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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates (21 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 321. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the details of the implementation of the commercial rates waiver have been finalised and issued to local authorities; the reason for the delay in finalising the scheme; the funding that has been provided to local authorities to offset the financial losses as a result of the waiver; if the waiver will be extended beyond...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Uniforms (21 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 399. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position on school uniforms in view of the fact that parents are in the process of purchasing uniforms and in further view of reports that schools will have no uniforms for infection control reasons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16959/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (21 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 400. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) or an organisation to which they are linked has been party to or had influence on the development of sex education programmes in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17006/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (21 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 418. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures she will introduce to provide protections for third level students in circumstances in which many are expected to pay accommodation deposits and a number of months' rent up front when it is not clear whether they will be attending their colleges for classes in the coming term; if she will ensure that legislative protections are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Electronic Cigarettes (21 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 770. To ask the Minister for Health if guidelines will be put in place regarding the use of e-cigarettes in public houses (details supplied). [17425/20]

Estimates for Public Services 2020 (16 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: I am sharing time with Deputy Michael Collins, Deputy Carol Nolan and Deputy Michael Healy-Rae. Ar an gcéad dul síos ba mhaith liom comhghairdeas a ghabháil leis an Aire, an Teachta Foley, agus leis an Aire, an Teachta Harris, freisin. I wish to compliment, and say how delighted I am to see, the Minister, Deputy Foley, in her new role. I am also pleased to see the...

Estimates for Public Services 2020 (16 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: Glaoim anois ar Pháirtí an Lucht Oibre. An bhfuil aon duine anseo ón bpáirtí sin? No. We will move on to the Social Democrats. I call Deputy Gannon.

National Oil Reserves Agency (Amendment) and Provision of Central Treasury Services Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: We have been doing that.

National Oil Reserves Agency (Amendment) and Provision of Central Treasury Services Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: As Deputy Naughten said, the fund of €500 million over ten years is wholly inadequate. I am involved in a Tidy Towns committee. Most of us are involved in committees like that which do wonderful work. Different schemes are advertised by the county councils about renewables, water pumps and using innovative ideas. In one case at the moment, we have a tunnel. We had it up well...

National Oil Reserves Agency (Amendment) and Provision of Central Treasury Services Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: Some Green Party members are involved.

National Oil Reserves Agency (Amendment) and Provision of Central Treasury Services Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: I am delighted with the Minister's appointment. I wish him well in his portfolio and look forward to working with him. Tús maith leath na hoibre. He has rejected these amendments. Deputy Naughten's amendments are very wisely thought out. He understands this area because he was in the Minister's seat. I thank him for all of the engagement he had with us when he was in office. I...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: The publicans, their families and their customers have been let down. They have actually been misled. When Deputy Varadkar was Taoiseach, he announced that he wanted the pubs to reopen from next Monday. He said it again last week in this House and again this week in his role as Tánaiste. Now we have a new Taoiseach and he has been a failure to the publicans. Why were they not told...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: Numbers are limited anyway.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: How have other countries done it?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: Hungary has.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (16 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 98. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the blanket ban on landlords will be lifted with regard to the eviction of tenants (details supplied). [16433/20]

Financial Provisions (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: You are straying slightly. We have many more sections to cover and we only have 15 minutes.

Financial Provisions (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: I did not see Deputy O'Donoghue so I will let him in briefly. We are straying a lot and we have only another 20 minutes to finish the section.

Financial Provisions (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: The Deputy is making a Second Stage speech and we have limited time.

Financial Provisions (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: I did not see the Deputy, I am sorry.