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- Order of Business (20 Sep 2012)
Mattie McGrath: I am sure it is employment law. The Minister for Social Protection is making soundings about it on a daily basis and it is a huge concern to employers.
- Order of Business (20 Sep 2012)
Mattie McGrath: Yes.
- Order of Business (20 Sep 2012)
Mattie McGrath: I am sure she is involved in the social welfare Bill. I am more interested today in social welfare than animal welfare. Businesses will be driven-----
- Order of Business (20 Sep 2012)
Mattie McGrath: We will have no jobs and the Ministers knows that. It is no laughing matter.
- Order of Business (20 Sep 2012)
Mattie McGrath: I got no answer.
- Order of Business (20 Sep 2012)
Mattie McGrath: There is, according to the Minister.
- Order of Business (20 Sep 2012)
Mattie McGrath: I got no answer. If we got an answer, there would be no codology.
- Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2012)
Mattie McGrath: I am also delighted to be able to speak today on this legislation. I compliment the Minister on all the work done since he took his post, particularly with animal welfare and rural Irish life. He has a keen interest and knowledge of everything happening in the agricultural industry. I am pleased to welcome this Bill, although I have slight concerns about some aspects. They are not major...
- Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2012)
Mattie McGrath: To return to the Bill, the Minister and his officials have tried their best to look after animal husbandry and animal welfare without throwing out the baby with the bathwater. I want to return to the coursing industry. The coursing industry is very important to south Tipperary and other parts of the county also. I have invited my colleague, Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan, who spoke when...
- National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2012)
Mattie McGrath: I am also delighted to be able to make a contribution on this very important legislation. I commend the Government on introducing the Bill and the officials for drafting it. The process will not be easy but I hope there will be a good and fair discussion of the issues, as it behoves us all to ensure that none of those heinous crimes are ever perpetrated again. It is difficult to say...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadcasting Service Provision (20 Sep 2012)
Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to reimburse those members of the public who are unable to receive Saorview and who will be charged at least €200 for the installation of a new satellite dish with LNBF for SAORSAT; his views on whether it is acceptable that these members of the public who have already paid €160 for their TV licence...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (25 Sep 2012)
Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary has been refused a school bus ticket; if he will review this matter based on the fact that no bus travels from the area in which they live into the school within their catchment area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40119/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (25 Sep 2012)
Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on a medical card review in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40160/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Appeals (25 Sep 2012)
Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a cancer patient (details supplied) who is currently undergoing radiotherapy and other medical treatment at significant cost has been refused a medical card; if she will ensure that the appeal against this decision is dealt with as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40352/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (25 Sep 2012)
Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Health the services available to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary who requires a secure placement in a Psychiatric Unit since the closure of St. Michael's Psychiatric Unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40504/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (26 Sep 2012)
Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Health the body responsible for the care of a mental health patient who is in an open unit (details supplied) in County Tipperary and has went missing from care and is a danger to themselves and where no other secure placement has been made available for them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40931/12]
- Resignation of Minister of State: Statement (27 Sep 2012)
Mattie McGrath: That was on the news.
- Resignation of Minister of State: Statement (27 Sep 2012)
Mattie McGrath: Tá sí imithe. She is gone.
- Resignation of Minister of State: Statement (27 Sep 2012)
Mattie McGrath: There is no debate.
- Resignation of Minister of State: Statement (27 Sep 2012)
Mattie McGrath: What?