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Tue, 6 Nov 2012
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School Staffing
Mattie McGrath
280. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Waterford will have their position reinstated on the panel for teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47245/12]
Tue, 6 Nov 2012
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School Transport Provision
Mattie McGrath
378. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school transport route can be altered slightly to accommodate a family (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48652/12]
Tue, 6 Nov 2012
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Water Meters Expenditure
Mattie McGrath
703. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the current position in relation to the installation of water meters; when the positions will be put out to tender; if he and Irish Water will be supporting local employment by making the positions available to local plumbers and those who have completed the water meter installation training courses which have been run by development companies throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47976/12]
Tue, 6 Nov 2012
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Health Services Expenditure
Mattie McGrath
1037. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health under the bilateral agreement with the UK, the amount charged by the Health Service Executive for the treatment of patients who would be covered by the UK health system; the way this charge is calculated; what this charge is used for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47781/12]
Thu, 25 Oct 2012
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Foster Care Provision
Mattie McGrath
3. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to introduce measures to compensate foster carers in respect of deliberate damage caused to their property by a foster child, when such damage is not covered by home insurance due to the deliberate nature of the damage; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the Health Service Executive has for many years informed carers that they could make such claims from their house insurer if they had informed their insurer they were foster carers when in fact no such cover was available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46901/12]
Thu, 25 Oct 2012
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Tax Code
Mattie McGrath
48. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his plans to prevent foster children from being discriminated against in terms of inheritance laws where the foster parent wishes to bequeath their home to the foster child where such a person has been cared for by their foster carers for all of their life (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46902/12]
Tue, 23 Oct 2012
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Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications
Mattie McGrath
568. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when all outstanding farm payments will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46367/12]
Tue, 16 Oct 2012
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Fuel Prices
Mattie McGrath
212. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce a pay as you go system of taxation to assist road hauliers who are struggling to meet large taxation on their vehicles due to current market conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44631/12]
Tue, 16 Oct 2012
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Social Insurance Payments
Mattie McGrath
338. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection when a overpayment of PRSI contributions by a company (details supplied) in South Tipperary will be refunded; the reason for the delay in issuing such a refund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44662/12]
Tue, 16 Oct 2012
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Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
Mattie McGrath
551. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a disadvantaged area payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44751/12]
Wed, 10 Oct 2012
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Public Sector Allowances Review
Mattie McGrath
3. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps that he will take to ensure greater accuracy in the targets that he sets in view of the failure to reach the target set in respect of public sector allowances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43586/12]
Wed, 10 Oct 2012
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Local Government Reform
Mattie McGrath
162. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the reason the amalgamation of South and North Tipperary county councils is being progressed, when the reality is that the savings targets will not be met and when the only reform will be less services at more cost; the savings targets that he expects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43587/12]
Tue, 9 Oct 2012
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Back to Education Allowance Eligibility
Mattie McGrath
344. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on her Department's decision to advise a person who has applied for the back to education allowance that they would have to drop out of their course in order to be put back into payment; her views on whether this is encouraging applicants to better themselves; her further views on the fact that the qualifying conditions of having to progress to another level in order to receive the back to education allowance is not always practical and is restrictive; her further views on the fact that there should be some leniency when a person who holds a current certificate is unable to find employment in that field or when a person is enrolling in a course of more than one year in length and that the award at the end of the two years is a higher level; if her Department can have some discretion in deciding on such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42952/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Sick Pay Scheme Expenditure
Mattie McGrath
45. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation if he will comment on the views of the Small Firms Association that proposals to pass on sick pay costs to the employer will cost jobs and restrict future recruitment; the steps he has taken to ensure that such jobs are protected [42021/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Action Plan for Jobs
Mattie McGrath
226. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation the steps he has taken to reduce bureaucracy and red tape in an effort to protect and encourage employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42022/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Drugs Payment Scheme Administration
Mattie McGrath
571. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason Omacor medication for cholesterol is not covered by the medical card; the assistance that is available to those who require this medication and who cannot afford same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41903/12]
Wed, 26 Sep 2012
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Mental Health Services Provision
Mattie McGrath
197. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the body responsible for the care of a mental health patient who is in an open unit (details supplied) in County Tipperary and has went missing from care and is a danger to themselves and where no other secure placement has been made available for them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40931/12]
Tue, 25 Sep 2012
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School Transport Provision
Mattie McGrath
138. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary has been refused a school bus ticket; if he will review this matter based on the fact that no bus travels from the area in which they live into the school within their catchment area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40119/12]
Tue, 25 Sep 2012
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Medical Card Applications
Mattie McGrath
409. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on a medical card review in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40160/12]
Tue, 25 Sep 2012
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Medical Card Appeals
Mattie McGrath
442. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason a cancer patient (details supplied) who is currently undergoing radiotherapy and other medical treatment at significant cost has been refused a medical card; if she will ensure that the appeal against this decision is dealt with as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40352/12]