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Written Answers — Department of Health: Palliative Care Services Provision (12 Dec 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 166. To ask the Minister for Health the status of palliative care services three year development framework 2017 to 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52267/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Building Programme (12 Dec 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 167. To ask the Minister for Health the reason St. Brigid’s Hospital, Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary is not included in the five year plan for refurbishment and upgrading; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52268/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Development Plan Expenditure (12 Dec 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 272. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the areas the €1.2 billion of culture, heritage and Irish language funding has been invested in to date (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52407/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh – Priority Questions: Child and Family Agency (13 Dec 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 4. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the actions taken by her Department and Tusla on foot of the recommendations of the Charleton report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52601/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh – Priority Questions: Child and Family Agency (13 Dec 2018)

Mattie McGrath: The Minister has accepted the absolutely horrendous indictment of the operational management of Tusla in the Charleton report. The report lays bare the seriously disconnected nature of the service and the lack of communication, which was staggering. Could the Minister make a statement on the matter?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh – Priority Questions: Child and Family Agency (13 Dec 2018)

Mattie McGrath: It is fine to suggest there was but one social work office in one area at one time, as the Minister did, but Mr. Justice Peter Charleton lays bare what was happening. As he said, "The Tusla letter wrongly accusing Maurice McCabe was opened by his wife in January 2016." He also stated that, after all the issues that arose, "Tusla were slow to respond to the public request for cooperation by...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh – Priority Questions: Child and Family Agency (13 Dec 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Poor record-keeping and bad management might be fine in a GAA club or similar organisation but Tusla is a national organisation with incredible powers. It is devastating if those powers are mishandled, as in the case of the letter. After all that occurred, there were no positive replies and no rush to sort this out and make it better. The culture is the issue. Many of the officials were...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Dec 2018)

Mattie McGrath: With Fine Gael candidates.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Dec 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Fine Gael used them to-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Dec 2018)

Mattie McGrath: What about Tipperary?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Dec 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Family Carers Ireland launched its annual scorecard report for 2017 earlier today. While some improvements are recorded, the overall performance is abysmal, particularly in the area of family respite care. It is almost impossible to get respite care in this country. I know of a woman whose 21 year old son has been in hospital since August. She is trying to get him home but has only been...

Centenary of 1918 General Election: Statements (13 Dec 2018)

Mattie McGrath: We are celebrating the events which took place on 14 December 100 years ago. Women were allowed to vote for the first time, which was a huge milestone. It was the year Countess Markievicz was elected but refused to take her seat at Westminster. She chose to wait as a revolutionary to be elected to the First Dáil. She was an inspirational character. Deputy Howlin referred to the...

Local Government Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Louth was robbed.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Care Orders (13 Dec 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 192. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of emergency and interim care orders that have been sought and implemented by Tusla; the county in which they were enforced; the ages of the children involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52629/18]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Dec 2018)

Mattie McGrath: It is still in the wrong place.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Dec 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Some €400 million is a lot of money.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Dec 2018)

Mattie McGrath: A cost of €1.4 billion to start with.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Dec 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I do not condone violence from any source. The Central Bank's residential mortgage arrears and repossession statistics for the second quarter of 2018 show that accounts in arrears for more than 700 days now constitute 42% of all accounts in arrears. At €2.5 billion, they represent 91% of outstanding arrears balances. Non-bank entities now hold 61,446 mortgage accounts for principal...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Dec 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I am surprised by the Taoiseach's reply. While meaningful efforts are being made in many cases, there are many cases - we all know of them - involving business people, farmers and family home owners who are trying their best to deal with the banks but the banks will not entertain them and drag out the process forever. We must send a clear message to the people who carry out these violent...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Dec 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Let the people of Ireland deal with this honestly and repay as best they can. The issue of evictions is very emotive.