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Tue, 31 May 2016
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Assisted Human Reproduction
Mattie McGrath
700. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health to address concerns relating to the lack of regulatory or statutory protections surrounding experimentation on human embryos here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13188/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Medicinal Products Supply
Mattie McGrath
701. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the measures in place to protect against the unlawful purchasing or sale of illegal medicines online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13189/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Departmental Contracts
Mattie McGrath
702. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if any single organisation or business has a contract with the Health Service Executive to carry out vehicle clamping on the grounds of public hospitals; if so, the cost of such a contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13190/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Foster Care
Mattie McGrath
922. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to meet with persons (details supplied) who have concerns about the treatment they received in respect of foster arrangements made by Tusla; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12743/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Child and Family Agency
Mattie McGrath
926. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if there are sufficiently robust appeal measures to protect parents and guardians from actions taken by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency; details of the measures; her views on the ability of Tusla to investigate its own actions where complaints have been made which are reasonable or warranted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13178/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Child and Family Agency Funding
Mattie McGrath
927. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the total budgetary allocation Tusla received from her Department in the past four years; the names of all organisations/bodies/institutions and so on which are assisting Tusla with funding or have assisted Tusla with funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13179/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Children's Rights Referendum
Mattie McGrath
928. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to address concerns that the outcome of the children's referendum has led to an increasing lack of accountability for organisations such as Tusla; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13180/16]
Thu, 26 May 2016
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Foreign Conflicts
Mattie McGrath
21. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will support a motion in Dáil Éireann declaring the activities of the so-called "Islamic State" in Syria and the Middle East as a genocide against the Christian population and other religious and secular minorities, following similar declarations by the House of Commons in the United Kingdom and by the House of Representatives in the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10016/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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School Guidance Counsellors
Mattie McGrath
141. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the recent findings of the Institute of Guidance Counsellors, particularly the finding that since the 2011-2012 school year, in terms of overall practice hours, schools with Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools, DEIS, status have experienced a 30% loss and schools without this status have experienced a 26.7% loss, while fee-paying schools have experienced a 1.9% gain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11250/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Passport Applications
Mattie McGrath
353. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason for the delay in passport applications on the grounds that applicants have not submitted a public services card, although they have submitted other photographic identification such as a driving licence; why he is specifically requesting the card where other photographic identification is available and has been submitted and where applications are not from first-time applicants; why he requires the card, given that a large number of persons do not yet hold it; if he has informed the public of the need for it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11659/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Basic Payment Scheme Applications
Mattie McGrath
518. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine why he has yet to complete an application under the natural reserve, the young farmers and the areas of natural constraint schemes and issue payment to a person (details supplied); if he will progress the application as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11173/16]
Wed, 18 May 2016
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NAMA Portfolio
Mattie McGrath
10. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his views on the use of compulsory purchase orders to acquire housing stock from the National Asset Management Agency to alleviate the social housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10199/16]
Wed, 18 May 2016
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Central Bank of Ireland
Mattie McGrath
17. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the efforts to place the Central Bank's code of conduct on a statutory footing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10200/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Legislative Measures
Mattie McGrath
10. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to comment on efforts made to progress legislation aimed at curbing the theft of scrap and precious metal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10046/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Legal Services Regulation
Mattie McGrath
145. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will address the urgent need to introduce stricter regulations around the practice of receivership and associated State offices such as county registrars and sheriffs. [10617/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Teacher Redeployment
Mattie McGrath
269. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware of the challenges facing teachers under the existing panel process who are seeking redeployment to a different location; to amend the regulations to allow more flexibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9744/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Hospital Staff Data
Mattie McGrath
698. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of paediatric respiratory consultants in each paediatric centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9737/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
Mattie McGrath
700. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health in the absence of asthma being recognised on the long-term illness scheme, to introduce subsidised asthma medication for persons under 18 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9738/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Vaccination Programme
Mattie McGrath
701. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health to introduce free annual flu vaccinations for children with moderate to severe asthma; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9739/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Data
Mattie McGrath
793. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with brain injuries in acute hospitals who are awaiting transfer to the National Rehabilitation Hospital; the number who have completed their therapeutic stay at the National Rehabilitation Hospital and are being held there awaiting transfer to a suitable care facility in the community, who are awaiting transfer pending upgrade to their home or a care package, who have a functional disability and brain injury and who are inappropriately placed in nursing homes, that is, where the specialist services and facilities required to support their care are not available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10127/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Severe Weather Events Expenditure
Mattie McGrath
21. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the total funding drawn down to assist victims of the recent flooding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6567/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Financial Services Regulation
Mattie McGrath
96. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware of claims that the Central Bank of Ireland is turning default and judgment mortgages into derivatives and selling them to investment funds at the behest of the European Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6530/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Financial Services Regulation
