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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 Jun 2023)

Brendan Griffin: I ask the Minister for Justice what efforts are being made to improve Garda recruitment. In my constituency, for example, the number of gardaí has reduced from 351 in June 2021 to 339 last month. This is a worrying trend. I understand there are pressures throughout the country. Meanwhile the population, as the Minister will be aware, is growing rapidly. I ask for an update on what...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (29 Jun 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 64. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how many applications for work permits for transmission line workers have been refused by his Department in 2022 and to date in 2023; if he is aware of the implications for enterprise and wider infrastructural development of these refusals; if he will intervene to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (29 Jun 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 68. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the critical skills list review will be carried out sooner than scheduled by his Department in view of the enormous resourcing pressures presently paralysing enterprises; if he is aware in particular of the shortage of transmission line workers and the refusal of work permits for such workers despite their unavailability in the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (29 Jun 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 324. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for invalidity pension will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31780/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff (29 Jun 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 332. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 828 and 829 of 13 June 2023, what benefits, if any, accrued to Department employees who were former community welfare officers who paid a 5% levy on their incomes from October 2011 to December 2015; if no pension benefit has accrued in respect of these payments, if her Department will...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff (29 Jun 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 333. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the total number of employees of her Department who were Class B PRSI contributors between October 2011 and December 2015; the total number of employees who were Class B PRSI contributors who paid a 5% levy on their incomes from October 2011 to December 2015; if she will provide details of the context of the payment of this...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff (29 Jun 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 334. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will identify which legislation underpins the payment of a 5% levy by Class B PRSI contributors who became employees of her Department following their transfer from the HSE in 2011; if she will point to the relevant sections and/or subsections in the relevant legislation providing for the making of this payment in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (29 Jun 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 417. To ask the Minister for Health if a child (details supplied) will be considered for an urgent appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31760/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Correspondence (29 Jun 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 418. To ask the Minister for Health If he will provide clarification on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31761/23]

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Brendan Griffin: Usually being the 12th speaker, there are very few questions left to be asked, but actually there are loads of questions still to be asked, which is an indication of the mess that you are in. Turning towards the chair and the interim director general, I will go back three and a half months. Ryan Tubridy said on his radio show on 16 March that he was stepping down from "The Late Late Show"...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Brendan Griffin: So he knew that this was coming.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Brendan Griffin: No one at RTÉ knew before 16 March. Ryan Tubridy makes this announcement out of the blue and the following day, just by coincidence, on a public holiday-----

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Brendan Griffin: Did anyone here have any contact or know anything about the invoices before 16 March?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Brendan Griffin: Just to clarify, nobody here had any contact or knew anything about this before 17 March. No. Everyone? No one. Okay. Second, I refer to Dee Forbes. Last Friday, we met as a committee. It was agreed that we would invite you in and we would also be inviting in the director general. The Committee of Public Accounts had met that morning and agreed the same thing. They will be meeting...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Brendan Griffin: Did you ask for it?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Brendan Griffin: On Monday?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Brendan Griffin: When you knew that we were raising this and this was coming before the committee, you thought that it was a good idea to call on the chief witness, you could say-----

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Brendan Griffin: You knew this was happening. This blew up on Thursday.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Brendan Griffin: Sorry. The statement was released before Friday.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Brendan Griffin: Basically what we have here is Hamlet without the Prince. Dee Forbes is not here with us today and would be an invaluable witness. You asked her to resign last Friday. Is that what you are telling us?