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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)

Brendan Griffin: In the context of the Bill.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)

Brendan Griffin: The key issue was that the take-up was very low. There seemed to be a lot of red tape and stumbling blocks associated with it. In the context of this Bill, the committee identified previously that there are very many places around the country that do not have somebody to drive people to or from places. It is certainly worth consideration. To conclude, I thank the Minister and his...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)

Brendan Griffin: We are looking at doing it next week. For example, the vintners will, hopefully, appear before us next week while rural dwellers associations might appear before us as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)

Brendan Griffin: Members appreciate that so we are trying to facilitate it but at the same time, we are trying to be as balanced as possible in the interests of having complete pre-legislative scrutiny of the Bill.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)

Brendan Griffin: I hope we would see a lot of progress by May.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)

Brendan Griffin: We have next week's sitting but the committee will not sit for two weeks after that. The next meeting after that is after the May bank holiday.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)

Brendan Griffin: Hopefully, but if there are other groups that we feel have a role to play in this, the committee would have to decide whether that is important or something it would like to pursue. Again, members appreciate that the Minister is anxious to move this forward. We are also anxious to conclude the process as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems Expenditure (5 Apr 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 101. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if funding will be provided for CCTV cameras in a town (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16880/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (5 Apr 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 176. 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. [16889/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Heritage Schemes (5 Apr 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 296. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is grant aid available to renovate traditional farm buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17054/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (5 Apr 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 320. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16958/17]

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Tráchtaireacht agus Tuarascálacha: An Coimisinéir Teanga (4 Apr 2017)

Brendan Griffin: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gcoimisinéir agus le gach duine ina oifig as an obair go léir atá déanta acu ar an ábhar seo. Tá sé soiléir on tuarascáil go bhfuil a lán rudaí le déanamh againn chun é seo a fheabhsú. Tá na pointí sa tuarascáil déanta go héifeachtúil. Gabhaim mo bhuíochas...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (4 Apr 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 132. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if additional gardaí will be posted in a town (details supplied) in County Kerry to allow the community policing programme to be reinstated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16314/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (4 Apr 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 342. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will extend community employment eligibility to self-employed jobseeker's in view of the fact that persons in receipt of farm assist are permitted to take up community employment places; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16130/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Bereavement Grant (4 Apr 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 350. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated annual cost of the reinstatement of the bereavement grant; if he will consider the reinstatement of this grant in the context of the 2018 budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16221/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Homemakers Scheme (4 Apr 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 375. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to extend the homemakers credits scheme prior to 1994; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16627/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks (4 Apr 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 426. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a facility will be improved (details supplied). [16122/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (4 Apr 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 505. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16223/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme (4 Apr 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 516. To ask the Minister for Health if a drug (details supplied) will be covered under the drugs payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16279/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (4 Apr 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 545. To ask the Minister for Health the way home help care workers' pensions are assessed; when these pensions wereintroduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16608/17]