Mattie McGrath
106. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his efforts to protect mortgage holders from the activities of vulture funds; if the regulatory protections are sufficiently robust; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6562/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Regional Development Initiatives
Mattie McGrath
157. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will address the concerns for regional development in the south east following the closure of a pharmaceutical plant (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6566/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Dairy Sector
Mattie McGrath
193. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he is taking to address the ongoing challenges in the dairy and milk sector; if the sector was sufficiently warned of the commercial risks on foot of the changes to the quota system; the support measures in place to alleviate farmers adversely affected by a downturn in the price of milk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6526/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Common Fisheries Policy
Mattie McGrath
194. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for his assessment of the challenges facing the fisheries sector due to the implementation of the European Union Common Fisheries Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6527/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Electronic Tagging
Mattie McGrath
313. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the electronic tagging of offenders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6529/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Hospitals Funding
Mattie McGrath
407. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the budget allocation from his Department to South Tipperary General Hospital over the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6524/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Assisted Human Reproduction
Mattie McGrath
408. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health his views on the regulation of surrogacy services and assisted human reproduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6525/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Community Care
Mattie McGrath
409. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health to address the serious concerns outlined in a recent Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation report on community nursing entitled Missed Care-Community Nursing in Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6531/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Accident and Emergency Departments
Mattie McGrath
419. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health to convene a national crisis meeting with all relevant stakeholders to address the crisis in accident and emergency departments, particularly in respect of the number of patients on trolleys; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6565/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Human Rights Issues
Mattie McGrath
623. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to support or introduce a motion in Dáil Éireann to label as genocide atrocities committed by Islamic State against Christians and other minorities in the Middle East, as has recently occurred in the House of Representatives of the US and in the European Parliament; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6568/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Schools Building Projects Status
Mattie McGrath
685. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills to escalate the progress of work due to take place at a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6528/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Social and Affordable Housing
Mattie McGrath
770. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the constitutional barriers impeding the necessary provision of social and affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6564/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Roads Maintenance
Mattie McGrath
836. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the budget allocation he has allocated to local authorities for road maintenance and repair over the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6563/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Tobacco Control Measures
Mattie McGrath
504. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the status of the proposed ban on self-serving cigarette vending machines; his assessment of job losses to the vending sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5810/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Home School Community Liaison Scheme
Mattie McGrath
691. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills to amend the provision under the home school community liaison scheme whereby the existing co-ordinator having served the maximum five-year period may not reapply immediately for the position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5778/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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Tax Code
Mattie McGrath
85. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Finance to reduce the capital gains tax rate and increase the capital gains tax free allowance; to provide details of the income from this tax over the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5167/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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Company Law
Mattie McGrath
99. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the way in which he will meet challenges faced by the self-employed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5219/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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Pigmeat Sector
Mattie McGrath
145. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the grave challenges facing the pigmeat industry; the measures he is taking to address these; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4770/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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Crime Data
Mattie McGrath
232. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of recorded burglaries in County Tipperary in 2016 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4771/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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Disability Services Provision
Mattie McGrath
275. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health to outline his commitment to services at Scoil Aonghusa in Cashel, County Tipperary, particularly in respect of the services and respite care for those over 18 years of age; if he will meet with a deputation to discuss the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4767/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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Schools Building Projects Status
Mattie McGrath
438. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for funding by St. Anne's Secondary School on the Rosanna Road in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4766/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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Schools Building Projects Status
Mattie McGrath
439. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for funding by St. Ailbhe's National School in Emly in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4768/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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Schools Building Projects Data
Mattie McGrath
440. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools in County Tipperary that have applied for funding for building works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4769/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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Mortgage Arrears Rate
Mattie McGrath
517. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government about the number of mortgages in arrears among local authority borrowers for the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4757/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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Mortgage Arrears Rate
Mattie McGrath
519. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government about the number of mortgages in arrears among local authority borrowers, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4765/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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Closed-Circuit Television Systems Expenditure
Mattie McGrath
534. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide funding for a closed circuit television pilot scheme for Birdhill, Burgess and Littleton in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5068/16]