors to the debate. We are aware of the importance cycling played in many people's lives in years gone by. However, the numbers cycling steadily declined in the 1990s. This trend has slowly reversed in recent years. The smarter travel policy and the national cycling policy framework will certainly help in that regard. The statistics show us that increases in the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (19 Dec 2018)

Brendan Griffin: 119. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether PAYE modernisation will place additional costs on small businesses; if supports will be provided to help with the transition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53602/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Availability (19 Dec 2018)

Brendan Griffin: 121. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to the introduction of tax relief on accommodation costs for third level students and their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53624/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (19 Dec 2018)

Brendan Griffin: 206. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if consideration has been given to keeping a building (details supplied) open to the public all year round; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53822/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (19 Dec 2018)

Brendan Griffin: 216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if student grant income thresholds will be increased in view of the significant burden the cost of third level education has on families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53612/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Inspections (19 Dec 2018)

Brendan Griffin: 224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a technical inspection will be carried out at a school (details supplied) at an early date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53832/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (19 Dec 2018)

Brendan Griffin: 312. To ask the Minister for Health the reason autism assessment reports are not taking place within the prescribed time (details supplied) in County Kerry; if additional resources will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53587/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (19 Dec 2018)

Brendan Griffin: 413. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53976/18]