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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (25 Oct 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 375. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide clarity on the situation in relation to substitution cover particularly for ASD classes at primary level (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52829/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (25 Oct 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 424. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 101 of 19 October 2022, her plans to increase the number of generalised learning disability units to provide additional supports to children with additional needs who do not have an ASD diagnosis but who require the supports of a specialised placement (details supplied); the reason that only those children...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (25 Oct 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 553. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current occupancy rate in all of the State prisons; her views on the capacity in the Prison Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52969/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (25 Oct 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 633. To ask the Minister for Health the number of families that are currently waiting for an individual family service plan in children's disability network teams; the percentage of those waiting for an individual family service plans that have received their IFSP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53047/22]

Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Second Stage (26 Oct 2022)

Mattie McGrath: I am a bit perplexed about this legislation. I tried to grapple with it. My staff in the office, especially Kathy, my daughter, Councillor Máirín McGrath, and all the girls who are there are dealing with terrible situations on a daily basis. They are just flocking in with nowhere to go,with letters giving notice to quit, you name it. Successive Governments have failed to grapple...

Development (Emergency Electricity Generation) Bill 2022: Second Stage (26 Oct 2022)

Mattie McGrath: I am glad the Minister, Deputy Ryan, is here. I will read from a small bit from the speech delivered by the Minister of State, Deputy Smyth. First, he told the Dáil he would discuss the generation capacity shortfall that exists. Welcome to the real world. Second, he said, "I will reaffirm the urgency of this Bill in order to enable delivery of emergency capacity to maintain a secure...

Development (Emergency Electricity Generation) Bill 2022: Second Stage (26 Oct 2022)

Mattie McGrath: Or else you could be out of tune. I invite the Minister to respond to the debate.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (26 Oct 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 145. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on a matter (details supplied) in relation to the number of persons seeking international protection in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53714/22]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Oct 2022)

Mattie McGrath: Go on then.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (27 Oct 2022)

Mattie McGrath: We have reached crisis point trying to accommodate refugees from Ukraine. This morning I received a reply to a parliamentary question from the Minister for Justice. It states that 3,254 people arrived in this country without documentation in the first eight months of the year. This breaks down to 400 a month or 100 a week. The reply also states these individuals presented full...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Nov 2022)

Mattie McGrath: It is not agreed.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Nov 2022)

Mattie McGrath: My colleague, Deputy Carol Nolan, outlined the chronic situation with the National Ambulance Service. On behalf of my group, I want to raise the need for an urgent debate and urgent action regarding the HSE and its inability to serve the people and carry out its job. Front-line staff are doing a sterling job but there are not enough of them and we are being told we will have to accept...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Nov 2022)

Mattie McGrath: We need a serious debate on this matter and, more important, we need action. We are continuously asking for this situation to be rectified and it gets worse by the day.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Nov 2022)

Mattie McGrath: I raise the urgent case of a 14-year-old child in Tipperary with severe additional needs and the absolute neglect he and his family are receiving at the hands of the HSE. Despite having severe needs, being an acute priority and requiring, at a minimum, weekly respite, the child has received just three hours of respite since last May and just one overnight stay. It is appalling. The...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Nov 2022)

Mattie McGrath: If there is any humanity at all, the situation should not be allowed to continue like this. It is appalling.

Creeslough, County Donegal: Statements (8 Nov 2022)

Mattie McGrath: There is no doubt that everybody is still trying to come to terms with what happened in Creeslough on that fateful evening. We have to salute each and every person in the vicinity of the shop, passers-by, neighbours, first responders, An Garda Síochána, ambulance crews, the fire brigade, council workers, hospital staff from the North and South and everybody else who tried to help....

Long Covid Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (9 Nov 2022)

Mattie McGrath: I compliment the Regional Group for tabling the motion. Many people are suffering from long Covid and they have a diagnosis after great cost to themselves and great energy spent, even though they have very little energy to try to get a diagnosis. It seems a blanket has been put over Covid and we cannot discuss it or debate it. One narrative has had to apply all of the time. People are...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2022)

Mattie McGrath: Did the Taoiseach pay carbon tax on the fuel?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Nov 2022)

Mattie McGrath: The Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee, is present. The Powerstown-Lisronagh community alert group from Tipperary are coming up to meet her today. It is fighting to save its community. There is a lack of Garda numbers. The local gardaí are doing their best. Save our Local Community in Tipperary came up to Dublin previously after a heinous robbery in Killenaule when a business...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Nov 2022)

Mattie McGrath: What about electronic tagging?