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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (18 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: 391. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on plans to develop a new education campus at Ballinrea, Carrigaline, County Cork; the new school facilities that his Department intends to develop on the site which has been acquired; the size of the site that has been acquired; if it is sufficient in size to meet the needs of his Department; the steps achieved to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (18 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: 393. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a detailed update, including a description of the works planned or underway, on development projects at schools in a town (details supplied) in County Cork. [38376/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (18 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: 395. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to the post-primary school transport scheme, if the eligibility rule requiring a pupil to live at least 4.8 kilometres from the nearest school is set aside if there is no bus route to that nearest school but there is a bus route to another appropriate school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38391/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Registered Employment Agreements (18 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: 521. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will update his response to Parliamentary Question No. 344 of 25 June 2013 regarding the recent Supreme Court decision upholding a constitutional challenge to the system of Registered Employment Agreements; if he will outline the formal response of Government to the decision and the steps the Government now intends to take;...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Live Register Data (18 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: 602. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if any person who was previously self employed and who was refused jobseeker's allowance by virtue of the means test is included in her Department's official figures as an unemployed person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37424/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (18 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: 689. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a domiciliary care allowance appeal in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Cork. [38419/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Graffiti Issues (18 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: 914. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps being taken at national and local authority level to address the problem of graffiti in certain locations; if he will provide details of any funding ringfenced to deal with the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37740/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Drainage Schemes Status (18 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: 955. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for a Cork main drainage scheme; when he expects the scheme to get underway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38367/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (18 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: 1281. To ask the Minister for Health the current national interest rate applied to savings or similar investments for the purposes of calculating eligibility for a medical card for persons aged 70 years and over; if a person may opt to have their income assessed for eligibility based on the actual level of interest earned during the relevant period; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (18 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: 1336. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to add rheumatoid arthritis to the list of qualifying illnesses under the long term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37286/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Blood Transfusion Service (18 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: 1405. To ask the Minister for Health if the Irish Blood Transfusion Service is to commence accepting blood from haemachromatosis sufferers; the indicative dates and locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37717/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (18 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: 1537. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding plans for a new primary care centre in a town (details supplied) in County Cork; the steps that have been taken to date to develop this facility; if approval is now in place to proceed; where the project is on the ranking list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38366/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Industry Issues (18 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: 1651. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views from the perspective of the impact on domestic tourism on the fact that pupils at primary and post primary level are now returning to school during the last week of August effectively shutting down the domestic tourism sector for the final week of August; if he has raised the issue with the Department of Education and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: I wish to raise another issue with Mr. Bryan, the issue of the marked agricultural diesel. In his pre-budget submission, he reiterated the IFA's position that it wants to retain the current system. As Mr. Bryan is aware, the issue of illegal fuel laundering is a growing problem, and is a massive problem in the Border counties in particular, resulting in huge clean-up costs for many local...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: I welcome the emphasis that Mr. John Dunne from the Carers Association has put on income support. Unfortunately, this will be another budget in which holding what one has becomes a worthy objective. Most of the groups coming before us hope at least to hold onto what they have, alongside trying to make progress on non-financial issues. An issue I come across increasingly frequently is the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: The cut to the respite care grant last year had a real impact on thousands of families. In Mr. Dunne's opinion, based on the Carers Association with carers, what difference did it make and what message would he send to the Government as it frames this year's budget in regard to the carer's allowance, the half-rate allowance, respite care and the household benefits package?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: Yes, I will address the Alzheimer Society of Ireland and the Carers Association while Deputy Dooley will address the IFA and Home and Community Care Ireland if that is acceptable.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: I will try not to do that. I thank all of our guests for their detailed submissions which we had an opportunity to go through in advance. I will start with the Alzheimer Society of Ireland and welcome Mr. Martin and Ms McGettrick. Going through its submission, one thing that struck me was the dramatic increase in the number of people suffering from dementia that we are likely to see over...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: Is the Department open-minded with regard to a national dementia strategy? What kind of discussions has the association had so far? Is it pushing an open door or is it unlikely to happen?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Permanent TSB (5 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: What are the implications for individual staff?