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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Funding (29 Sep 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 175. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if funding will be made available to address a flooding threat at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27924/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Oireachtas Members' Remuneration (29 Sep 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 176. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current totals in the 32nd Dáil paid to individual Independent TDs under the category, leader's allowance, or any subsequent equivalent category name; if the monthly amounts involved have been increased since the 31st Dáil; if the amounts available to Independent TDs differ depending on circumstances; if so, the reason;...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Post Office Network (29 Sep 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 183. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will outline her efforts on behalf of the post office network in budget 2017 negotiations; if she will seek a major funding increase for the network; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27918/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Roads Authority Projects (29 Sep 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 271. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position and anticipated timeframe for a project (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27935/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Roads Authority Projects (29 Sep 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 272. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position and anticipated timeframe for a project (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27936/16]

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2015. (28 Sep 2016)

Brendan Griffin: Apologies have been received from Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick. This meeting has been convened for the purpose of considering the National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2015, as referred to the committee by Oder of the Dáil on 5 July 2016. I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy O'Donovan, and his officials to the meeting....

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2015. (28 Sep 2016)

Brendan Griffin: The purpose of this meeting is strictly consideration of the National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2015. The Deputy is straying a little outside of that.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2015. (28 Sep 2016)

Brendan Griffin: We are sticking to section 1. The question we are putting is that it stand part of the Bill. There will be an opportunity to contribute on section 2 if the Deputy has a comment.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2015. (28 Sep 2016)

Brendan Griffin: Is this on a general point?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2015. (28 Sep 2016)

Brendan Griffin: The Minister of State will address section 2, after which there will be an opportunity to contribute.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2015. (28 Sep 2016)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the Minister of State and his officials for their attendance.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Message to Dáil (28 Sep 2016)

Brendan Griffin: In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Clerk of the Dáil:The Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport has completed its consideration of the National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2015 and has made no amendments thereto.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: NAMA Portfolio (28 Sep 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 145. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to set down in tabular form the number of housing units that have been offered to each local authority in each year since 2010; the numbers that have been accepted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27644/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (28 Sep 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 149. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to outline the reason funding was not provided for a group water scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27682/16]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Employment Data (27 Sep 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 49. To ask the Taoiseach if the CSO will explore ways of publishing regular data pertaining to the numbers of persons at work per county as distinct from per region, as the current system makes it difficult to measure progress or otherwise in rural counties such as Kerry, which is categorised with Cork city and county and the live register figures do not take account of emigration. [26708/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (27 Sep 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 166. To ask the Minister for Finance if the budget 2016 measure of doubling the tax free gift certificate for employees from €250 to €500 is applicable to previously existing gift cert schemes within organisations or if it is only applicable to new schemes; if the latter is the case, if this is an unintended consequence; if the matter will be addressed in the forthcoming budget...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Supervision (27 Sep 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 175. To ask the Minister for Finance if a company (details supplied) has met all legal and regulatory requirements to operate here; if this has been checked and verified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26778/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Data (27 Sep 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 176. To ask the Minister for Finance if an annual profit limit exists for Irish banks or foreign banks operating here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26779/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Garda Vetting of Personnel (27 Sep 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if special needs assistants can be Garda vetted by the Teaching Council to allow them work in a number of schools without having to get individual approval for each school in the same year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26446/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Review (27 Sep 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the review of the concessionary charges and rule elements of the school transport scheme have been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26527/16]