Parliamentary questions

Passport Services

Mattie McGrath

66. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason passport applications are being delayed following a check on a second occasion when the issue was not flagged during the original check; if he will have the Passport Office ensure that an application is fully checked on the first occasion rather than flagging separate issues at subsequent checks thereby significantly delaying the entire application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20263/24]

School Accommodation

Mattie McGrath

193. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education to provide details on the provision of a modular unit for a school (details supplied) for the provision of an additional ASD classroom given the current demand in south Tipperary; given that the school has now proceeded to open a class on a temporary basis using available school accommodation; when this school will be provided with a modular unit; the plans to increase provision of ASD places in south Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20348/24]

Social Welfare Benefits

Mattie McGrath

188. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will increase the grant for people who suffer hair loss due to illness to reflect the rising costs of materials; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20032/24]

Special Educational Needs

Mattie McGrath

149. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education when and where a child (details supplied) in south Tipperary will be given a school place in an autism class for September 2024; if the NCSE will engage urgently with the parents to ensure this child will get an appropriate school place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19659/24]

Special Educational Needs

Mattie McGrath

151. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education where a child (details supplied) in south Tipperary will be given a school placement in September 2024; if she will ensure that the NCSE offers appropriate assistance to the family; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19674/24]

Vehicle Registration Tax

Mattie McGrath

201. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport to outline the number of Ukrainian vehicles imported to Ireland since the beginning of 2022; to outline the position in relation to Ukrainian refugees, having imported their cars, with regard to motor tax, insurance and NCT; and have their tax, insurance and NCT certificates on display; the length of time that a vehicle temporary exemption lasts; the procedure in place to check the date of import of cars into the country and that all imported cars are fully compliant; the length of time a vehicle can be in the country before it is required to be tested by the NCT service; the reason cars that are in the country for more than six months are not required to meet the same criteria as vehicles owned by Irish citizens; if he will review these requirements to ensure that vehicles permanently in Ireland are subject to the same criteria as all other cars in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18990/24]

Vehicle Registration Tax

Mattie McGrath

223. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Finance to outline the number of Ukrainians who have paid VRT on Ukrainian vehicles imported to Ireland since the beginning of 2022; to outline the position in relation to Ukrainian refugees, having imported their cars, with regard to VRT; the procedure in place to ensure that vehicles are fully compliant with Irish tax requirements and the reason cars that are in the country for more than six months are not required to meet the same criteria as vehicles owned by Irish citizens; if he will review these requirements to ensure that vehicles permanently in Ireland are subject to the same criteria as all other cars in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18990/24]

Housing Schemes

Mattie McGrath

234. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to review the eligibility requirement for the help-to-buy scheme whereby the mortgage for the applicants must be 70% or more of the value of the self-build, but due to the increasing cost of building, the mortgage is no longer more than 70% of the total value and the applicants have to save a bigger deposit, and are therefore not eligible for the help-to-buy scheme. [19058/24]

School Curriculum

Mattie McGrath

296. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education the reason her Department appears to have no quality control system in place to ensure that the standard of syllabi being published by the NCCA is in keeping with international best practice in syllabus design (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18971/24]

Child and Family Agency

Mattie McGrath

571. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the situation regarding the 22 children in the care of Tusla (details supplied) that have gone missing since January 2024; if his Department is concerned that these missing children may have been trafficked into Ireland's sex industry; his plans to hold the child and family agency to account for its failure to protect the country's most vulnerable children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18987/24]

Mental Health Services

Mattie McGrath

674. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of patients that have been seen weekly, by each discipline (details supplied), by each team within the two CAMHS teams in south Tipperary, Clonmel team 1 and team 2 since January 2024 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18968/24]

Mental Health Services

Mattie McGrath

675. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of patients referred to CAMHS (Clonmel teams) who have not been accepted but seen by a CAMHS consultant by way of an ECA in hospital since January 2023 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18969/24]

International Protection

Mattie McGrath

142. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if additional rental payments are being made by Ukrainians to top up their ARP; if this is permitted in law; if Ukrainians benefitting from the ARP are given a distinct advantage over ordinary citizens seeking rental properties where the ARP is a tax-free payment for landlords; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18363/24]

International Protection

Mattie McGrath

154. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of accommodation recognition payments being provided in 2023 and to date in 2024; the type of accommodation provided that is single room in a house/ full house and so on; the amount of rental properties being provided to Ukrainians under this scheme; and the amount of Ukrainians who have transferred from State provided accommodation to the ARP payment to date in 2024. [18361/24]

