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Written Answers — Organised Crime: Organised Crime (25 Oct 2011)

Mattie McGrath: Question 229: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of scrap, iron and metal yard companies that currently exist here; the number of new companies that have been established in the past two years; the industry specific regulations by which these companies are regulated; his views on whether this industry requires some industry specific regulations; his plans to...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Oct 2011)

Mattie McGrath: Question 265: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total cost to the taxpayer of all works related to the name change of her Department from the Department of Social and Family Affairs to the Department of Social Protection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30979/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (25 Oct 2011)

Mattie McGrath: Question 272: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a social welfare appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31010/11]

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (25 Oct 2011)

Mattie McGrath: Question 314: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has a timeframe set out for the review that she wishes to carry out of the operation of the programmes and initiatives funded by her to support persons who are unemployed to return to work, further training and or education; when she expects this review to commence and be completed; the format this review will take; if members of...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (25 Oct 2011)

Mattie McGrath: Question 411: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce increased regulation in the cash for gold and scrap metal industries in view of the increased amount of robberies of gold and metal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31098/11]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (19 Oct 2011)

Mattie McGrath: Question 46: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will make changes to the administration of the July education programme in the future to ensure that applicants will be given sufficient notice and time to complete their application forms prior to the commencement of the scheme; his views on whether ten days is an acceptable timeframe for parents to obtain the necessary...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (19 Oct 2011)

Mattie McGrath: Question 69: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider making amendments to the eligibility criteria for schemes such as TUS, FÁS training courses, the community employment scheme and so on to ensure that applicants who are not in receipt of jobseeker's allowance payment due to the income of their spouse, partner or parents are not prevented from participating in skills...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (19 Oct 2011)

Mattie McGrath: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the logic behind the changes made in April 2011 to the age limit for a qualified child for the one parent family payment; the reason 14 years was chosen as a cut-off age; the position regarding parents who are in receipt of this payment after their youngest child turns 14 when they are not in a position to work; if there are any...

Written Answers — Home Help Services: Home Help Services (18 Oct 2011)

Mattie McGrath: Question 481: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Health Service Executive has informed a client that it cannot provide or increase their home help hours until hours are freed up by another client and that this position is unlikely to change by the end of the year; if he finds it acceptable that elderly persons in need of home help should have...

Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)

Mattie McGrath: I am cooling it. I am trying to ensure that costs are cut down. It is a huge waste of taxpayers money in view of the current situation in this country.

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Mattie McGrath: While I agreed with it, I did not use it. I am probably one of the only candidates that will not use it.

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Mattie McGrath: It is an enormous cost.

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Mattie McGrath: I am not a member of any party. The Deputy is wrong again.

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Mattie McGrath: The Whip will have to correct the record a few more times; he is wrong. I want to ask the Minister-----

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Mattie McGrath: Is any genuine effort being made to save money?

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Mattie McGrath: One for Fine Gael and one for the Labour Party.

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Mattie McGrath: One each.

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Mattie McGrath: Is there any sign of a Bill to cut out the waste of the Litir um Thoghcháin? The Government will meet the Troika tomorrow. I do not understand how the Troika have not zoned in on issues such as this. It is beyond belief that tens of millions of euro are used on this. Some candidates in the presidential election decided to share the facility.

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (12 Oct 2011)

Mattie McGrath: Question 67: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason he is insisting on using old congested routes for examining the qualifying distance applicable when assessing whether an applicant qualifies for a higher education grant at the non-adjacent rate; his views that students should use the best route available to them when travelling to college; the reason he is insisting that...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Oct 2011)

Mattie McGrath: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether applications for carer's allowance are now taking over six months to process despite the fact that her Department's voicemail states that decisions will given within three months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28991/11]