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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Policy (24 May 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 623. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the requirements for an Irish couple to foster a Syrian child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11278/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Cafés Provision (24 May 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 631. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to provide funding for a youth café (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11848/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (19 May 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 69. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the financial supports available to a mature student returning to college (details provided); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10994/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licence Applications (19 May 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 197. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to grant a licence for cultivating mussels to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11006/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Signage (19 May 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 210. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to include signage for Killarney in County Kerry on road signs along the N69; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11068/16]

An Teanga Gaeilge: Statements (Resumed) (18 May 2016)

Brendan Griffin: Táim fíorbhuíoch as ucht an seans labhairt ar an ábhar seo. Mar Theachta atá ag foghlaim an teanga fós, bhí an-díoma orm anseo inniu roimh lón ag éisteacht leis an snobbery teangach a bhí ann. Bhí an-díoma orm agus níl aon áit don snobbery sin a bhí ar siúl. Tá a lán dul chun cinn déanta...

Order of Business (18 May 2016)

Brendan Griffin: I heard there was to be a coup.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Traders Licences (18 May 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 41. To ask the Minister for Finance to link the petrol excise licence fees to the quantity of fuel sold thereby protecting the viability of smaller rural filling stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10784/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rights of Way Provision (18 May 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 106. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of the directive sent to local authorities in respect of the inclusion of public rights of way in development plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10719/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: EU Directives (18 May 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 140. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a person (details supplied) is permitted to remove gravel that was deposited on lands after recent flooding of a nearby river; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10886/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HIQA Remit (18 May 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 183. To ask the Minister for Health his advice on correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10877/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Applications (18 May 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 199. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) will be granted a targeted agricultural modernisation scheme grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10800/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (17 May 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 13. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of mechanically propelled vehicles reported stolen in each of the past five years; if she will use Global Positioning System technology to reduce these numbers by tracking stolen vehicles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10015/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (17 May 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 24. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to progress legislative and other efforts to protect members of An Garda Síochána from the deliberate ramming of their vehicles by criminals, including considering the merits of the Ramming of Garda Vehicles Bill 2015 as part of these efforts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10014/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (17 May 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 141. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the new permission to reside income thresholds for retirees from the US apply to persons who have purchased homes in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10526/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Relief Application (17 May 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 197. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter raised by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9702/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Employment Rights (17 May 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 219. To ask the Minister for Finance to review the rates of travel, subsistence and overnight accommodation allowable to workers who must work away from home within the State (details supplied); if the current situation provides an adequate allowance or if it results in a higher tax liability for employers. [10484/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Reductions (17 May 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 220. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual cost of a reduction in Value Added Tax from 23% to 21%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10557/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Commemorative Events (17 May 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to consider a proposal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9854/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Designation (17 May 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 321. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to designate island status to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10488/16]