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Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (2 Oct 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 394. To ask the Minister for Health the reason dental treatment such as X-rays are not covered by the medical card; the supports available to help those with limited means to meet such costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39731/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Leader Programmes Funding (2 Oct 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 579. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding provided to the LEADER programme in County Tipperary in each of the years 2007 to 2017, inclusive, and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39721/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Review (2 Oct 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 628. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is in the process of completing a review of the tenant incremental purchase scheme for local authority housing; if he will consider expanding the criteria to include those who may be in receipt of social protection payments, especially old age pensioners and those who would be able to demonstrate their ability to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Measures (3 Oct 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 123. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the compulsory retirement age for civil servants will be extended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40189/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Prosecutions Data (3 Oct 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 151. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 321 of 10 July 2018, the status of the information sought (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40153/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Data (3 Oct 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 152. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 299 of 10 July 2018, if the information sought is now available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40154/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Physiotherapy Provision (3 Oct 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 197. To ask the Minister for Health the reason physiotherapy services have been removed from a school (details supplied); if this decision will be reversed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40240/18]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Oct 2018)

Mattie McGrath: The Tánaiste spoke glowingly about our Naval Service and Army personnel, on which I totally agree with him. I have been in touch with him about the scandalous situation where up to 60 Army personnel who have been on peacekeeping duties for the past six months in Syria and elsewhere are trapped because of some bungling in the Department. I will not name the Chief of Staff but I want to...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Oct 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Absolutely.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Oct 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I never suggested it was.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Oct 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Does the Tánaiste not think the whole thing is a mess?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Oct 2018)

Mattie McGrath: It is a well-travelled course.

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Second Stage (4 Oct 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this issue. The Bill we are due to "debate", and I use the term very loosely, represents a moral, political and humanitarian catastrophe. It is now absolutely clear we have decided to anchor our understanding of human dignity in a culture of vicious political supremacy of the strong over the weak. We have done so fully aware that wherever legislation...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: General Practitioner Contracts (4 Oct 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I am to share time with Deputy Butler. Fourmilewater Health Centre, which is located just across the border from me in County Waterford, serves the parishes of Ballymacarbry, my own parish of Newcastle in County Tipperary, The Nire and Ballinamult, Tooraneena and even further afield. It is a wonderful rural general practitioner, GP, service with 1,700 patients, 1,050 of which are private...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: General Practitioner Contracts (4 Oct 2018)

Mattie McGrath: With no disrespect to the Minister of State, it is typical for her to come in and read out a reply on behalf of the Minister which is useless, toothless and fruitless. We are worried. Some 1,700 patients and their families are very worried. I pay tribute to the staff and the nurses who have kept the centre going, including the person who comes in to my own parish on a locum basis,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: General Practitioner Contracts (4 Oct 2018)

Mattie McGrath: A direct answer will do for us.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: General Practitioner Contracts (4 Oct 2018)

Mattie McGrath: It has 1,700 patients.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: General Practitioner Contracts (4 Oct 2018)

Mattie McGrath: The Minister of State is welcome to come and see it.

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Budget Statement 2019 (9 Oct 2018)

Mattie McGrath: It is a black hole.

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Budget Statement 2019 (9 Oct 2018)

Mattie McGrath: What happened to grannies?