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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Emigrant Support Services (21 Feb 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 335. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a breakdown of all applications made under the emigrant support programme from the US and Canada in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8213/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Emigrant Support Services (21 Feb 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 336. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a breakdown of organisations and groups that were awarded funding under the 2022 emigrant support programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8214/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (22 Feb 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 80. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the future of the active travel programme for local authorities in view of the reduced allocation for 2023, particularly for Tipperary County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8948/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Sports Funding (22 Feb 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 117. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to commence the next round of the sports capital programme; when it will be open for applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8949/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Sports Funding (22 Feb 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 118. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if pony and equine clubs are eligible to apply for funding under the sports capital programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8951/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (22 Feb 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 136. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will allocate funding to Tipperary County Council to rectify the developer-provided infrastructure in estates and allow the council to proceed with the taking-in-charge process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8946/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (22 Feb 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 137. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of taking-in-charge applications that are held up nationally due to the existence of developer-provided infrastructure within estates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8947/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (22 Feb 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 138. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will make funding available for a second vacant homes officer for Tipperary County Council due to the size of the county and the large workload that is left to one person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8952/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (22 Feb 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 264. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to commence the next round of the Outdoor Recreational Infrastructure Programme; when it will be open for applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8950/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Feb 2023)

Mattie McGrath: The south Tipperary children's disability network team is in total disarray. The disability network manager has recently resigned, as has the network social worker. There is a senior occupational therapist vacancy, a speech and language therapist vacancy and a psychologist vacancy. What is going on? There are five whole-time equivalent vacancies in the network. Children with disabilities...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Feb 2023)

Mattie McGrath: There are 50,000 waiting.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Feb 2023)

Mattie McGrath: When?

National Archives Act 1986 (Section 1(2)(d)) Order 2023: Motion (23 Feb 2023)

Mattie McGrath: The question arises what court records are held by the National Archives. The majority of court records held by the National Archives date from the foundation of the modern Irish State in 1922, although sometimes you would have to wonder how modern it is. These include records relating to all courts, including the District Court, the Circuit Court, the High Court, the Central Criminal...

Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Feb 2023)

Mattie McGrath: The complaints body of An Garda Síochána, GSOC, will be renamed the office of the policing ombudsman, with redesigned processes and greater financial independence. The body itself will be restructured and the current three-person commission will be replaced with an ombudsman and a deputy ombudsman. Glossy Bills are not going to fix the serious problem we have in this country. Ar...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Feb 2023)

Mattie McGrath: There was a strong delegation from the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association, ICSA, outside the Dáil today. Many of the Taoiseach's backbenchers came to meet them. They are being crucified by increased input costs, and the price of lamb paid to them has never been lower. It has dropped consistently over the last four months, despite what the housewife or houseperson pays for a...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Feb 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I raise the issue of MotorCycling Ireland’s insurance cover. I believe it wrote to the Taoiseach. I have seen copies of letters it wrote. A number of cycling clubs in Ireland lost the ability to obtain insurance for this season. The governing body, Offroad Motorsport UK, informed staff in 2022 that no insurance company would cover any of the Twenty-six Counties. The Taoiseach and...

European Union Directive: Motion (28 Feb 2023)

Mattie McGrath: The implementation of the new restrictive measures has shown the complexity of identifying assets owned by those subject to sanctions who hide their assets across different jurisdictions through complex means and financial structures. Those who wish to conceal assets are helped by existing legal loopholes as the criminal law provisions relating to the breach of EU sanctions vary between...

National Ambulance Service: Motion [Private Members] (28 Feb 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I, too, am in favour of this motion. This situation has gone from bad to worse. A paramedic told me at a retirement do one night a number of years ago that he left the service because of the disgraceful call-outs and the utter confusion and ridiculousness involved. He was called out one day to leave Clonmel and head for Carrick-on-Suir. When he reached Carrick-on-Suir, he was told to head...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (28 Feb 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 544. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Covid pandemic payment has not yet been paid to all healthcare workers who are due to receive the payment; when all agency staff will receive the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9520/23]

Future of Regional Pre-Hospital Emergency Care: Motion [Private Members] (1 Mar 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I compliment the Regional Group on bringing forward this motion on pre-emergency care, which is a critical component of the healthcare system in Ireland. It plays a vital role in the management of emergencies and saving lives, which is the most important thing for any of us in this House or anywhere else. The motion refers to emergency medical services provided to patients outside of...