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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2017)

Brendan Griffin: Does the RSA agree with automatic disqualification for people who speed over a certain limit, for example, if somebody is clocked at 40 km/h over the limit?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2017)

Brendan Griffin: I have a final question about the table on page two. The 2008 to 2012 analysis shows that the 51 mg to 80 mg cohort is responsible for 5.6% of the analysed fatalities. Within this table there is a figure of 16. What does the figure of 16 represent? The vintners have one figure. What does it represent in the overall number of road fatalities between 2008 and 2012?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2017)

Brendan Griffin: Can the Road Safety Authority provide this to the committee?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2017)

Brendan Griffin: I am asking the witnesses to provide the committee with this information as soon as possible. We cannot conclude the pre-legislative scrutiny until we get all the answers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2017)

Brendan Griffin: I want to know what the figure 16 represents as a percentage of the overall number of road fatalities between 2008 and 2012, inclusive. That is all I am asking for.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2017)

Brendan Griffin: The study, which is 88% of the overall figures, but it would help if the witnesses could give both figures. I appreciate that this is a number within 88%. Is this okay?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2017)

Brendan Griffin: The information can be sent to the clerk to the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2017)

Brendan Griffin: That was the annual breakdown of those figures of 19 and 16, if possible. That should be retrievable among the data. It is important that the witnesses issue that information to the committee as soon as possible. The chart is quite striking and what stands out is the establishment of the RSA in 2006 when the figures for road fatalities were well over 400 per annum. Thankfully we have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2017)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the witnesses for their time. It is important that as Members of the Oireachtas there would be full scrutiny, that every question that needs to be answered would be answered, and that every question that needs to be asked would be asked.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (17 May 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding unequal pay for teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23562/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Regulations (17 May 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 196. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23484/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (17 May 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 206. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of all recreational and training activity providers who are currently employed by the Health Service Executive, HSE, in County Kerry; the services provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23404/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Fees (17 May 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 214. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the substantial increase in nursing home fees following a review by the National Treatment Purchase Fund (details supplied); his further views on the impact this will have on fee paying patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23423/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Fees (17 May 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 219. To ask the Minister for Health the reason nursing home fee increases are being retrospectively applied to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry without written or verbal notice of the increase; if these additional fees will be waived in view of the inadequate consultation and notice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23478/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Beds Data (17 May 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 218. To ask the Minister for Health if the National Treatment Purchase Fund will provide a breakdown to justify the increase of the cost of a nursing home bed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23476/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Applications (17 May 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 253. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on an application for grant aid by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23483/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (17 May 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 278. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of visits to County Kerry by prospective Industrial Development Agency Ireland companies in 2016; the details of these visits; her views on this level of visitation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23569/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (16 May 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 96. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22725/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme Eligibility (16 May 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 147. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry is eligible for the help-to-buy scheme. [23125/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (16 May 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23007/17]