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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (1 Oct 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 153. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the making of a differential rents scheme will be moved from an executive function to a reserved function of local authority members, as proposed in Putting People First, to give members more say in local democracy; the reason for the delay; his plans to prepare a national differential rent scheme; when the proposals...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (1 Oct 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 154. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a directive will be issued to local authorities in respect of exempting carer's allowance and the working family payment from consideration when calculating rent in view of the fact that both payments are targeted as supports for low-income households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27773/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Functions (1 Oct 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 155. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on issues in the Part 8 process since the amalgamation of north and south Tipperary county councils in circumstances in which county councillors have proposed and seconded social housing projects in parts of a county that they are unfamiliar with and have no local knowledge of; if Part 8 developments should only be...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Functions (1 Oct 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 156. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason Irish Water has no input in the Part 8 process when Irish water must be notified by the council of all private developments; his views on whether Irish Water should have input on all Part 8 applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27776/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Functions (1 Oct 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 162. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the local authority supersedes the management agency in a housing estate after the taking-in-charge process has commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27946/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Functions (1 Oct 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 163. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a management agency for a housing estate is permitted to charge fees for maintenance after an estate has been taken in charge by the local authority and all necessary maintenance is carried out by same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27947/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (1 Oct 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the decision made by the school transport scheme will be reviewed; if a ticket for a child (details supplied) will be allocated on compassionate grounds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27951/20]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Oct 2020)

Mattie McGrath: I too ask the Taoiseach for a briefing of party leaders. There is great frustration and angst as people all over the country do not know what is going on. We need the PUP payment restored for all of these businesses that are going to be closed down. In that context, if the Ceann Comhairle will allow me, I made comments earlier about Dr. Holohan and I asked where he had been for the past...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Oct 2020)

Mattie McGrath: When?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Oct 2020)

Mattie McGrath: On a point of clarification about what the Taoiseach said, we have not had a leaders' briefing in three weeks. We have had only one since he became Taoiseach. I missed last week's meeting but we always make our dissent known at the meeting. Members from my group do not come in and object to something to which we agreed. We make it known that we are not happy with the progress.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Oct 2020)

Mattie McGrath: Farmers and self-employed people are being discriminated against under the fair deal scheme for nursing home care. This issue has been bandied around for several years. The former Minister of State, Jim Daly, promised that the matter had gone to the Cabinet two or three years ago. It is unacceptable that the assets of farmers and self-employed people, of whom there are many, are being...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (6 Oct 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 215. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure that Bus Éireann retains all of its expressway services and to improve regional connectivity following announcement of plans by Bus Éireann to cut services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28274/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (6 Oct 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 296. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the Garda stations within the Tipperary division that were refurbished by the OPW over the past 18 months; the nature of works carried out in each station; if each of the refurbishment works are completed or still ongoing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28397/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Estates (6 Oct 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 360. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason Tipperary County Council has been refused funding under the multi-annual funding programme to proceed with the taking-in-charge of estates; the funding that has been provided to Tipperary County Council for the taking-in-charge of estates; the reason this funding has been refused for 2020; the number of estates...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Data (6 Oct 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 389. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passports reported lost or stolen to the Passport Office in 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28399/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (6 Oct 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 456. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent by her Department on school minor works project in each of the years of 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28398/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (6 Oct 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 475. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied with the levels of computer literacy amongst students leaving secondary school; the computer literacy education second level students receive in all schools; if all students receive a basic level of computer literacy education in secondary schools; if not, to her plans ensure that computer literacy education is provided to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (6 Oct 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 515. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position in relation to the implementation of the Labour Court recommendation that community employment supervisors should be entitled to a pension or gratuity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28303/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (6 Oct 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 680. To ask the Minister for Health the number of deaths that have been declassified following incorrect classification as being Covid-19 related (details supplied); the correct number of deaths associated with Covid-19; his views on whether it is correct to classify all deaths as Covid-19 deaths simply due to a positive test result in cases in which a death may have not been related to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (6 Oct 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 681. To ask the Minister for Health the total expenditure by the HSE on Covid-19 to date; a breakdown of the main areas of expenditure; the amount of increased capacity that has been added to the healthcare system since the onset of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28395/20]