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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]