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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children (15 Feb 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 304. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1709 to 1712, inclusive, of 17 January 2017, her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7686/17]

Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)

Brendan Griffin: I welcome the opportunity for the Dáil to ask questions on this very important matter. I also welcome the fact that the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs has given a commitment to meet with Garda Harrison, but I am conscious that there may be many others in similar situations who were afraid to come forward up to now or for various reasons who feel they have relevant information...

Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)

Brendan Griffin: I am happy to give the floor to the Minister of State. I saw her name on the list when I went down.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (14 Feb 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 116. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of incidents of ramming of Garda vehicles over the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7243/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (14 Feb 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 117. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of incidents of gardaí being injured in incidents of ramming of Garda vehicles over the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7244/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax (14 Feb 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 133. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6665/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (14 Feb 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding a school in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6672/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Voluntary Sector Funding (14 Feb 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 340. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide financial assistance to a body (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6656/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (14 Feb 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 584. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of wind turbines that have been erected, received planning permission but have yet to be erected in the planning process or are in the pre planning process since 2007 in hen harrier SPA designated areas, which were designated in late 2007/2008, by year; the number of the erected wind turbines, planning permission...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Administration (14 Feb 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 586. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if equine will be included in the low-cost agricultural loan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7263/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Better Energy Communities Programme (14 Feb 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 614. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if grant aid is available to install solar panels in a local authority estate (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7280/17]

Hospital Waiting Lists: Statements (9 Feb 2017)

Brendan Griffin: This is the way the Dáil should work. I welcome that we have had these statements. This open, honest and frank question-and-answer session is the way we should do business a lot more often in the House. It is a very good way to do business and I commend the Minister on facilitating this. I would say to those who took the opportunity this morning to take cheap political shots at...

Hospital Waiting Lists: Statements (9 Feb 2017)

Brendan Griffin: I welcome this debate. Unfortunately, what we saw on Monday night was nothing new to many of us here. Those of us who work on the front line in our constituencies are familiar with the unacceptable waiting times that have been endured by ordinary men, women and children throughout the country for many years. When we bring our concerns about the suffering of real people to this House,...

Hospital Waiting Lists: Statements (9 Feb 2017)

Brendan Griffin: The people of this country send us to the national Parliament to raise concerns and highlight the issues that affect them in their daily lives. I ask the Minister to end the practice of referring health questions to the HSE for response. While I accept that the HSE might need to be consulted, I emphasise that parliamentary accountability in respect of the health service needs to be returned...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (9 Feb 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the new junior cycle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6557/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Digital Strategy for Schools (9 Feb 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount required to include newer schools built since 2013 in the scheme for new computers for schools, considering the small number of new schools as a proportion of the overall number of schools nationwide; if his Department will review the policy of excluding the newer schools to help refresh the information technology hardware in all...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (9 Feb 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when 2017-2018 staffing schedules will issue to schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6577/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Brendan Griffin: The meeting is now resumed in public session. Before we begin, I remind members, witnesses and anyone in the Visitors Gallery to switch off their mobile phones. We will now consider the issue of road safety. 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 their evidence...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Brendan Griffin: The Fine Gael grouping has 15 minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (8 Feb 2017)

Brendan Griffin: Excuse me. It is very simple - phones have to be turned off. Surely that is obvious. Can we turn off the phones please? We are here for an hour. The world will not stop turning in that time. I call the Minister.