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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Redeployment (26 Jun 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position on the salary scale and their requirements to be considered for the Supplementary Teaching Panel in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30898/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (26 Jun 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person who is employed as a special needs assistant may work beyond their sixty fifth birthday; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31003/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (26 Jun 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 148. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an appeal of a decision of an application for jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31089/13]

Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service Response Times (25 Jun 2013)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the Minister for his response, but I need to emphasise that this reform is not like the SUSI grants system or the medical card system in respect of which there have been teething problems. There can be no scope for teething problems in the change of this system. The consequences of a failure in the system are a matter of life or death. Therefore, it needs to work 100% correctly all...

Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service Response Times (25 Jun 2013)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the Minister for attending the Chamber for this important matter. I am raising a matter arising from the recent death of a baby in Tralee. I express my sympathy to the family on their profound loss. The HSE has confirmed that a 999 call was received in the early hours of 18 June from the family of a three-and-a-half-week-old child who was having breathing difficulties and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Adult Education (25 Jun 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the inclusion of adult literacy and numeracy in the SOLAS Bill 2013 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30471/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (25 Jun 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 356. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an appeal of a decision on a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30104/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (25 Jun 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 379. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30680/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Better Energy Homes Scheme Applications (25 Jun 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 393. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a better energy home grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30180/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Fisheries Protection (25 Jun 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 396. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentry Question No. 396 of 14 May 2013 if he will provide the reasons that a draft salmon fishing licence did not issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who did not avail of the salmon hardship scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30523/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Fisheries Protection (25 Jun 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 397. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a person who availed of the salmon hardship scheme can be named as an authorised person to operate the commercial licence during the absence of the licensee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30529/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Appeals (25 Jun 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 510. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on an appeal of a penalty on a single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30330/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Milk Quota Applications (25 Jun 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 520. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an application will be granted for a new entrant for free quota by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; if this matter will be expedited in view of the circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30644/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Regulation (25 Jun 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 543. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding childcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30715/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (25 Jun 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 593. To ask the Minister for Health if a date for an operation will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30512/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (25 Jun 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 609. To ask the Minister for Health if a date for a cataract operation will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30683/13]

Order of Business (20 Jun 2013)

Brendan Griffin: In recent months public debate in Ireland has focused on a number of issues but the issues of unemployment and emigration, which are obviously enormous problems, have not been given the attention they deserve. I ask that provision be made in the schedule for a special debate on unemployment and emigration before we rise for the summer. These issues deserve a special debate because they are...

An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jun 2013)

Brendan Griffin: I welcome this Bill, which is a step in the right direction. I welcome that the people will have an opportunity to make their views known on this matter in the autumn. In fairness to the Taoiseach, he made this commitment in 2009 and he is now following through on it. That is to be commended. We have 226 national parliamentarians in a country of 4.5 million people. That is far too many,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Issues (19 Jun 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the costs of supervision and correction of the junior and leaving certificate examinations over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29444/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (19 Jun 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of money spent on yard supervision in primary schools over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29450/13]