Parliamentary questions

GLAS Data

Mattie McGrath

522. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a register of farm agricultural contractors is maintained that provides the low-emission slurry spreading service to green low-carbon, agri-environment scheme, GLAS, participants; if so, the criteria used in establishing the credentials of a low-emission slurry spreading farm agricultural contractor, such as VAT registration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27644/19]

Fines Data

Mattie McGrath

83. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount paid in fines and fees by vehicle owners who had their vehicles seized under section 41 of the Road Traffic Act 1994, from 2011 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27287/19]

Schools Amalgamation

Mattie McGrath

198. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the amalgamation of schools (details supplied); the timeline for the planned completion of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26435/19]

Garda Recruitment

Mattie McGrath

271. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if an exemption from the second language requirement can be provided to Garda applicants who are dyslexic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26420/19]

Respite Care Services Data

Mattie McGrath

367. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of respite hours provided for adults with an intellectual disability in County Tipperary in each of the years 2008 to 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26261/19]

Respite Care Services Data

Mattie McGrath

368. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of respite hours provided for children with an intellectual disability in County Tipperary in each of the years 2008 to 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26262/19]

Respite Care Services Data

Mattie McGrath

369. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of respite hours provided for adolescents with an intellectual disability in County Tipperary in each of the years 2008 to 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26263/19]

Disability Services Data

Mattie McGrath

370. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for residential care for adults with an intellectual disability in County Tipperary in each of the years 2008 to 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26264/19]

Disability Services Data

Mattie McGrath

371. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of adults with intellectual disabilities in residential care in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26265/19]

Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists

Mattie McGrath

435. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the orthodontic waiting lists for all age groups in County Tipperary in 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26417/19]

Tender Process

Mattie McGrath

475. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the status of the tendering process with regard to a service (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26650/19]

Mental Health Services Data

Mattie McGrath

476. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of out-of-hours mental health specialist nurses available in each CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26651/19]

Departmental Funding

Mattie McGrath

691. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the recipients of the funding allocated under the network support fund announced in November 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26681/19]

Hospitals Data

Mattie McGrath

173. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of eye and cataract procedures carried out at the UL Hospital cataract centre, Nenagh, since November 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25668/19]

Medical Treatment Complaints

Mattie McGrath

392. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health his views on the misdiagnosis and termination of an unborn child at Holles Street following prenatal genetic testing that appeared to originally confirm the presence of Trisomy 18, or Edward's Syndrome; if an independent statutory inquiry will be established and a review of genetic testing protocols undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25205/19]

Abortion Services Provision

Mattie McGrath

393. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that sufficient infrastructural and staff supports are in place to support the implementation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25206/19]

Mental Health Services Provision

Mattie McGrath

394. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of private companies and organisations providing mental health services under contract with the HSE; the amount paid to same in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25207/19]

Abortion Services Provision

Mattie McGrath

419. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the measures he took in response to the concerns raised by a person (details supplied) at a meeting of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health on 19 September 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25312/19]

Health Products Regulatory Authority

Mattie McGrath

469. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the person or company that is the marketing authorisation holder for sodium valproate marketed here as Epilim; if the Health Products Regulatory Authority is the body that granted the marketing authorisation here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25476/19]

Health Products Regulatory Authority

Mattie McGrath

470. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if liability has been established as to the person or body responsible for the failure to prevent pregnant women and their unborn children contracting foetal anti-convulsant syndrome as outlined in the report by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25477/19]

Health Products Regulatory Authority

Mattie McGrath

471. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if a compensation fund is being made available to those affected by foetal anti-convulsant syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25478/19]

Health Products Regulatory Authority

Mattie McGrath

472. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if a reason has been established as to the reason there was a delay in notifying Irish users of sodium valproate, known as Epilim, regarding risks associated with its use; the reason information on the risks to pregnant women was first included in UK in 2002 but the same information did not appear here until 2008 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25479/19]

Local Authority Housing Maintenance

Mattie McGrath

663. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the work of the group within the structure of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25293/19]

