Results 12,221-12,240 of 20,803 for speaker:Mattie McGrath

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Quotas (7 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 963. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address concerns that access to the fishing grounds of the porcupine prawn off the west coast of Ireland is being denied to Irish vessels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35815/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (7 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 964. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the measures he has taken to address the lack of fodder supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35816/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Inspections (7 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 965. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of recent reports of bullying and harassment by departmental inspectors while carrying out on-farm inspections; the number of complaints that have been made concerning such bullying in each of the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35817/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fur Farming (7 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 990. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the Council of Europe recommendation concerning fur animals and specifically the practice of farming the mink species here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36440/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Legislation (7 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 1094. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if all sections of the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2018 have been commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35772/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Data (7 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 1337. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of indoor and outdoor staff employed by each local authority in County Tipperary prior to the local authority amalgamation; the number of such staff as of 1 January 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35548/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation Data (7 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 1342. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of children in emergency housing accommodation by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35726/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Estates (7 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 1363. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the preparation and finalisation of a national protocol with regard to the taking in charge of estates served by developer-provided infrastructure, such as waste water tank and shores, will be finalised in order that local authorities can proceed to take these estates in charge; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service Staff (7 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 1388. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of fire fighters employed in each county in each of the past three years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36439/18]

An Bille um an Seachtú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Cion a aisghairm arb éard é ní diamhaslach a fhoilsiú nó a aithris) 2018: An Dara Céim - Thirty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution (Repeal of offence of publication or utterance of blasphemous matter) Bill 2018: Second Stage (18 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I am happy to speak on this Bill. I acknowledge that the issue of removing the offence of blasphemy is a source of deep concern for a very significant proportion of the population. I share those people's view that respect for authentically held religious values has been on the decline for decades. Anti-Catholic rhetoric in particular is rampant. Indeed, some have even described such views...

Future of the Post Office Network: Motion (18 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadcasting Sector Regulation (18 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 86. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to whistleblower allegations regarding the conduct of RTÉ during the 2011 presidential election; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37363/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (18 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 364. To ask the Minister for Health if concerns regarding the link between Pandemrix and narcolepsy were ever brought to his attention; if so, the details of same; and the measures he took to have the matter addressed [35867/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco-Related Diseases (18 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 398. To ask the Minister for Health if an analysis has been performed on the health risks associated with electronic cigarettes or vaping technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37080/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (18 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 560. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review calls from an organisation (details supplied) to eliminate or substantially reduce a charge of €80 which certain hospital groups have imposed on haemochromatosis patients requiring venesection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37690/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (18 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 559. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be approved for Spinraza, a treatment for persons with spinal muscular atrophy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37689/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test Data (18 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 648. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address concerns regarding the high failure rate among those presenting for their driver test in addition to the significant variation in pass and failure rates at different testing centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37137/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test Waiting Lists (18 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 649. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures being taken to address the fact that there are only 98 whole-time equivalent driver testers to cover the entire State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37138/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Functions (18 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 801. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the circumstances in which local authority management can change reserved functions to executive functions; if a statutory instrument is required for this to occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37572/18]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: He definitely will.