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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport in Ireland; Challenges, Strategies and Governance: FAI, GAA and IRFU (18 Jan 2017)

Brendan Griffin: Senator O'Mahony and Deputy Fitzpatrick indicated that they wanted to ask supplementary questions. I ask them to be very brief.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport in Ireland; Challenges, Strategies and Governance: FAI, GAA and IRFU (18 Jan 2017)

Brendan Griffin: Could Deputy O'Keeffe and Deputy Catherine Murphy also put their questions because we are over time and I want to be fair to the witness?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport in Ireland; Challenges, Strategies and Governance: FAI, GAA and IRFU (18 Jan 2017)

Brendan Griffin: I call Deputy Troy for a brief final question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport in Ireland; Challenges, Strategies and Governance: FAI, GAA and IRFU (18 Jan 2017)

Brendan Griffin: We are exactly ten minutes over time. I again thank Mr Delaney for facilitating us. I also thank the members for their brevity in their questioning. Some of the members have already submitted questions for answer to Mr. Duffy and Mr. Browne. I ask the remaining members to ask the questions they want to put to the representatives and then we can take the answers. I call Deputy Catherine...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport in Ireland; Challenges, Strategies and Governance: FAI, GAA and IRFU (18 Jan 2017)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the delegates for their patience. They are waiting a long time to respond. With regard to governance, what are the organisations doing to ensure the very best possible standards to prevent the use of performance-enhancing drugs in their respective sports? Unfortunately, a sad aspect of sport is that some participants cheat. It is in everyone's interest that the risk be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport in Ireland; Challenges, Strategies and Governance: FAI, GAA and IRFU (18 Jan 2017)

Brendan Griffin: Our committee might visit Abbotstown, as getting a better understanding of what is there would be worthwhile. Perhaps we will discuss that idea during private session and arrange a visit.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport in Ireland; Challenges, Strategies and Governance: FAI, GAA and IRFU (18 Jan 2017)

Brendan Griffin: We are conscious the witnesses have been in the committee for two and a half hours already. I want to ask the witnesses about the availability of grant assistance to the grassroots of their respective organisations? For example, say a small club in Kerry is looking to do X, Y or Z, to reseed or drain the pitch or whatever. We have the sports capital programme, which is a great programme....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport in Ireland; Challenges, Strategies and Governance: FAI, GAA and IRFU (18 Jan 2017)

Brendan Griffin: Is there a particular time of year that they would apply or is it open all year round?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport in Ireland; Challenges, Strategies and Governance: FAI, GAA and IRFU (18 Jan 2017)

Brendan Griffin: So most of the year round. Does the IRFU have a similar arrangement?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport in Ireland; Challenges, Strategies and Governance: FAI, GAA and IRFU (18 Jan 2017)

Brendan Griffin: Very good. Are there any other questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport in Ireland; Challenges, Strategies and Governance: FAI, GAA and IRFU (18 Jan 2017)

Brendan Griffin: It was. Happy new year and, on behalf of the committee, I thank Mr. Duffy and Mr. Browne for their time, as well as John Delaney, who had to leave earlier. It was a long meeting. We appreciate it. Speaking as someone who has a keen interest in sport, I thank the witnesses, their employees and their thousands of volunteers throughout the country for the fantastic work that they do in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Traveller Culture (18 Jan 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 82. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans and an anticipated timeframe on the issue of recognition for Traveller ethnicity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2037/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (18 Jan 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 159. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will put in place a more worker-friendly transfer system for public and civil servants (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2155/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Care Policy (18 Jan 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 207. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the health care system here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2159/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (18 Jan 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 240. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding a bus service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2060/17]

Other Questions: Tax Code (17 Jan 2017)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the Minister for agreeing to group the questions. I fully appreciate the separation that must exist between him as Minister for Finance and the Revenue. My concern is that the current tax law on the matter is having unintended consequences and the Minister or the Department must intervene. People have been audited and they have been told by Revenue that all matters are kosher but a...

Other Questions: Tax Code (17 Jan 2017)

Brendan Griffin: Or we will be looking for a separate Kerry parliament to discuss such matters.

Other Questions: Tax Code (17 Jan 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 34. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether industry may no longer be in a position to plan ahead with certainty if the Revenue Commissioners can review decisions already taken and change the tax interpretations on these decisions and implement changes retrospectively, such as seems to be the case with patronage shares of a company (details supplied); and if he will make a...

Other Questions: Tax Code (17 Jan 2017)

Brendan Griffin: 74. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce legislation to ensure that patronage shares of a company (details supplied) will only incur tax when sold, in alignment with the position intended generally for share based reward in a SME context; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1495/17]

Other Questions: Tax Code (17 Jan 2017)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the Acting Chairman and appreciate his flexibility in allowing all Deputies to contribute. I acknowledge that my colleague from Limerick, Deputy Neville, tried to submit questions on this matter, but they were adjudged to be a duplication. This matter is equally important to him. As the Minister knows, the Kerry shares issue is causing major concerns. Revenue's interpretation...