Results 11,061-11,080 of 15,510 for speaker:Brendan Griffin

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (28 Jan 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 136. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the fact that County Kerry now has a broadband crisis; his views on the huge disadvantage the lack of adequate broadband is causing in Kerry; if urgent action will be taken by him to address the problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4057/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Job Creation (28 Jan 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 137. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if action will be taken by him to move forward the Shannon LNG project and its associated jobs and investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4058/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Administration (28 Jan 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 141. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the new sports capital programme will open to applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4028/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (27 Jan 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will reverse, partially, if not fully, the small school pupil requirement thresholds announced in budget 2012 in view of the improving public finances and the severe negative impact the new thresholds are having on small rural communities in particular; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3265/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing Appeals Mechanism (27 Jan 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will put in place an appeals mechanism to allow isolated small schools appeal their staffing allocation based on their geographic isolation and inability to ever amalgamate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3264/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Operations (27 Jan 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 194. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will investigate a matter (details supplied) concerning the National Asset Management Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3407/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Retirement Scheme (27 Jan 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 246. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a new early retirement scheme for farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3259/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (27 Jan 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 266. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2012 single farm payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3748/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (27 Jan 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 287. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding children's legal rights; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3327/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (27 Jan 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 456. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the board of management of a Catholic primary school will be made liable for the recent compensation award to a teacher; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3511/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing Appeals Mechanism (27 Jan 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 483. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when an appeal to retain teaching posts in a primary school for 2015-16 will be accepted and decided upon by her Department; the full process and timeframes involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3838/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Compulsory Purchase Orders (27 Jan 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 511. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will streamline the compulsory purchase order process for lands at dangerous locations along regional and local roads, as distinct from large new road projects; his views that the current process is completely unfit for purpose for councils to acquire small pieces of ditches, embankments or fields at one off...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Improvement Scheme (27 Jan 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 593. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will increase the funding to Kerry County Council for local improvement scheme road projects to address the large waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3496/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (22 Jan 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 12. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views that the UN can play more of a role in preventing massacres and human rights offences by Boko Haram; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2601/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payments (22 Jan 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 47. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding lone parent cuts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3138/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (22 Jan 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 90. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry did not receive a disadvantaged areas scheme payment in view of the fact that they had declared in good faith a four acre parcel of land that they were not claiming for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3128/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (22 Jan 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 93. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry did not receive additional payment of the agri-environment options scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3142/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (22 Jan 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 146. To ask the Minister for Health if discretionary medical cards will be further extended beyond July 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3119/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (22 Jan 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 151. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the staffing and opening of a service (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3154/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (22 Jan 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will facilitate a job sharing request at a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3175/15]