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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Regulations (27 Feb 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 148. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the gorse burning season will be extended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10072/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Grant Eligibility (27 Feb 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 166. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there is any funding available to renovate houses that are over 150 years old which are not listed and have not been subject to any preservation orders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10196/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Liquor Licensing Laws (27 Feb 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 175. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider introducing a requirement to extinguish more than one existing licence for the establishment of new off-licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10058/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation Provision (27 Feb 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 180. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount spent annually on the accommodation of prisoners; the number of prison bed nights the State pays for annually; his plans to reduce this figure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10052/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs Seizures (27 Feb 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 181. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the process involved in the disposal of seized illegal drugs; the measures taken to ensure that all such products are fully disposed of; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10056/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Legal Aid (27 Feb 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 182. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to reduce the State's annual expenditure on free criminal legal aid, which stood at over €50 million in 2013; his plans to limit the amount that any individual provider can draw from the State in professional fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10061/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Education (27 Feb 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 249. To ask the Minister for Health if a decision will be made on an application for registration with the Nursing Board in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry in view of the fact that all the relevant documentation has now been submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10062/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sporting Events (27 Feb 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 275. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding efforts to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10051/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme Data (26 Feb 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 116. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans for the rural social scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9784/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Severe Weather Events Response (26 Feb 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 201. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will apply to the EU solidarity fund for emergency funding for fishermen whose incomes have been devastated by the recent adverse weather; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9898/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (25 Feb 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 166. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on reports of the deaths of 450 migrant workers from India in Qatar in 2012 and 2013; his further views regarding Qatar's hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup; the bilateral contacts Ireland has with Qatar; if he will express concern and protest about the deaths of these persons to Qatar, FIFA and the UN; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Issues (25 Feb 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 187. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is scrutinising the hospitality and corporate entertainment and other related expenditure by State owned banks; if he will provide the most up to date details of such expenditure; if he will meet with the heads of these banks to receive a full explanation on the reason such budgets still exist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9000/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (25 Feb 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a decision on an independent application for a student grant did not issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry ; if a full review of the way Student Universal Support Ireland assessed this application will be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9085/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Land Transfers (25 Feb 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 354. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8714/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (25 Feb 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 355. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8715/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (25 Feb 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 376. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the concerns in the post office network about the proposed changes in her Department's payment methods; her plans regarding same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8998/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Humanitarian Assistance Scheme (25 Feb 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 409. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if funding to replace agricultural sheds that were extensively damaged in the recent storms will be provided from the humanitarian fund to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8619/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Foreshore Issues (25 Feb 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 503. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps a person at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry would need to take to remove silt and other deposit material from a river bed as the material is causing flooding at this location; if his Department will agree to the removal of this material; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9641/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Appeals (25 Feb 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 596. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on the review of a single farm payment over claim in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8609/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Storm Damage Compensation (25 Feb 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 597. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will put in place a compensation scheme for farmers who suffered damage to uninsured farm buildings and equipment in recent storms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8716/14]