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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (17 Jan 2024)

Mattie McGrath: 459. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers waiting for payment for the July home provision scheme; the reason there is such a delay in processing payments; the steps that will be taken to address this problem to ensure no such delays will take place in 2024; her views on whether the delays in processing payments are leading to teachers withdrawing from the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (17 Jan 2024)

Mattie McGrath: 636. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the Youth Encounter Project operated by the Tipperary ETB has to be relocated from Ferryhouse where it has been located for years; if the needs of a school (details supplied) have been considered when considering the relocation; if she is aware of the concerns of the school in relation to the proposed relocation of the Youth...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (17 Jan 2024)

Mattie McGrath: 654. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to list all of the schools awarded STEM grants in 2023, by county and school type, that is rural, urban and DEIS; the reason she feels a lottery system to allocate the funding was appropriate, given the time and effort required to submit applications; the reason her Department did not select roll numbers at random to avoid schools wasting time...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jan 2024)

Mattie McGrath: 668. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of the additional ASD classroom project for a school in County Tipperary (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1654/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (17 Jan 2024)

Mattie McGrath: 803. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the promised referendum on the public ownership of water services will be held (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1156/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (17 Jan 2024)

Mattie McGrath: 804. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government due to the delays with the proposed eastern and midlands water supply project which was due to go for planning in 2019, if he will call for a review of this project as part of the Government review of major state infrastructure projects as the project is unnecessary and damaging to the environment; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (17 Jan 2024)

Mattie McGrath: 987. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a directive will be implemented to ensure that recipients of non-contributory pensions in Ireland who have temporary protection status must collect their social welfare payments by presenting at a post office, rather than through a bank account; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1999/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (17 Jan 2024)

Mattie McGrath: 988. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection what checks are being carried out to ensure that recipients of social welfare payments who have temporary protection status are still living in the State when payments are being made into bank accounts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2000/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (17 Jan 2024)

Mattie McGrath: 1311. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what funding streams are available to private childcare providers (details supplied) to invest, expand and develop new facilities in areas otherwise not serviced by preschool services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56369/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (17 Jan 2024)

Mattie McGrath: 1420. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of refugees-international protection applicants currently housed in Ferryhouse campus, Clonmel, County Tipperary; their age and gender; the reason the Youth Encounter Project that has been based in Ferryhouse for many years has to be relocated as a result of housing IPAS-refugees on this campus; and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (17 Jan 2024)

Mattie McGrath: 1445. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of refugees-international protection applicants that are currently housed in Ferryhouse campus, Clonmel, County Tipperary, their age and gender; the reason a school (details supplied) that has been based in Ferryhouse for many years has to be relocated as a result of housing IPAs-refugees on this...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (17 Jan 2024)

Mattie McGrath: 1423. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if children attending ASD preschools are not eligible for an overage ECCE exemption; if ASD preschools are funded separately to the ECCE Programme; the reason a student attending an ASD preschool may be ineligible for an overage exemption despite fulfilling the medical criteria; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (17 Jan 2024)

Mattie McGrath: 1527. To ask the Minister for Health the current plans for a building (details supplied) which is currently vacant and owned by HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56664/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff (17 Jan 2024)

Mattie McGrath: 1726. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant public health nurse posts in each county and area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1566/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Dec 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I join in the earlier remarks. I thank the Ceann Comhairle, An Leas-Cheann Comhairle, the staff, including the ushers, the gardaí and everyone else. I wish gach duine a very happy, holy and peaceful Christmas. I will go back to the issue of the knackeries. It is distressing enough to lose a fallen animal, but for that animal not to be collected from a yard is terrible. I received...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Dec 2023)

Mattie McGrath: Serious intervention is needed to get this resolved so that animals can be moved off farms immediately.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (14 Dec 2023)

Mattie McGrath: You would make a poor Santa Claus.

Digital Services Bill 2023: Second Stage (13 Dec 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I always accept the bona fides of the Minister of State, Deputy Calleary, and I have worked with him over the years. I do not accept the bona fides of the Government that is producing this kind of legislation, although it is necessary to control harmful content, and especially for our daoine óige. I have ten wonderful grandchildren all under the age of nine. The Minister of State has...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (13 Dec 2023)

Mattie McGrath: Aspect is a service in Cahir, County Tipperary, that seeks to support people with autism and intellectual disabilities to enhance their lives. It falls under the auspices of the larger SOS Kilkenny CLG organisation. Last year, SOS got once-off funding of €540,000 from the HSE to provide services around the south east. If it does not get similar support this year, the Aspect service...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Dec 2023)

Mattie McGrath: So say all of us.