Creative Ireland Programme

Mattie McGrath

24. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to include support for traditional Irish crafts under the national creativity fund initiatives; if local craft enterprises can apply for support under the Creative Ireland programme in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24589/19]

Creative Ireland Programme

Mattie McGrath

246. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the Creative Ireland programme; her plans to extend the programme to include a broader range of traditional craft heritage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24590/19]

JobPath Programme

Mattie McGrath

873. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if referrals to Turas Nua and Seetec are to cease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23437/19]

Urban Renewal Schemes

Mattie McGrath

947. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the funding approved and allocated to the Tipperary task force under the leadership of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23463/19]

Urban Renewal Schemes

Mattie McGrath

964. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the funding provided to the Tipperary task force under the leadership of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23464/19]

Garda Ethnic Liaison

Mattie McGrath

171. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the work of the Garda Racial Intercultural and Diversity Office; the number of staff assigned to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22756/19]

Corporate Governance

Mattie McGrath

123. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 96 of 16 May 2019, the social partners her Department has been in contact with regarding the appointment of a national focal point; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22223/19]

Civil Defence

Mattie McGrath

108. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to address concerns that the Civil Defence is being prevented from participating or assisting at community events and functions in which it would have normally taken part due to changes in its function; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21661/19]

Asylum Applications Data

Mattie McGrath

287. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the details of the backlog of cases on the courts asylum list; the number of such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21501/19]

Advanced Healthcare Directives

Mattie McGrath

373. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the status of the work of the multidisciplinary working group to assist in the development and preparation of the code of practice for the advance healthcare directives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21506/19]

Ash Dieback

Mattie McGrath

477. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of efforts to combat ash dieback; if an assessment of the economic cost of the disease has been undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21486/19]

Beef Environmental Efficiency Scheme

Mattie McGrath

478. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the operation of the beef environmental efficiency pilot scheme; if there has been broad national interest in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21487/19]

School Accommodation Provision

Mattie McGrath

65. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has contractual arrangements with companies to provide school prefabs; the details of companies or organisations that own the school prefabs in use in view of the fact that his Department will pay €19 million in renting same in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21247/19]

Corporate Governance

Mattie McGrath

96. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the role her Department plays in ensuring that multinationals here operate according to the principles laid down in the Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21274/19]

Illegal Dumping

Mattie McGrath

398. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funding provided to each local authority to tackle illegal dumping for 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20505/19]

Brexit Supports

Mattie McGrath

11. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports he has in place for the agrisector if new UK tariffs are imposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19046/19]

Brexit Supports

Mattie McGrath

35. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason only 81 approved loans under the Brexit loan scheme have progressed to bank level despite 462 eligibility applications having been received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19045/19]

DEIS Administration

Mattie McGrath

17. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied that the criteria used to adjudicate DEIS status for schools is fair and equitable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18844/19]

Schools Building Projects Status

Mattie McGrath

37. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the development of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18845/19]

Taoiseach's Communications

Mattie McGrath

54. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Taoiseach if he has contacted the Government of Sri Lanka to express his condemnation of the recent attacks on churches and other properties; and if so, the date of same. [19256/19]

Human Rights

Mattie McGrath

92. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an interdepartmental committee will be established to oversee and monitor Ireland's response to Christian persecution in view of the fact that Christians are the most persecuted religious grouping globally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19462/19]

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Mattie McGrath

106. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the contributions Ireland has made to projects supported by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19090/19]

Tax Data

Mattie McGrath

126. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his views on the way in which the cost of tax expenditures in revenue forgone are calculated; if he is satisfied that the current calculating methodology is adequate; the amount of revenue foregone in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18920/19]

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Mattie McGrath

129. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if Ireland has received financial support from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19091/19]

School Curriculum

Mattie McGrath

295. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the concerns of rural and farming parents that school curricula will include negative depictions of beef consumption will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18848/19]

Special Educational Needs Data

Mattie McGrath

303. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special educational needs organisers, SENOs, in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18919/19]

Local Enterprise Offices Data

Mattie McGrath

570. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of persons with disabilities that received support through the 31 local enterprise offices to set up a business since their establishment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19093/19]