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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prevention and Treatment of Lyme Disease: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)

Brendan Griffin: I ask for that to be withdrawn. There is a likelihood that this lady is watching these proceedings.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prevention and Treatment of Lyme Disease: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)

Brendan Griffin: Can Senator Crown imagine how that person must feel to hear his remarks right now when looking in on these proceedings? I ask the Senator to have a think about that now and about a lady in serious ill health back in Kerry hearing his remarks. I ask for the remark to be withdrawn.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prevention and Treatment of Lyme Disease: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)

Brendan Griffin: It is not relevant, it is arrogant.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prevention and Treatment of Lyme Disease: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the delegates for attending. I have received a letter from a constituent on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry who believes she contracted Lyme disease when hiking in Killarney National Park. Kerry is one of the counties identified as high risk in that regard. The experience of the person in question has been absolutely appalling. Despite undergoing numerous tests in Ireland,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (18 Dec 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 36. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48910/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coast Guard Services (18 Dec 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 154. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the contracts will be signed in respect of a project (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48915/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Alcohol Sales (18 Dec 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 270. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the sale and supply of alcohol; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48906/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (18 Dec 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 376. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the position regarding the provision of free general practitioner care for those under six years and those over 70; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48918/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (18 Dec 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 377. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 137 of 17 October 2014 the position regarding the repatriation to Kerry General Hospital of the four Kerry dialysis patients travelling to Cork University Hospital for treatment and the subsequent reply from the Health Service Executive of 29 October 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48919/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (18 Dec 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 494. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will qualify for free fees and a maintenance grant; if not, if there are other financial supports available to the person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48916/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Tourism Industry: Discussion (17 Dec 2014)

Brendan Griffin: I just wanted to ask about the lid levy that has been proposed. What is the situation in that regard? Are both sectors supportive of the home gathering?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Tourism Industry: Discussion (17 Dec 2014)

Brendan Griffin: I thank them all, first, for being here, but also for the contribution they are making to the economy, for the provision of employment and for the amount of revenue they generate, both for the State and in the economy for other spending. I acknowledge the important role the group's members play in the economy. I was delighted to meet Mr. McNally and Mr. Fenn recently in Killarney at the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Tourism Industry: Discussion (17 Dec 2014)

Brendan Griffin: It would be similar in a rural pub. I spent three years as a publican and had two or three customers sitting around the counter on a Tuesday or Wednesday night. This is something we can address. There needs to be a bit of joined-up thinking on it. I would be interested in the group's views. Is there potential in that regard? It is generally accepted that The Gathering in 2013 was a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (17 Dec 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 78. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2014 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. [48495/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (17 Dec 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 81. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2014 single farm payment will issue in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48516/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Delays (17 Dec 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 157. To ask the Minister for Health if a date for a cataract operation will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48529/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Appeals (16 Dec 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 170. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on a farm assist appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48263/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (16 Dec 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 173. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a domiciliary care allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48334/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tobacco Smuggling (16 Dec 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 186. To ask the Minister for Finance the penalties for crimes associated with illegal and counterfeit tobacco products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47764/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tobacco Smuggling (16 Dec 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 187. To ask the Minister for Finance his views that more stringent legislation is required to deal with illegal and counterfeit tobacco crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47766/14]