EU Agreements

Mattie McGrath

4. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice if the Government intends to hold a referendum on whether the people agree to opt in or opt out of the EU pact on migration and asylum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17720/24]

International Protection

Mattie McGrath

12. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on the latest departmental activities in the management of international protection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17721/24]

Emergency Accommodation

Mattie McGrath

235. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to outline the full cost of development of modular homes for Ukrainians since 2022 to date; the cost per development and the cost per home; the number of homes built under this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18023/24]

Departmental Regulations

Mattie McGrath

382. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the European Union (Planning and Development) (Displaced Persons from Ukraine Temporary Protection) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 306 of 2022) will be disbanded; the reason they remain in place if the levels of Ukrainian persons requiring State accommodation is falling (as per the Taoiseach's comments in Dáil Éireann on 17 April during Questions on Promised Legislation); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18021/24]

Homeless Accommodation

Mattie McGrath

383. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has any plans to develop modular homes for the homeless; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18026/24]

Statutory Instruments

Mattie McGrath

384. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has any plans to introduce a statutory instrument to exempt developments of rapid-build modular homes for Irish citizens to alleviate the housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18027/24]

Departmental Data

Mattie McGrath

453. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice how many prosecutions have been initiated in respect of alleged offenses under section 11 of the Immigration Act 2004; the outcome of any such prosecutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17722/24]

Deportation Orders

Mattie McGrath

454. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons in respect of whom a deportation order has been made that are currently in the State insofar as her Department is aware; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17723/24]

Emergency Accommodation

Mattie McGrath

533. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the full cost of providing modular homes for Ukrainians to date; the proposed commencement date for the development of 82 modular homes for Ukrainians on HSE-owned lands at a location (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the proposed cost of this development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17521/24]

Emergency Accommodation

Mattie McGrath

571. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the plans for use of modular homes built for Ukrainians should there no longer be a requirement for such homes by Ukrainians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18024/24]

Sports Funding

Mattie McGrath

5. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media about the progress of sports capital grant applications; the total value of the fund estimated for this year’s round of applications; and when she intends to make an announcement on same. [17257/24]

School Accommodation

Mattie McGrath

182. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education for an update on an application for additional accommodation for an ASD class (details supplied) in south Tipperary; the reason for the delays in progressing this project, which has been ongoing since 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17114/24]

Children in Care

Mattie McGrath

278. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the system Tusla has in place for children in State care to make a complaint; the number of complaints Tusla has received from children themselves in State care from 2015 to 2024; the number of those complaints that are about their foster placement; the number of complaints that are about their residential placement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17113/24]

Foreign Birth Registration

Mattie McGrath

5. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when a decision will be made on an application for a foreign birth registration (details supplied); the reason for the delay in processing the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16970/24]

Immigration Policy

Mattie McGrath

95. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice if a referendum will be required before the State can formally opt in to the regulations that comprise the EU Migration and Asylum Pact (the Pact) which was approved by the European Parliament on 10 March 2024, given the potential significant financial burden or charge on funds on the State arising from any such formal opt-in to the regulations (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16868/24]

International Protection

Mattie McGrath

118. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide all communication with regard to an offer of accommodation for international protection applicants in a property in Clonmel, County Tipperary (details supplied); if this property has been rejected; the current status of this offer; the dates this property was inspected by Department officials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16842/24]

Insurance Coverage

Mattie McGrath

194. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport the reasons some local authorities are insisting on public liability cover for motorcycle sport of €13 million while other councils only require €6.5 million public liability cover (details supplied); the Government position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16065/24]

Insurance Coverage

Mattie McGrath

201. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport the position in relation to insurance for motorsport activities indemnifying the relevant local authority; the amount of public liability cover required which satisfies the requirements of the Motor Insurance Directive, (EU) 2021/2118; the Governments position on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16147/24]

Special Educational Needs

Mattie McGrath

309. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education the reason some schools that have offered to open ASD classes in south Tipperary have not been sanctioned despite the huge demand (details supplied); if she will review this position to ensure that all schools offering classes will be approved in order to ensure supply and forward planning for growing demand for ASD classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16319/24]

EU Agreements

Mattie McGrath

496. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice if she plans to publish the Attorney General’s advice on the ramifications of the EU Migration and Asylum Pact on Ireland’s national sovereignty, as enshrined in Bunreacht na hÉireann, prior to seeking approval from both Houses of the Oireachtas to opt-in under the terms of Protocol 21 annexed to the Treaty of Lisbon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16137/24]

