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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Harbours and Piers Funding (11 Jun 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 54. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will review all budgets to see if funding can be found to fix the pier at An Blascaod Mór, County Kerry, in view of the large number of visitors to the island annually; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24930/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (11 Jun 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 57. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding access for disabled persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24938/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Jun 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 63. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will increase the living alone allowance for pensioners in view of the huge financial pressure of running a household on one income; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24825/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation Designation (11 Jun 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 79. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the scientific evidence available to prove afforestation affects the breeding grounds of the hen harrier; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24879/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Schemes Issues (11 Jun 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 98. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his Department has grant aided schemes available to businesses to reduce their energy costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24828/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries (11 Jun 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 101. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 424 of 13 May 2014, if some form of stocking will take place at a lake in County Kerry; if he will consider stocking the lake for the months of July and August or some fairer outcome than the complete cessation of stocking; his views that just because the lake is the furthest away...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries (11 Jun 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 102. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding fishing licences and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24926/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Exemptions (11 Jun 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 111. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on whether householders with septic tanks, whose outflowing water does not go back into the public sewer mains system, where it would have to be treated at a cost, should have to pay less for water as they are less expensive customers to service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24936/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electoral Reform (11 Jun 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 112. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to reduce or limit the use of election posters for future elections or referendums; if he has considered the matter; the number of posters and plastic it is estimated was used nationwide in the 2014 local and European elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24937/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (11 Jun 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 121. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry is entitled to increased entitlements now that they are milking and have moved away from sucklers. [24935/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Expenditure (11 Jun 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 172. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are ways to finance the completion of the Dingle inner relief road; if he will bundle the project with future planned works on the N86 or if there is some other way of progressing it in view of the fact that the local authority cannot afford to finance the project from its own resources; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sporting Events (11 Jun 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 173. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an up to date position on efforts to bring the Rugby World Cup 2023 to Ireland; if he sees potential for Killarney being a host town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24923/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (11 Jun 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 174. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects to be able to announce allocations under the 2014 sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24924/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (11 Jun 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 175. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be provided by the National Roads Authority for a road (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24939/14]

Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products Supply (10 Jun 2014)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I welcome the indication from the company that it is trying to submit a new application to the HSE. However, time is of the essence as the end of June is not very far away. My concern, which I am sure is shared by the Minister of State, relates to the individuals whose supply is running out. The lady in Galway, to whom I spoke last Friday...

Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products Supply (10 Jun 2014)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy White, for coming to the House to respond to this matter. I first became aware of this problem on Facebook, when a constituent tagged me on a post uploaded by a young Galway woman in relation to the circumstances facing her family, particularly her mother who suffers from MS. Rather than try to describe the situation I propose to read into the record...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Drugs Crime (10 Jun 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 156. To ask the Minister for Finance if he expects the inclusion of the value of illegal drug activity and prostitution in the measure of GDP to impact significantly on the figures; if he is confident that the Central Statistics Office can ascertain an accurate reading in respect of these activities; the way the CSO is researching the levels of activity in drug dealing and prostitution; if he...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (10 Jun 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 157. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether income tax cuts-USC reductions-widening of the tax bands in the forthcoming budget would pay for themselves through additional spending in the economy; if so, if he will consider holding a mini-budget before the summer recess to ease the income tax burden on workers and to stimulate the economy by putting money in persons pockets; if...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Reductions (10 Jun 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 197. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 181 of 18 February 2014, the reason a reduced rate of 9% VAT could apply to the construction of residential properties and not all construction activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24739/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (10 Jun 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 470. To ask the Minister for Health if the MS drug Fampyra has been taken off the long-term illness scheme; if so, the reason for same; the person who made this decision; if it will be reinstated; if he is aware of the benefits that this drug brings to MS sufferers; if his Department will apologise to the persons affected for the distress caused at this time of already great difficulties in...