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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Education (21 Sep 2023)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the Minister for his response, which is very encouraging. It is one of the most exciting projects there has been in the county for a long time. It symbolises rejuvenation and a form of renaissance for what was maybe a symbol of decline and failure, and a new era for Kerry and Killarney in particular. I thank the Minister for the effort he has put in to date and for his commitment...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Education (21 Sep 2023)

Brendan Griffin: That is great. Of course these things take time. I remember when a bus leaving my parish took predominantly women to work in that Pretty Polly factory in the 1980s and 1990s. A week is a long time in politics but, at the same time, time goes pretty quickly too. It will take time. We have to be realistic but I have no doubt that when this project is completed, it will serve future...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Misuse of Drugs (21 Sep 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 15. To ask the Minister for Health if a public health awareness campaign around cocaine use and its adverse effects will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40650/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Misuse of Drugs (21 Sep 2023)

Brendan Griffin: My question is about the availability of cocaine, the habit of the consumption of cocaine that has almost been normalised in recent years and creating awareness of its health implications. Quite frankly, I do not think the current policy is working because of the popularity of cocaine and how common cocaine use is. We need to do things differently.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Misuse of Drugs (21 Sep 2023)

Brendan Griffin: The question is perhaps timely as we are running into the budgetary cycle. I do not see in mainstream media and across the board the type of awareness campaigns this problem needs. I acknowledge the figures the Minister of State has quoted. Certainly among some demographics, I think the figures are far worse than those she has quoted. Among our younger population, this is something that...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Misuse of Drugs (21 Sep 2023)

Brendan Griffin: All forms of substance abuse, whether it is the top shelf I referred to earlier or drugs, must be called out. What worries me most is the normalisation of cocaine use we have seen in recent years. Speaking to young people in my constituency, it is accepted among some people that this is what is done at the weekend on a Friday or Saturday night. That is bonkers to me as someone who is only...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Facilities (21 Sep 2023)

Brendan Griffin: I appreciate the Minister of State's response and the efforts being made. In recent years, we had the appalling images of a very elderly lady being moved out of a hospital far away from home, a place with which she had become familiar and was comfortable, because of a shortage of beds. This is the type of thing we do not want to see repeated. I raised it here at the time. I have been in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Facilities (21 Sep 2023)

Brendan Griffin: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit. Tá níos mó leapacha ag teastáil anonn. Caithfimid rudaí nua a dhéanamh chun banaltraí a fháil sa Daingean agus beidh na leapacha ag teastáil sa todhchaí. We will need those beds in the future. It is as simple as that. If the current recruitment processes are not working, we need to consider...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Facilities (21 Sep 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 10. To ask the Minister for Health if more beds will be opened at West Kerry Community Hospital; the current bed and staffing breakdown; how this compares with each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40649/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Facilities (21 Sep 2023)

Brendan Griffin: My question concerns West Kerry Community Hospital and efforts to get more beds for the hospital. It has been a long-running saga to try to get more beds opened in the hospital. Given the current number of bed versus what was originally envisaged, there is quite a difference between the numbers. We need assistance in getting more beds open.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (21 Sep 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider reforms of SUSI to include part-time students and better conditions for students from households in receipt of a widow’s pension or lone-parent families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40648/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (21 Sep 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 181. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a project (details supplied) in County Kerry will be selected as a turn-key housing project; the current status of the application by Kerry County Council; if the case will be accelerated given the number of units and relatively short time that would be required to complete the units; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (21 Sep 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 240. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when applications will open for the voluntary dairy cow scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40850/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (20 Sep 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 612. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for clarification on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39584/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (20 Sep 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 624. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for clarification on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39795/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (20 Sep 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 636. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on the review 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. [40198/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Posthumous Pardons (20 Sep 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 679. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the up-to-date position regarding the review of historic cases (details supplied); if a recommendation has issued to her; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39725/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (20 Sep 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 1003. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will provide funding to a person with a disability in County Kerry (details supplied) to carry out essential works, not covered under the local authority grant scheme, to their home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40422/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (20 Sep 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 1061. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider a lower threshold for SUSI qualification in respect of applicants from households in receipt of a widow's pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39721/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (20 Sep 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 1062. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider extending SUSI supports to lone parents participating in part-time courses to help offset childcare costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39722/23]