EU Agreements

Mattie McGrath

497. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice her views on Article 7C of the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on asylum and migration management 2020/0279 (COD) in terms of Ireland’s national sovereignty, as enshrined in Bunreacht na hÉireann, the provisions of which cede power to the EU Commission to determine the total annual number of required relocated asylum seekers from countries under migratory pressure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16138/24]

EU Agreements

Mattie McGrath

498. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice to comment on her statement that there is “nothing” in the EU Migration and Asylum Pact “that does not benefit Ireland” in view of the fact that Ireland will be liable for more relocated asylum seeker applicants than many other EU countries in accordance with the formula for the distribution pursuant to Article 44 of the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on asylum and migration management 2020/0279 (COD), of which is binding in its entirety and directly applicable if Ireland opts-in under the terms of Protocol 21 annexed to the Treaty of Lisbon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16139/24]

Harbours and Piers

Mattie McGrath

544. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will carry out dredging/clearing at Helvick Pier, County Waterford as lifeboats cannot gain access; if his Department will carry out dredging at Dungarvan Harbour also; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16063/24]

Rural Schemes

Mattie McGrath

769. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason the ORIS Measure One application from South Tipperary Development Company for the development of a promotional website for the St. Declans' Way Irish Camino was not successful; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15968/24]

Ukraine War

Mattie McGrath

110. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on the site tests which were due to be carried out between 22 February to 3 March 2024 on the HSE-owned land at a location which is being considered under the Ukrainian rapid build programme (details supplied); the current position in relation to this site; when a decision is expected to be made on this land; if the current farmer leasing the land has been given notice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15939/24]

School Facilities

Mattie McGrath

471. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education to provide details on the provision of a modular unit for a school (details supplied) for the provision of an additional ASD classroom given the current demand in south Tipperary; when this school will be provided with a modular unit; the plans to increase provision of ASD places in south Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14399/24]

Special Educational Needs

Mattie McGrath

537. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education where a child (details supplied) with autism will be given a school placement in September; if she will ensure that the constitutional right to an education will be respected and upheld by her Department and the NCSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15109/24]

School Facilities

Mattie McGrath

538. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education when additional capacity will be approved for a school (details supplied) in Cashel, south Tipperary given the level of demand for school places; if she is aware that a number of students recommended for a special school placement have been unsuccessful in obtaining a school placement given the shortage of spaces for such placements in south Tipperary; when a decision will be made on their capacity needs; what urgent steps will be taken to provide additional places for children who have no school placement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15111/24]

Special Educational Needs

Mattie McGrath

539. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education when an ASD class will be approved for Tipperary town which remains without any ASD class at primary level within the town; the reason a school (details supplied) has not been approved for an ASD class despite having offered to open one for the past two years; the reason there is an ASD preschool and all three secondary schools (two of which are single-sex schools) have an ASD class but there is no ASD class at primary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15127/24]

School Accommodation

Mattie McGrath

540. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education when additional accommodation will be approved for a school in south Tipperary; the reason for the delay in approving such accommodation; the current status of the application for additional accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15129/24]

Sports Funding

Mattie McGrath

578. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the progress of sports capital grant applications; when she intends to make an announcement for successful allocations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15055/24]

Sports Funding

Mattie McGrath

583. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media how frequently the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund is allocated; if there is a live applications process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15108/24]

Departmental Data

Mattie McGrath

1452. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the current primary care waitlists for children under 18 years in CHO5, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14633/24]

Mental Health Services

Mattie McGrath

1548. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of CAMHS public patients that have been seen since January 2024 to date by consultants (details supplied) in their own respective outpatient clinics within their own catchment areas in Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15064/24]

Mental Health Services

Mattie McGrath

1549. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health how many patients were seen extra contractually during a consultant's (details supplied) period of leave in 2023; the name of each consultant that covered the consultant's leave; the full cost of each consultant providing this cover, per consultant; if he will specify if these extra contractual payments were in addition to their salary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15065/24]

Mental Health Services

Mattie McGrath

1550. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health how many patients of TEAM 1 CAMHS in South Tipperary are still being seen extra contractually following a consultant's (details supplied) return from leave; to outline the consultants continuing to provide extra contractual cover to CAMHS Team 1 following the consultant's return; the cost of this extra contractual cover; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15066/24]