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Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (21 Sep 2011)

Brendan Griffin: Question 43: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when school transport will be provided to a special needs student (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25334/11]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (21 Sep 2011)

Brendan Griffin: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will introduce emergency legislation to deal effectively with the issue of oversized lump sums and pension payments to some senior civil servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25145/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (21 Sep 2011)

Brendan Griffin: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the back to school clothing and footwear allowance will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25311/11]

Written Answers — Register of Electors: Register of Electors (21 Sep 2011)

Brendan Griffin: Question 87: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce a mechanism by which Irish passport holders residing abroad will be facilitated to vote in all elections here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25148/11]

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (21 Sep 2011)

Brendan Griffin: Question 95: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for the administration of funding that was previously the responsibility of Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25317/11]

Jobs Initiative (21 Sep 2011)

Brendan Griffin: I am very grateful for the opportunity to speak on the need for individual jobs plans for all regions of the country. The recent announcement on the loss of almost 600 jobs at TalkTalk in Waterford was a devastating blow to the south east, and the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and the Government have responded decisively by announcing the formulation of the south-east...

Jobs Initiative (21 Sep 2011)

Brendan Griffin: I acknowledge the great work the Department has done in recent months to try to restore economic competitiveness and reduce costs for small business. We need to create an environment in which small businesses, the backbone of the economy as the Minister of State noted, can prosper and create employment. In addition to developing policy at national level, the enterprise agencies must focus...

Written Answers — Tax Clearance Certificates: Tax Clearance Certificates (20 Sep 2011)

Brendan Griffin: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners will explain the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry is being forced to make repayment to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24923/11]

Written Answers — Architectural Heritage: Architectural Heritage (20 Sep 2011)

Brendan Griffin: Question 193: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if local workers will be hired in the restoration of Killarney house, County Kerry; if so, when the hiring will begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24471/11]

Written Answers — Fire Services: Fire Services (20 Sep 2011)

Brendan Griffin: Question 335: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied with the current level of fire services available in an area (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24472/11]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (20 Sep 2011)

Brendan Griffin: Question 336: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when funding will be made available to Kerry County Council for a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24481/11]

Written Answers — Water Charges: Water Charges (20 Sep 2011)

Brendan Griffin: Question 359: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the administration of water charge billing will be subcontracted to the private sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24989/11]

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (20 Sep 2011)

Brendan Griffin: Question 395: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he expects the number of gardaí stationed in County Kerry to drop in the coming years; if so, the numbers and the stations that will be affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24865/11]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (20 Sep 2011)

Brendan Griffin: Question 495: To ask the Minister for Health if an explanation will be provided by the Health Service Executive regarding the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry did not receive adequate follow-up care; the action the HSE will take to remedy complications that have arisen since the operation as a result of the lack of follow-up care; if the HSE will guarantee the person that...

Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (20 Sep 2011)

Brendan Griffin: Question 496: To ask the Minister for Health the way the average figure for the cost of a nursing home bed through the National Treatment Purchase Fund was decided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24760/11]

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (20 Sep 2011)

Brendan Griffin: Question 499: To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the Health Service Executive plans for the provision of residential care for the elderly on the Iveragh Peninsula; if he will accept that the survival of Valentia Hospital is necessary for future residential care on the peninsula; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24799/11]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (15 Sep 2011)

Brendan Griffin: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a remote area grant will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24317/11]

Written Answers — Tax Reliefs: Tax Reliefs (14 Sep 2011)

Brendan Griffin: Question 97: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for section 23 properties; his views on recent submission that were recently made on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23400/11]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (14 Sep 2011)

Brendan Griffin: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Finance the contact he has had with mobile phone operators with a view to finding a workable mechanism for implementing a text message levy in view of the fact that a 2 cent levy would gross €240 million per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24016/11]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (14 Sep 2011)

Brendan Griffin: Question 130: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider a tax on considerable winnings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24024/11]