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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Eligibility (16 Jul 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 534. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a company (details supplied) in County Kerry will qualify as a JobBridge employer in view of the fact that its business is not solely trade-related; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34746/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (16 Jul 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 650. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will set out replacement rate values in tabular form comparing social welfare income, including fuel allowance and rent and or mortgage interest supplement for single claimants; a couple, one earner; a couple, one earner and one child dependent; a couple, one earner and two child dependents; a couple, one earner and four child dependents;...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry Promotion (16 Jul 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 691. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the efforts being made to promote Ireland as a location for feature film making; if he will provide an annual breakdown in tabular format of expenditure by overseas film-makers here since 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35479/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tax Yield (16 Jul 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 844. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular format the levy rate and amounts generated by the plastic bag levy per annum since its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35484/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Recreation Policy (16 Jul 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 746. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if two walks in County Kerry will be linked up (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34357/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (16 Jul 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 751. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the procedure for the changing of the name of a private housing estate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34419/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates Valuation Process (16 Jul 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 842. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is considering reviewing the way local authorities levy commercial rates on small and medium sized enterprises; if he will be open to proposals on a fairer way of doing this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35473/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates Issues (16 Jul 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 843. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he envisages difficulties for businesses when local town councils are abolished in 2014 and where the application of the new local authority rate would result in an increase in their commercial rates bill; his proposals on how to avoid such a scenario; if so, if he will move to remove any uncertainty for businesses...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Illegal Dumping (16 Jul 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 845. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is concerned with the amount of used nappies that are being illegally dumped around the country, largely due to the weight of nappies after use and the subsequent cost that they add to household waste disposal bills; if he will engage with local authorities and the industry to try to find ways of preventing this;...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Dissident Republican Activity (16 Jul 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 927. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is concerned by the threat posed by criminal elements known commonly as dissident republicans; what is being done to protect citizens of this State and neighbouring states from such activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35480/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Law Review (16 Jul 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 928. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he considers the act of deliberately ramming a Garda vehicle to be serious enough to warrant its own legislative response; if he is concerned with the figures pertaining to such instances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35481/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (16 Jul 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 929. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether the mandatory life sentence for murder should be increased in duration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35482/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme Payments (16 Jul 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 999. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if payment has issued for a fencing grant to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35373/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (16 Jul 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 1003. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is supportive of reopening spurdog fishing in Irish waters; if his attention has been drawn to the considerable employment potential that such a move would bring; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35475/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (16 Jul 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 1011. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if She will address the issue of funding cuts to a youth service (details supplied) in County Kerry; if She will provide additional funding to the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35153/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Reports (16 Jul 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 1030. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the action her Department has taken since the broadcast in May of Prime Time’s undercover exposé of issues of serious concern in the Childcare sector and if she will make a statement on the matter.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35478/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Calming Measures (16 Jul 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 1173. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if traffic calming will be put in place at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry to slow through traffic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34364/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Services (16 Jul 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 1213. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to detail his long-term plans for the public service obligation routes here; if he is considering alternative models of PSO contract provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35470/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regional Road Network (16 Jul 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 1214. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to set out the amount of funding in tabular format that has been allocated to or spent in County Kerry on local, regional and national roads and any other road projects in Kerry since 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35472/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Expenditure (16 Jul 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 1215. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to provide funding for another round of sports capital grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35477/13]