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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates (21 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 321. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the details of the implementation of the commercial rates waiver have been finalised and issued to local authorities; the reason for the delay in finalising the scheme; the funding that has been provided to local authorities to offset the financial losses as a result of the waiver; if the waiver will be extended beyond...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Uniforms (21 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 399. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position on school uniforms in view of the fact that parents are in the process of purchasing uniforms and in further view of reports that schools will have no uniforms for infection control reasons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16959/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (21 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 400. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) or an organisation to which they are linked has been party to or had influence on the development of sex education programmes in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17006/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (21 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 418. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures she will introduce to provide protections for third level students in circumstances in which many are expected to pay accommodation deposits and a number of months' rent up front when it is not clear whether they will be attending their colleges for classes in the coming term; if she will ensure that legislative protections are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Electronic Cigarettes (21 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 770. To ask the Minister for Health if guidelines will be put in place regarding the use of e-cigarettes in public houses (details supplied). [17425/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: The Taoiseach described the deal that we got at the weekend as a good one for Europe. Only four countries - Germany, France, the Netherlands and Sweden - are to contribute more than us. Germany will pay €1,606 per capita. Ireland will pay €3,201 per head. This is a rotten deal. After the miserable so-called bailout, which I called a clean-out at the time, this is another...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: I know what planet I am on.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: It is about that.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: It is.

Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (22 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: I am sharing time with Deputies Nolan and O'Donoghue. Cá bhfuil an Taoiseach? Cad a dhéanfaimid feasta gan adhmad? On Questions on Promised Legislation, the Taoiseach wanted to know what planet I was on. He is not even here to listen to the debate. Another Deputy is correct that they always leave before we speak. The Minister of State, Deputy Thomas Byrne, is here. The...

Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (22 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: Yes.

Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (22 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: Yes. I will take four minutes and they will take two and a half minutes each. Last week, the Acting Chairman heard the officials, in the absence of the Minister for Finance, tell us that we had not yet applied to the EU for any funding despite being in the middle of a deep pandemic or whatever one wants to call it. That beggars belief when Germany is spending its money and other countries...

Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (22 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: The Deputy beat me to the draw by going to the questions and answers session. If the Minister of State does not mind, he might take those. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae also has a question. I cannot see who else wishes to ask a question.

Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (22 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: Of course. Will the Minister of State answer Deputy Harkin's questions first?

Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (22 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: It is time for an tAire to wrap up.

Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (22 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: I will call Deputy Brady if he is here - I cannot see him - and then Deputy Haughey. If he does not mind the Minister of State can then answer the questions from the three Deputies.

Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (22 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: With the permission of the House, we will take the questions together, and perhaps Deputy Haughey's also.

Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (22 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: Does the Minister of State wish to allow Deputy Haughey to speak briefly?

Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (22 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: He has been a very diligent member of the Committee on European Union Affairs so I know he is interested.

Credit Guarantee (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: I am sorry, but I had to step out for another meeting. I have no issue with the Minister of State's good self and this has nothing to do with him, but it is a disgrace that the Minister is not present. This day last week, a Minister of State was sent in with ten minutes to go. Unfortunately, I was in the Chair and I had to suspend the House because the Minister of State had no briefing and...