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- Private Members' Business - Care Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: An insult.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (19 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the assistance that will be given to a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary who has a grant shortfall of €24,000 for a new extension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57149/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (19 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the assistance given to a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary who will no longer in a position to meet loan repayments following the removal of the minor works grant and other cuts in the education budget; if emergency funding will be made available to the school to assist the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57277/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes (19 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports that will be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary who has submitted an application under the disability access route to education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57353/12]
- Leaders' Questions (20 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: Does he have his hat?
- Leaders' Questions (20 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: Hear, hear.
- Order of Business (20 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: I refer to newspaper reports over the past few days about European Court of Justice, ECJ, fines. We dealt with this issue under the Water Services (Amendment) Act 2012. I thought by introducing the legislation and putting charges and registrations fees on people the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government had dealt with the ECJ issue. We now find we have the worst of...
- Order of Business (20 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: It is an important issue. The Ceann Comhairle is in good spirits this morning and I want to keep it that way if I can but it is a serious matter.
- Order of Business (20 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: People will register their septic tanks and I welcome the limited grants scheme.
- Order of Business (20 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: Under the Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011, the fines were supposed to have been addressed when it was enacted but now we are being fined.
- Order of Business (20 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: We all use the tanks.
- Order of Business (20 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: The Tánaiste is not entering into the spirit the Ceann Comhairle asked for.
- Order of Business (20 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: Is the Government still paying the fines?
- Order of Business (20 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: The Government was going to solve it all.
- Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (20 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: I am also pleased to contribute to the debate. While the Bill might have critics, I thank the Minister for getting it to the House because we have had a hectic session. It is peculiar that we are discussing this today after such a fraught ten days with the budget, property tax and so on. I note the list of groups the Minister will allow under the legislation but she did not include the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (8 Jan 2013)
Mattie McGrath: I want to welcome the expert witnesses who are present this morning. I thank them for outlining their positions for us. Did the Department of Health issue any instructions or guidance, in any form whatsoever, to the expert group beyond its terms of reference?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (8 Jan 2013)
Mattie McGrath: The Department of Health is also represented here.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (8 Jan 2013)
Mattie McGrath: It is not relevant to the Department of Health.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (8 Jan 2013)
Mattie McGrath: We have received a submission from the Department of Health.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (8 Jan 2013)
Mattie McGrath: Are we not allowed to ask any question?