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Thu, 21 Sep 2023
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Misuse of Drugs
Brendan Griffin
15. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked 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]
Thu, 21 Sep 2023
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Third Level Education
Brendan Griffin
76. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the up-to-date position regarding plans to redevelop the former Pretty Polly plant and site in Killarney, County Kerry, into a further education centre of excellence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40647/23]
Thu, 21 Sep 2023
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Grant Payments
Brendan Griffin
87. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science 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]
Thu, 21 Sep 2023
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Housing Provision
Brendan Griffin
181. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage 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 the matter. [40792/23]
Thu, 21 Sep 2023
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Agriculture Schemes
Brendan Griffin
240. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked 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]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Social Welfare Schemes
Brendan Griffin
612. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection for clarification on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39584/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Social Welfare Schemes
Brendan Griffin
624. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection for clarification on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39795/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Social Welfare Appeals
Brendan Griffin
636. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for 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]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Posthumous Pardons
Brendan Griffin
679. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice 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]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Disability Services
Brendan Griffin
1003. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked 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]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Departmental Schemes
Brendan Griffin
1061. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science 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]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Departmental Schemes
Brendan Griffin
1062. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science 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]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Departmental Funding
Brendan Griffin
1091. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will consider including provision for local history projects in one of her Department's funding streams; if she sees the value of such projects for communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39726/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Passport Services
Brendan Griffin
47. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of passport checkers assigned to the processing of online passport applications; if he will provide the number of checkers assigned to the processing of passport express paper applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38558/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Passport Services
Brendan Griffin
49. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if the passport service will initiate a review of the handling of a passport express application by a person (details supplied) that has taken over six months to process; if measures will be put in place to ensure delays in the processing of passport express applications will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38579/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Passport Services
Brendan Griffin
50. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if additional staffing resources will be assigned to the passport express paper applications to improve the processing times in line with online passport applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38582/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Passport Services
Brendan Griffin
51. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if the average processing times for passport express applications with all the documentation and the average processing times when additional information is requested will be added to passport express applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38583/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Energy Conservation
Brendan Griffin
174. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the circumstances which led to the deregistration of an SEAI contractor (details supplied) will be re-examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38959/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Parking Provision
Brendan Griffin
238. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport if the decision to withdraw a disabled parking permit from a person (details supplied) will be reviewed given that the person’s disability is long-term and previously satisfied the medical criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37211/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Driver Test
Brendan Griffin
368. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport the status of a driving test for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38578/23]