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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (21 Mar 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 808. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will consider automatically extending public services cards for people over 80 years of age who have physical and medical difficulties and find the renewal process of having to physically present at their local office to renew their card onerous; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12528/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Schemes (21 Mar 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 1053. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of text alert groups that have been paid the text alert rebate for 2022 to date, by county; the reason for the delay in paying the rebate to the groups given the application process closed on 30 November 2022; if he will provide the details of each group, including the number who received a text alert rebate in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (21 Mar 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 1455. To ask the Minister for Health the WTE allocations for team 1 and team 2, in the CAMHS teams based in Clonmel, County Tipperary, broken down into disciplines; the vacancies within each team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13563/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (21 Mar 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 1456. To ask the Minister for Health the caseload numbers for both CAMHS teams based in Clonmel, County Tipperary; the number of referrals received in 2022; the number of those referrals that were refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13564/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (21 Mar 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 1461. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that a vacant psychology post on the CAMHS Team in Clonmel, County Tipperary remains vacant and that the recruitment drive received no applications; the urgent efforts that are being made to address the lack of interest in such posts and the recruitment difficulties; if he is concerned about the ongoing difficulties with recruitment that the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (21 Mar 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 1578. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the Working Group set up to look at the Control of Dogs Act 1986 in relation to protection of sheep and lambs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13544/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (21 Mar 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 1621. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update in relation to the progress of the recent Rural Regeneration and Development Fund allocations to Tipperary County Council to the towns of Cahir, Roscrea and Carrick on Suir; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13545/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Mar 2023)

Mattie McGrath: Codswallop.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Mar 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I want to be associated with the good wishes to Liam and Shane too. They are from the Abbey School in Tipp. They performed very well yesterday, as usual. The removal of community welfare officers, first from villages and now from towns, is a retrograde step. While we have excellent staff in Intreo offices throughout Tipperary who work hard, the removal of community welfare officers...

International Women's Day: Statements (8 Mar 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I compliment the Acting Chair, the Leas-Cheann Comhairle and all the ladies who are Members of the House and elsewhere with whom I am friendly. I wish my wife Margaret and my five daughters, six granddaughters, three wonderful sisters, daughters-in-law and sisters in law all the very best on this very important day. I also wish the best to my office team. I could not manage without them....

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (8 Mar 2023)

Mattie McGrath: The waiting time for driving tests in Clonmel, County Tipperary, is approximately 29 weeks. In Tipperary town, the waiting time is 13 weeks. Candidates who have failed a driving test automatically receive an email invitation to book another driving test once they have waited the required amount of time, or must resit the theory test, which can mean a wait of a further eight to ten weeks....

Protection of Cash as Legal Tender: Motion [Private Members] (8 Mar 2023)

Mattie McGrath: What about the European Commission?

Protection of Cash as Legal Tender: Motion [Private Members] (8 Mar 2023)

Mattie McGrath: The Minister of State talked about the second half of 2023 and maybe we will get something in 2024. We cannot wait that long, because everything is being harvested up, including people's cash reserves, their patience and their resilience. Above all, this is about our support for the people we are elected to represent. We are not elected to drive them off the edge of a cliff. This...

Protection of Cash as Legal Tender: Motion [Private Members] (8 Mar 2023)

Mattie McGrath: -----when it will be introduced to pre-legislative scrutiny and when we will debate it in this Chamber.

Protection of Cash as Legal Tender: Motion [Private Members] (8 Mar 2023)

Mattie McGrath: It cannot be on the never-never, with talk of doing it in 2023 or maybe 2024.

Protection of Cash as Legal Tender: Motion [Private Members] (8 Mar 2023)

Mattie McGrath: The Government will be out of power then and it will be over to someone else to mind all the cash. I commend this motion. It is a pity the Government has not got the guts to oppose it and would rather have it gathering dust on some shelf. That cannot happen.

Protection of Cash as Legal Tender: Motion [Private Members] (8 Mar 2023)

Mattie McGrath: Gabhaim buíochas leis an iar-Sheanadóir Brian Ó Domhnaill agus Mairéad san oifig as an ábhar seo a chur chun cinn. I thank Brian Ó Domhnaill, Mairéad, all my colleagues and supporters, David and everybody else for putting this motion together. I would have preferred if the Minister of State had stuck to the motion rather than using her time to-----

Protection of Cash as Legal Tender: Motion [Private Members] (8 Mar 2023)

Mattie McGrath: Yes, through the Chair - tríd an gCathaoir.

Protection of Cash as Legal Tender: Motion [Private Members] (8 Mar 2023)

Mattie McGrath: There are a lot of tangible issues relating to the motion, and we do not have a lot of time. Rather than choosing to attack another party in order to score political points, there is plenty of work to do on this. I also welcome Peter O’Donoghue from Kilworth in Cork, who is in the Visitors Gallery today and who has done huge work. He has actually stood up and been counted in venues...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (8 Mar 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 98. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reasons for the delay in cases accessing arbitration; the number of cases waiting for arbitration; the average waiting time; what steps are his Department taking to ensure that these cases are expedited; what steps are his Department taking to ensure that future cases will not have to wait so long; and if he will make a statement...