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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals (6 Feb 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on an appeal to the disadvantaged area appeals committee in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6347/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive Expenditure (6 Feb 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent in 2012 in providing transport for patients travelling from Kerry to Corks Hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6218/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Relations (5 Feb 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the possibility of an IN/OUT EU Referendum in the UK; if a contingency plan is being considered in the event of an EU exit by the UK; if he is conscious of the impact on economy here that such a development could have; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5608/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Private Pension Levy Abolition (5 Feb 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for the abolition of the private pension levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5393/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Savings Scheme (5 Feb 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reinstate higher interest rates for savers who save up to ten thousand euro in State saving schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5425/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Expenditure (5 Feb 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way funding for higher education grants was administrated and awarded to Student Universal Support Ireland and other grant awarding authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5901/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (5 Feb 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the name of the company that designed the Student Universal Support Ireland online student grant application system; and his plans to make further improvements to the system. [5913/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Bodies Abolition (5 Feb 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of quangos that have bee abolished since 9 March 2011; the savings that have been achieved as a result; the number of quangos that still exist; the annual cost of same; if there are any more planned to be axed during the duration of the 31st Dáil; if so, the savings that will be achieved through this; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Contracts of Employment (5 Feb 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress that has been made with employers regarding extending contracts of employees beyond the age of 65 years to allow them to remain in the workforce. [5250/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Services Provision (5 Feb 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will introduce measures to support established businesses who are finding it difficult to compete with new businesses who are availing enterprise supports grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5598/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights Issues (5 Feb 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if any disciplinary action taken against an employee working in the private sector who presents a sick certificate to explain their absence is legal and justified; and the safeguards in place to protect the employee. [6068/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (5 Feb 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress that has been made since my previous question in relation to Social Protection benefits for self-employed persons whose businesses fail or suffer from reduced demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5061/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (5 Feb 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress that has been made to make social protection payments more easily and readily accessible to self-employed persons who do not have constant/continuous employment and may be working for a week and off for two weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5062/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (5 Feb 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether the current system of social protection benefits for self-employed people whose businesses fail or suffer from reduced demand is a fair response to the economic contribution made by these persons in the past; her views on whether the current system adequately rewards their contribution to the State in the areas of income tax,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Payments (5 Feb 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to reduce the amount of child benefit being paid annually in respect of persons that are resident outside the State; the avenues that are open to her to see that this matter will be tackled; if she has a country breakdown of where this money is going; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5161/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (5 Feb 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will make allowances on the means testing of properties that were inherited for qualifying payments. [5255/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (5 Feb 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the projected monetary savings that are going to be achieved by the suspension of the State pension transition in view of the fact that most retirees will be forced to claim an alternative social welfare payment after they retire at the age of 65 years. [5262/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (5 Feb 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a review/appeal in relation to an application for disability allowance will be considered in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5309/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services Provision (5 Feb 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the national broadband scheme is an example of an isolated incident or if it is common place; if he will engage with the provider in question and Comreg to ascertain if the provider's obligations are being met and if not, the reason for same; the action that will be taken...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Inspection Service Remit (5 Feb 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is within the remit of veterinary officers working in meat factories to test food imports for banned substances/DNA from other animals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5501/13]