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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (17 Oct 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 180. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a disadvantaged area scheme-area aid payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43981/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (17 Oct 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 181. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a disadvantaged area scheme-area aid payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43985/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (17 Oct 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 182. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2013 disadvantaged areas scheme payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44016/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (17 Oct 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 189. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a disadvantaged area scheme/area aid payment will be made in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44078/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (16 Oct 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 104. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry was refused an application for residency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43867/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Legislation (16 Oct 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 105. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe involved in the public consultation process in advance of the Gaming Control Bill; when he expects the Bill to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43868/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (16 Oct 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 106. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for the future regulation of ETVM's; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43869/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Legislation (16 Oct 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 107. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has looked at the Italian model in advance of the Gaming Control Bill; if he considers such a model to be a suitable method of eliminating revenue avoidance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43870/13]

Financial Resolutions 2014: No. 2: Tobacco Products Tax (15 Oct 2013)

Brendan Griffin: I take a different view to my constituency colleague. We differ on some things. I welcome the proposal and believe there is scope to increase the price further. Any measures that can be taken to discourage tobacco use in society is positive and will pay dividends in the long term. We must make a greater effort to stamp out the trade in illegal, illicit and counterfeit tobacco. I have...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Availability (15 Oct 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 25. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider the introduction of tax relief to stimulate new businesses and to protect existing businesses in rural areas in these difficult economic times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43122/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Availability (15 Oct 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 27. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider the introduction of tax relief to stimulate new businesses and to protect existing businesses in rural area in these extremely difficult economic times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43170/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (15 Oct 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will instruct his Department to issue a circular to schools urging them to shop around and use more affordable text books; his views on whether failure to do this is contributing to excessive costs for parents of school-going children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43548/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (15 Oct 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will introduce a approval system by his Department for school textbooks that reach a certain standard of quality, similar to approval systems used for food products, restaurants, accommodation and so on; his views on whether such a development would be good for competition and would help drive down prices for parents as it would give new...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (15 Oct 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 124. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an appeal of a disability allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43061/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Non-Contributory) Appeals (15 Oct 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 147. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an appeal for a non contributory State pension payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43280/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Eligibility (15 Oct 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 152. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her reasons for not accepting Deputy Denis Naughten's innovative proposal on linking child-benefit payments to school attendance; if she acknowledges that such a system would help reduce the incidence of early school leaving, school absenteeism, child-benefit fraud and would eliminate overseas payments; the savings her Department estimates would...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (15 Oct 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 158. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on a review of a decision of a domiciliary care allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43418/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Status (15 Oct 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 243. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding progress on the six selected pilot waste water treatment schemes; the timeframe for the review of these schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43544/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Road Improvement Schemes (15 Oct 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 301. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on an appeal of a decision on an application for a forest road grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42988/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Road Improvement Schemes (15 Oct 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 303. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been on an application for a forest road grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42992/13]