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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Assets Bureau (5 Mar 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied that adequate resources are being provided to the Crimina Assets Bureau to allow it to fully carry out their duties; if he will detail the budget for 2013 and the way this compares with the past ten years; if his attention has been drawn to any difficulties that may have arisen since March 2011 in relation to the performance its...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (5 Mar 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2012 area based payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10936/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Identification Scheme (5 Mar 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider the introduction of mandatory micro chipping of cattle and if he will give permission to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry to micro chip their stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11174/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (5 Mar 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a REP scheme 4 payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11262/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (5 Mar 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a disadvantaged area scheme payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11263/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Eligibility (5 Mar 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the protections he will provide to small farmers who have to make earnings outside of agriculture so that their initiative to work an extra job will not be detrimental to their farm related entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11520/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Reform (5 Mar 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding reform of the single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11521/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services (5 Mar 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Health when braces will be supplied to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11143/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Appeals (5 Mar 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Health if a decision has been made on a medical card appeal in respect of a person (details provided) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11232/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Suicide Prevention (5 Mar 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider an approach to help suicide prevention (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11309/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Appeals (5 Mar 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Health if a decision has been made on a medical card appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11485/13]

Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)

Brendan Griffin: I acknowledge that we have some good news this morning with regard to our employment and unemployment figures. I acknowledge the reduction in the unemployment rate from 14.6% to 14.2%. This is the first quarterly increase in the number of people in employment since 2008, and it is good news.

Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)

Brendan Griffin: It relates to our diaspora. One of the great causes of emigration in the past was unemployment. Last week I tabled some questions, which the Ceann Comhairle will have come across, on the possibility of trying to encourage some of our diaspora to come back to Ireland.

Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)

Brendan Griffin: Does the Government have any intention of helping to drive a campaign to encourage people to come back to Ireland to retire?

Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)

Brendan Griffin: It would introduce a good deal of spending into the economy, and given that there is such good value at the moment in the property market-----

Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)

Brendan Griffin: It would make it much easier for people to come back to Ireland and retire here.

Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)

Brendan Griffin: Does the Government have any intention of looking into that idea and possibly tying it in with The Gathering this year?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (27 Feb 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding future plans for the Kerry Ambulance Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10459/13]

Other Questions: Energy Schemes (26 Feb 2013)

Brendan Griffin: On domestic grants, houses all over the country have benefited hugely from insulation measures taken under the various grant schemes. However, outside of the housing aid for older people scheme, changing from single glazed windows to double or triple glazed windows is not covered by the SEAI. Will the Minister look at this for the future? Many houses are well insulated, apart from the...

Other Questions: Broadband Services Provision (26 Feb 2013)

Brendan Griffin: It is only February.