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Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Provision (23 Jun 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 253. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for access to speech and language services in County Tipperary; the number of children and adults waiting for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17864/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Building Programme (23 Jun 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 254. To ask the Minister for Health the current or pending funding allocations being considered for South Tipperary General Hospital particularly those for infrastructure investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17865/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments (23 Jun 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 255. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the work of the emergency task force established to tackle the high rates of patients being treated in accident and emergency departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17866/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (23 Jun 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 256. To ask the Minister for Health the services available to those wishing to combat gambling addictions or problem gambling; the measures he is taking to tackle this; the number of those presenting with gambling problems to State-supported addiction services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17867/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (23 Jun 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 257. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of money that is being received by the health service from the €100 charge for accident and emergency care in hospitals; the percentage of those liable for the charge who fail to pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17869/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (23 Jun 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 258. To ask the Minister for Health to consider waiving or reducing the fees for accident and emergency care for children who suffer from conditions which necessitate regular attendance at hospital accident and emergency units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17870/16]

United Kingdom Referendum on European Union Membership: Statements (27 Jun 2016)

Mattie McGrath: I welcome the recall of the Dáil to discuss this very serious situation. The result has brought to the fore the deeply divided nature of British society. I fully accept the outcome and Britain's right to decide, as well as the fact that it will not be forced to have another vote. The majority of those who voted to leave were from working class backgrounds and regions that were...

Order of Business (28 Jun 2016)

Mattie McGrath: Today’s business shall be motions on the terms of reference of the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement, the Chair and membership of the Committee of Public Accounts, the Chair of the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement, and draft Standing Orders, including the terms of reference of the Irish language committee. Government...

Equal Status (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Jun 2016)

Mattie McGrath: I am delighted to be able to speak on this Bill. I compliment the Minister and wish him all the best in his new portfolio. I look forward to him engaging not only in this but also in many other areas with local communities. I salute the boards of management, the parents' councils and the entire school community in my constituency. That is all I can speak for. Throughout the years I...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (28 Jun 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the catchment area a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary falls into to attend an autism spectrum disorder unit in a secondary school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18004/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Payments (28 Jun 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 289. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the same or similar reductions would apply in a given situation (details supplied); the changes in social protection payment rates that would apply across the range of payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18392/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Data (28 Jun 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 369. To ask the Minister for Health the average number of hours applied for and the average number he has granted in County Tipperary under the home help scheme, by week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17967/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists (28 Jun 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 379. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently awaiting orthodontic treatment with the Health Service Executive in south and north Tipperary; the waiting times for such persons to receive this treatment; the funding allocated for orthodontic treatment and the number of patients per orthodontist in south and north Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (28 Jun 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 420. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults being funded by the Health Service Executive in 2015 to receive specialist care in facilities outside the State; if he will provide details in respect of each of those adults on the type of care being provided (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18246/16]

Leaders' Questions (29 Jun 2016)

Mattie McGrath: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Public Services Card (29 Jun 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 132. To ask the Minister for Social Protection why it is necessary to provide an up-to-date Irish passport with an application under the public services card scheme; why an out-of-date passport, where available, is not acceptable as proof of citizenship, particularly where a welfare recipient has no further need for a passport; if he will meet the cost of acquiring a new passport solely for...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (30 Jun 2016)

Mattie McGrath: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Graduate Support Schemes (30 Jun 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 120. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to address concerns related to the local authority graduate programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19003/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Funding (30 Jun 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 219. To ask the Minister for Health the registered charities the Health Service Executive supports and the funding it has allocated to them in each of the years 2015 and 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19001/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (30 Jun 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 220. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he proposes to put in place to offset the challenges which Irish health care patients who had planned to travel to the United Kingdom under the European Union cross-border directive will now face, given the recent European Union referendum there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19002/16]