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Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: -----in spite of being asked by dozens of older people, who have been paying for water all their lives, to attend. We have a charade here. I was in discussions on the programme for Government for a number of days and never mentioned water charges once. There were many other issues that we debated that were far more serious. We wanted to form a Government to ensure that people had one,...

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: We have a great deal to think about. I believe in paying one's fair share. I do not believe Irish Water should have been set up. It led to the creation of a monster. It was unnecessary because of the local authorities, God be good to them, and the private pioneers who found sources, developed water schemes and are still running them. They have to pay. Where is the fairness? We talk...

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: He has gone to Europe now.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (12 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 28. To ask the Minister for Health when he will complete improvements to radiology services at South Tipperary General Hospital; the investment cost of these improvements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20602/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (12 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 29. To ask the Minister for Health his assessment of mental health services in south Tipperary since the closure of St. Michael's psychiatric unit in Clonmel, County Tipperary; if he will consider re-opening this unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20603/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Disability Act Employment Targets (12 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 139. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on whether Part 5 of the Disability Act 2005 is working in practice; the way in which persons with a disability may apply for positions within the public service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20777/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (12 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 179. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the exact legal relationship that exists with respect to members of An Garda Síochána assisting in the execution of receivership or repossession orders; if he deems it appropriate that gardaí are involved in assisting recouping debts owed to banking or other financial institutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (12 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the safeguards that he is proposing to allow a school to determine and preserve its ethos, specifically given the Education (Admission to Schools) Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21060/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Placement (12 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 273. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the latest information with on the numbers of over-subscribed primary and secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21061/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (12 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of his Department's involvement with the forum on patronage and pluralism in the primary sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21062/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Closures (12 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 275. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number and location of primary schools that have been closed in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21063/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (12 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 348. To ask the Minister for Social Protection why a person who is classified as deaf has been declined carer's allowance; the services available to the person who requires extra care and attention and who will find daily life difficult without the assistance of a carer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20476/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance (12 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 349. To ask the Minister for Social Protection why he declined an application by a person (details supplied) under the disability allowance scheme; why moneys that were awarded to provide for the future care for the person following damages were assessed against the person when certain award damages are exempt; if such moneys should be considered as weekly means considering that they are to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (12 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 394. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person who does not engage with JobPath can be threatened to have their social protection payment stopped if they remain actively available for and seeking work, thereby satisfying jobseekers criteria; the reason participation in JobPath is mandatory if persons remain willing to engage with other job activation measures and schemes;...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Treaties (12 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 414. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to clarify which European Union treaties have been incorporated into Irish law, either through an Act of the Oireachtas, or an amendment to the Constitution; the treaties which have yet to incorporated, or are awaiting incorporation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20549/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services Provision (12 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 487. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the implementation of the free GP care to all children under the age of six scheme; if any impact analysis has been carried out to assess the challenges arising from the scheme; the numbers of contracts awarded for the provision of free GP care to all children under the age of six; the number of children who have availed of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Contracts (12 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 488. To ask the Minister for Health his proposals to negotiate a new general practitioner contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20537/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Suicide Incidence (12 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 489. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that have died by suicide while in the care of State-funded psychiatric hospitals or mental health facilities over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20538/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (12 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 490. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding being made available to support hospital chaplaincy services for each of the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20539/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme Data (12 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 491. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons paying the maximum €144 per month for medicines under the drug payment scheme, DPS, by HSE region; the amounts allocated in dispensing fees to pharmacists under the DPS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20540/16]