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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Provision (20 Sep 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 150. To ask the Minister for Finance for a breakdown of Home Building Finance Ireland's funding support to developers for the construction of housing, by county, annually, since its establishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39585/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (20 Sep 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 273. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who have applied for a school transport but are left without transport this September; the urgent steps she is taking to alleviate the issues; if she has engaged with Bus Éireann to increase the retirement age for school bus drivers, which would immediately increase the supply of school bus drivers; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Sep 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 337. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for delays with regard to the new building works at a special education school in County Tipperary; the immediate efforts she will make to expedite this project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40197/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (20 Sep 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 502. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will extend the croí cónaithe grant timeframe from 13 to 18 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40007/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (20 Sep 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 503. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to clarify who is responsible to pay the legal fees incurred by the local authority as part of the croí cónaithe grant scheme regarding the legal charge/clawback on the property receiving the grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40009/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (20 Sep 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 889. To ask the Minister for Health if he will designate special funding to the healthy homes co-ordinators in local authorities to assist them in their role to help older and vulnerable people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39541/23]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I refer to the people outside the gate today, a lovely peaceful protest by workers in small childcare facilities, mainly from rural areas, along with parents and some páistí as well. Earlier the Taoiseach gave a very glib answer, saying that there was only a small crowd of them there. They are very passionate about what they do and they are being treated terribly. The core model...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2023)

Mattie McGrath: There are delays across the public service and indeed the private service, including in the National Driver Licence Service, NDLS. If a young or other person in Clonmel applies today for a driving test, it will be nearly the end of February before he or she will be allowed to go on the portal to apply again. There is a waiting list of up to nine months for people to do a driving test in...

Children's Health Ireland - Patient safety concerns and reviews in paediatric orthopaedic surgical services: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Sep 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I would like to thank everybody who works in the HSE. Great work is done in many hospitals, including by front-line nurses, doctors, surgeons, secretaries and everybody else. However, there are huge issues around the whole running of the HSE and the Department of Health. I also want to sympathise with the Carter family and the other 17 families involved here. It is truly horrific by any...

Reversal of Planned Fuel Price Increases: Motion [Private Members] (26 Sep 2023)

Mattie McGrath: Yes.

Reversal of Planned Fuel Price Increases: Motion [Private Members] (26 Sep 2023)

Mattie McGrath: Can I make brief point of clarification please, a Cheann Comhairle, le do thoil?

Reversal of Planned Fuel Price Increases: Motion [Private Members] (26 Sep 2023)

Mattie McGrath: Briefly, that was a state of the nation address but I will be brief. The Minister, Deputy McGrath, referred to us in the Rural Independent Group when calling a stand-up vote. There was an amendment to these increases back in early July. We pushed it to a vote and we did stand and there was nobody inside of the House to stand with us. There were five of us. Perhaps an Teachta Doherty will...

Reversal of Planned Fuel Price Increases: Motion [Private Members] (26 Sep 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I told the Ceann Comhairle that I would only be a minute and I appreciate that, but the Deputy's party did not stand up to vote to stop this increase where it should have been stopped, and not now where they are trying to close the door when it is gone.

Reversal of Planned Fuel Price Increases: Motion [Private Members] (26 Sep 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I have spoken out about decarbonisation. Why did you not vote with us then and now you want to get our backing for it? The public can see what is going on.

Reversal of Planned Fuel Price Increases: Motion [Private Members] (26 Sep 2023)

Mattie McGrath: A Cheann Comhairle-----

Reversal of Planned Fuel Price Increases: Motion [Private Members] (26 Sep 2023)

Mattie McGrath: May I make a point of clarification?

Reversal of Planned Fuel Price Increases: Motion [Private Members] (26 Sep 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I came in here 22 minutes before I was to speak and two groups before us had not spoken. That is what happened.

Reversal of Planned Fuel Price Increases: Motion [Private Members] (26 Sep 2023)

Mattie McGrath: The Deputy cannot have it both ways. He cannot have his cake and eat it.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Offshore Islands (26 Sep 2023)

Mattie McGrath: Will it be smokeless coal in the fire?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Services (26 Sep 2023)

Mattie McGrath: Ar an gcéad dul síos, gabhaim buíochas leis an gCeann Comhairle, leis an Rialtas agus le gach éinne eile as an gcabhair a thug siad do dhaoine Chluain Meala cúpla seachtain ó shin when we had a very tragic time in Clonmel. I thank the whole community, the Clonmel school community, An Garda Síochána, all the agencies and all the people in the community...