Results 12,061-12,080 of 15,510 for speaker:Brendan Griffin

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Turbary Rights (3 Apr 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 200. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if turbary regulations made to landowners by the Irish Land Commission in 1944 on bogs not owned by the Land Commission will provide authorisation to cut and make turf to the now registered owners who have title to said lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15718/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (3 Apr 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 232. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a sleep deprived electroencephalogram scan will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15688/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (3 Apr 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 240. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding an eye appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15716/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Projects Funding (3 Apr 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 268. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be granted to develop a greenway on the Farranfore to Valentia Harbour branch of the old Great Southern Railway line from Glenbeigh to Renard; his views on the potential to create a world class tourism amenity along this route; his further views on the economic potential that such a development would offer this part of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure (3 Apr 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 269. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he sees potential in the development of Foynes Port as a hub for transatlantic freight transportation, the marine equivalent of the Shannon free zone; if his Department has explored the idea; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15811/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Traffic Control Services (3 Apr 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 270. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the potential in the development of Shannon as a European centre for air traffic control; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15812/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Services Provision (3 Apr 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 271. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the role played by Irish airlines in the development of Irish tourism; if he will continue to explore options such as the abolition of the travel tax to help these airlines to prosper and bring more people to this country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15818/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Services Provision (3 Apr 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 272. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the potential for the development of Irish tourism through the emergence of low cost trans-Atlantic flights; if he will liaise with airlines to explore ways of incentivising and enabling this prospect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15819/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Accreditation for the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Facility in Bahrain: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Apr 2014)

Brendan Griffin: I concur with Senator Power. Arising from the serious concerns raised by members, will the RCSI issue a statement to address them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Accreditation for the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Facility in Bahrain: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Apr 2014)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. Based on the presentation and particularly Senator Power's contribution there seems to be a conflict between what is happening in Bahrain and the NUI's human rights principles. The NUI cannot set out these principles and continue to bury its head in the sand regarding the situation in Bahrain. The RCSI website does not mention the situation in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Accreditation for the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Facility in Bahrain: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Apr 2014)

Brendan Griffin: Is any association between RCSI and any institution in Bahrain not seen as a support of those institutions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Accreditation for the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Facility in Bahrain: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Apr 2014)

Brendan Griffin: Each of the five principles seems very shallow when we consider the overall context here.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Service Obligation Services (2 Apr 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 25. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the continuation of some form of subsidy for flights between counties Kerry and Dublin; if he recognises the economic importance to County Kerry of the continuation of these flights and the importance that the flights hold for the viability of the airport itself; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15127/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (2 Apr 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 33. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will recommend the progression to construction of the road between counties Kerry and Cork via Ballyvourney and Macroom in the forthcoming Government stimulus plan; if he recognises the economic and social importance of the improvement of this route; his views on whether a PPP approach bundled with the Dunkettle interchange would...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (2 Apr 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 248. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will prioritise the construction of the new Cork-Kerry road from Ballyvourney to Ovens via Macroom; if he sees the economic and social importance of this new road for County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15673/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Emigrant Support Services (2 Apr 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 63. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his efforts to engage with and assist Irish emigrants in the UK who have fallen on hard times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15655/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget Targets (2 Apr 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 77. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether overall budget 2014 projections will be met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15670/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (2 Apr 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options available to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry to further their education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15522/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Closures (2 Apr 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will visit County Kerry to see the logistics involved for children as young as four years old travelling to and from some isolated small schools and the potential journeys involved in the event of small school closures due to his Department's policy on teacher allocation for small schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Architectural Heritage (2 Apr 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 119. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the projected opening date for the refurbished Derrynane House; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15668/14]