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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry Regulation (25 May 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 84. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding taxi insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25091/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (25 May 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a piece of equipment will be provided to a school (details supplied) in County Kerry. [25056/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Administration (25 May 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 135. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans for a derogation from the requirement of a 60% progression rate for participants of community employment schemes in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25059/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Administration (25 May 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 136. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a relaxation of the eligibility criteria will be considered for community employment schemes in rural areas that are experiencing difficulties in getting eligible participants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25060/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (25 May 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 214. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a GLAS payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25094/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Payments (25 May 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 215. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a TAMS grant payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25098/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Payments (25 May 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 216. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a TAMS 2 grant payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25100/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Payments (25 May 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 217. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a TAMS grant payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25102/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (25 May 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 220. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision to reject a GLAS application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be reviewed in view of the correspondence sent to his Department; if he will rectify the error; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25114/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (24 May 2017)

Brendan Griffin: As we have a quorum we will go into private session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pilot Training College of Ireland: Discussion (24 May 2017)

Brendan Griffin: We are now in public session. I remind members, witnesses and persons present to make sure their mobile phones are turned off. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the collapse of the Pilot Training College of Ireland. I draw the attention of witnesses to the fact that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pilot Training College of Ireland: Discussion (24 May 2017)

Brendan Griffin: As Mr. Kealy had named those two bodies, I will just say, on behalf of the committee, that there is no implication of anything untoward in respect of either. I wish to have that on the record.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pilot Training College of Ireland: Discussion (24 May 2017)

Brendan Griffin: I just wish to have on the record that, in the context of what we are discussing, there is no correlation between this issue and those bodies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pilot Training College of Ireland: Discussion (24 May 2017)

Brendan Griffin: We have been over all this already.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pilot Training College of Ireland: Discussion (24 May 2017)

Brendan Griffin: Have the witnesses made contact with the Office of the Ombudsman in regard to their dealings with the IAA?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pilot Training College of Ireland: Discussion (24 May 2017)

Brendan Griffin: Is the Garda Síochána involved in the case?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pilot Training College of Ireland: Discussion (24 May 2017)

Brendan Griffin: I was going to ask Mr. Kealy about the civil courts, but he has already addressed that issue. As Chairman of the committee, I express our sympathy to the people caught up in this. It is devastating for those involved who have been left out of pocket. The delegates have conveyed articulately the difficulties encountered by various individuals as a result. What would the delegates like to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pilot Training College of Ireland: Discussion (24 May 2017)

Brendan Griffin: We could forward the transcript of the meeting to the IAA and seek answers to unanswered questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pilot Training College of Ireland: Discussion (24 May 2017)

Brendan Griffin: We could forward the transcript to the IAA for a response and revert to the delegates at that stage. As a committee, we can consider further what we can do or how we can help, if possible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pilot Training College of Ireland: Discussion (24 May 2017)

Brendan Griffin: Everybody here and I would say any right-minded person would obviously want to see justice prevail for the individuals involved. That said, as a committee, whether we like it, there are limitations to what we can do. That is the reality. There is also the wider question of how to prevent this from happening again and what regulatory changes are required to ensure it can never happen to...