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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (3 Nov 2015)

Mattie McGrath: 556. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of funding that has been allocated for the construction of a new Garda Síochána station on the Kickham Barracks site in Clonmel in County Tipperary; the current stage of the tendering process; the completion date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37589/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (3 Nov 2015)

Mattie McGrath: 564. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37711/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Emergency Accommodation Numbers (3 Nov 2015)

Mattie McGrath: 623. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children known to his Department who are living in emergency accommodation, such as domestic violence refuges, and homeless shelter accommodation, by county, for each of the years 2011 to 2014 and for 2015 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37541/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Services (3 Nov 2015)

Mattie McGrath: 624. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Question No. 33 of 21 October 2015, if he will provide a list of the approved organisations and solicitors firms that offer guardian ad litem services; the payments that each of these have received for the timeframe in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37627/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (3 Nov 2015)

Mattie McGrath: 727. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting knee and hip operations in County Tipperary; the waiting times for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37716/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (3 Nov 2015)

Mattie McGrath: 728. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting speech and language assessment in County Tipperary; the waiting times for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37717/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (3 Nov 2015)

Mattie McGrath: 729. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the current number of ambulances available in County Tipperary; and if the response times are being met. [37718/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (3 Nov 2015)

Mattie McGrath: 948. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a family who are in receipt of family income supplement from the Department of Social Protection cannot qualify for a SUSI grant due to the family farm having had an annual turnover of about €70,000, not income, in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37603/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Contractors (3 Nov 2015)

Mattie McGrath: 950. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that all contractors working on a school in County Tipperary (details supplied) have been paid for the work they completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37625/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (22 Oct 2015)

Mattie McGrath: 319. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts his Department is making to stabilise the current instability in the Northern Ireland Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31712/15]

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Oct 2015)

Mattie McGrath: I have made that charge. A corrupt system has developed. A book was written-----

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Oct 2015)

Mattie McGrath: I did not name any individuals.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Oct 2015)

Mattie McGrath: I just referred to the system that has been created for them.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Oct 2015)

Mattie McGrath: A book about that matter was published recently. It is entitled Waiting for the Sheriff. Ninety Members on the Government side of this House voted for the so-called Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act. When Mr. Justice Dunne ruled that these homes could not be repossessed, the Government introduced legislation to reverse that and 90 Members voted for it. I refer to the eviction Bill and...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Oct 2015)

Mattie McGrath: -----so the Chair will have to bear with me for another five minutes.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Oct 2015)

Mattie McGrath: The Minister has the text system. Ministers have all these officials to operate their systems as Gaeilge agus as Béarla agus déanaim comhghairdeas leis an Aire Stáit mar gheall ar a chuid Gaeilge.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Oct 2015)

Mattie McGrath: It is beyond belief the way people have suffered and are still suffering. That is the most annoying aspect. They are still waiting for hospital appointments for two or three years. They are waiting for brain scans, knee operations and so on. Government Members are living in a bubble if they do not realise that. We had the charade in terms of what the banks were allowed to do in the...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Oct 2015)

Mattie McGrath: I am speaking to the FEMPI legislation.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Oct 2015)

Mattie McGrath: That is funny. That is the Acting Chairman's opinion but in my opinion I am speaking on the Bill. I am talking about the FEMPI cuts being reversed. One would think we were in a honeymoon period again, but we are not. More important, the people do not believe we are either. The Government is in a state of indecision over when to cut and run and have the election. When people get their...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Oct 2015)

Mattie McGrath: I am glad to speak on this motion. If this were next week, it would be more appropriate, as it would be Hallowe'en. 7 o’clock We could all come in wearing masks and have the phony war and phony games. One would think we were out of recession. Admittedly, the troika is gone — we banished it in time — but we are not out of recession, or anything like it. We are sick...