Results 8,421-8,440 of 20,768 for speaker:Mattie McGrath

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (16 Sep 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 225. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will amend the excise and licensing regime for cider, including removing the upper excise band for cider sales and distribution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24691/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme (16 Sep 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 574. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government If he will revise the recently introduced local authority tenant purchase scheme to allow persons in receipt of social protection payments who have the ability to purchase their local authority house, to be included in the scheme; if he will introduce a mechanism that would calculate a person's or families ability...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance (16 Sep 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 691. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 349 of 12 July 2016, the reason certain compensation awards are exempted when others are not; the criteria used when deciding which compensation awards would be exempt; his plans to amend legislation to include other awards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24641/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (16 Sep 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 692. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason he declined an application by a person (details supplied) under the disability allowance scheme; the reason moneys that were awarded to provide for the future care for the person following damages were assessed against the person when certain award damages are exempt; if such moneys should be considered as weekly means considering that...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (16 Sep 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 826. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the detail of representations he has made on behalf of practitioners (details supplied) to the Government of the People's Republic of China; if he is aware of claims that the Chinese Government is orchestrating live organ harvesting on members; the Government's position in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24327/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (16 Sep 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 826. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Disability Act Employment Targets (16 Sep 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 869. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to set out the status of the implementation of part 5 of the Disability Act 2005, specifically as it relates to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24563/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development Programme Projects (16 Sep 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 936. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total funding allocated to the walks scheme over the past three years; her proposals to increase funding in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24686/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Deer Culls (16 Sep 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 937. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to address the challenges associated with managing the wild deer population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24689/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (16 Sep 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 1047. To ask the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapists and occupational therapists currently on HSE panels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24506/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (16 Sep 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 1048. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the work and composition of the National Advisory Committee on Bioethics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24507/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (16 Sep 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 1049. To ask the Minister for Health if he has made a decision with respect to the provision of public funding for AHR in conjunction with the introduction of the planned legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24508/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (16 Sep 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 1050. To ask the Minister for Health the funding or support his Department has given to the pursuit of research related to induced pluripotent stem cells and their medical applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24509/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (16 Sep 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 1051. To ask the Minister for Health to clarify proposals to automatically grant medical cards to families in receipt of a domiciliary care allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24510/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (16 Sep 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 1052. To ask the Minister for Health the status of legislation governing assisted human reproduction; the areas which will be covered by such legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24511/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (16 Sep 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 1053. To ask the Minister for Health if there is any legislation defining a human embryo or human foetus; if legislation is planned in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24512/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (16 Sep 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 1057. To ask the Minister for Health if he will increase the level of funding to the Brothers of Charity to improve the levels of respite services for adults in County Tipperary; the current respite services available; the number of those requiring respite services in County Tipperary; his views on whether there are sufficient services to meet the demands; the measures he proposes to increase...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Expenditure (16 Sep 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 1058. To ask the Minister for Health the most recent cost estimate for the new national children's hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24543/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Agencies Funding (16 Sep 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 1059. To ask the Minister for Health further to his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 296 of 20 July 2016, if he will provide a breakdown of the funding provided to agencies for the provision of services under section 38 of the Health Act 2004; the names of these agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24546/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (16 Sep 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 1100. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the commitment contained in the programme for Government to remove discrimination against small businesses and family farms under the fair deal nursing home scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24687/16]