Results 81-100 of 561 for long speaker:Brendan Griffin

Ceisteanna Eile – Other Questions: Office of Public Works (20 Jan 2022)

Brendan Griffin: ...the Gaeltacht , Deputy Jimmy Deenihan, as his parliamentary assistant back in the mid-2000s, I recall this issue being on his desk and the Minister trying to progress it. It has been an issue for a long time and needs to be addressed finally.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (16 Dec 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 118. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the long-term case for 9% VAT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62410/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (16 Dec 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 554. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to resource West Kerry Community Hospital with additional staff to secure the retention of existing short and long-stay beds, and open the eight long-stay and eight short stay-beds that are needed to avoid older persons from the Dingle peninsula being moved long distances from their homes to avail of residential care; and if he will make a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Policy (14 Dec 2021)

Brendan Griffin: I concur with Deputy Burke on the need for speed which is really crucial. This has been talked about for so long and the current mechanisms that are there are just not going far enough or doing enough for people. With the indulgence of the Chair, I wish to flag a matter that has come to my attention tonight. In my constituency, John and Fidelus Foley are well-known pillars in the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Policy (14 Dec 2021)

Brendan Griffin: ...that point. Sometimes we feel as though we are not being listened to. Fracking keeps coming into the discussion. We are speaking about non-fracked gas. We have to be realistic because 2030 is a long time from now. I have a vision for north Kerry. It has a massive future in hydrogen and many other renewable sources of energy. In the meantime, something has to keep the lights on. If...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Prices (14 Dec 2021)

Brendan Griffin: ...scheme. It is quite crude, but the credit is for €100. Those who need the credit will welcome it. I wish there was a quicker and more targeted way of doing it. Perhaps that can be worked on in the long term. The measure is welcome, but I still feel that a lot more needs to be done. From my research in this area, I know that in the year up to November, petrol prices increased...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Foireann Seirbhíse Sláinte (14 Dec 2021)

Brendan Griffin: ...she has brought to her role. She really puts her heart into her job. It is refreshing to see and I am grateful for that. I will emphasise my concerns about the crude system the HSE seems to have for long-stay beds. It seems to be based purely on chronological factors alone. Yet, in this case I have highlighted, which is just one case, age is a particular issue. Máire Bean...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (30 Nov 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 412. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the fuel allowance is not payable to a household (details supplied) in which a spouse is in receipt of a long-term illness benefit payment; if this application will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59088/21]

Recovery of Tourism and Aviation: Statements (7 Oct 2021)

Brendan Griffin: ...the industry. What has been done regarding rates is very welcome but hat support needs to continue. Grants and the tax moratorium cannot be taken away, but instead need to be kept in place for a long time. There is a huge challenge with the cost doing business in terms of energy and insurance. We need more action on that. We need to ensure that climate action on fuel and energy is...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Oct 2021)

Brendan Griffin: ...age of two years. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan raised the case of Kate with the Taoiseach very recently. Time is crucial. I recall from the Orkambi campaign that this process can take far too long. Ireland is in negotiations with the company, together with Holland and Belgium, but while those negotiations are ongoing, Holland is administering the drug to children who need it right now...

Housing for All: Statements (Resumed) (29 Sep 2021)

Brendan Griffin: ...thousands of derelict properties in our towns and dotting the countryside. These are properties that could become homes in a relatively short period. Many of the measures in this plan are for the long term. Those waiting for a home cannot wait that long. It is a crying shame. We have so many derelict properties and so many pinch points in respect of the rules and so-called supports...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (23 Sep 2021)

Brendan Griffin: ...services will be reviewed in view of considerable fears of contracts being unviable and other identified flaws in the model that could see a disincentive for service providers to prioritise long-term unemployed persons with assistance; her views on the fact that rewarding progression into employment only is too narrow a measurement of progress; if her attention has been drawn to the value...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Coroners Service (27 Jul 2021)

Brendan Griffin: ...Justice and Equality the position regarding delays for bereaved families awaiting inquests; if the matter is being addressed; if she will examine each jurisdiction to ensure no obvious exceptionally long delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40437/21]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Fishing Communities (15 Jul 2021)

Brendan Griffin: ...much welcome the fact that he will come to Cromane to see exactly what we are dealing with and what the people working in the industry must contend with. That is very proactive of him. It is a long journey from Donegal down to Kerry but I assure the Minister it is a very beautiful part of the world and he will enjoy the journey and will be well looked after by the people of Cromane....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Fishing Communities (15 Jul 2021)

Brendan Griffin: ..., if he is Kerry at some point, to come and see how the mussel fishermen operate and how they have to contend without support infrastructure. The need for a pier or some form of landing facility has been a long-running saga over many decades. I recall it being talked about when I was in secondary school in the 1990s and it still has not happened. There are various reasons for that,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (15 Jul 2021)

Brendan Griffin: I appreciate the efforts that have been made with the Department of Transport. I have been a long-time advocate of the Department of Transport supporting the local improvement scheme. The Department should not have abdicated all responsibility back in 2016. It should have retained its commitment to co-funding the scheme, as far as I am concerned. I wish to acknowledge the efforts that were...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Farm Safety (15 Jul 2021)

Brendan Griffin: ...that take place on farms versus the wider workplace. I commend him on how enthusiastic he has been and the approach he has taken to date to this matter. We can look at statistics over a long period but, thankfully, this year has seen a reduction in the number of deaths. However, that is no consolation whatsoever to the families who are bereaved. Has the Minister of State considered...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pension Provisions (1 Jul 2021)

Brendan Griffin: ...the two Deputies have said. This issue needs to be resolved now. I call on the Ministers to listen to the counterproposal put forward by the unions. This issue has been going on for far too long. It is frustrating and disheartening for people who play a pivotal role in all our communities. I appeal for progress and urgency in the approach to resolve this matter once and for all. I...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Impact of Covid-19 on the Restaurant Industry: Discussion (30 Jun 2021)

Brendan Griffin: ...people were being asked to cocoon. That was an age-specific measure. They were the ones who really lost out in that regard. However, as a stepping-stone to reopening and to a sustainable, long-term approach, in that we could have future variants and we want to avoid future lockdowns, we should pursue this. Of course, it would have to be worked out with industry. I welcome that is...