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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (23 Nov 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 148. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the names and specific amount paid to the top ten solicitors or legal companies that were the recipients of free legal aid contracts or work from 2012 to 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58264/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (23 Nov 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 149. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the names and specific amount paid to the top ten barristers or legal companies who were the recipients of free legal aid contracts or work from 2012 to 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58265/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (23 Nov 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 150. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the specific amount of criminal legal aid, under each of the various criminal legal aid schemes that has been paid out to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58266/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (23 Nov 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 151. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of legal aid certificates issued in each of the years from 2012 to 2021 and to date 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58267/22]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (22 Nov 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 148. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent attendance at COP27. [57284/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Business Supports (22 Nov 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 239. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason that the temporary business energy support scheme excludes businesses whose main source of energy is oil, particularly in rural areas where gas is not available (details supplied); if he will modify the scheme to include such businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57436/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (22 Nov 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 312. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will increase the maximum purchase property ceiling band for Tipperary under the first homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58010/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Bodies (22 Nov 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 429. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current position in relation to the ex-gratia payments for Fás supervisors; when the payment will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57472/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (22 Nov 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 609. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be approved for a person (details supplied) with disabilities to take-up a residential placement in County Tipperary; the reason for the delay; if urgent funding will be approved; the person or body that is responsible in the HSE for releasing the funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57508/22]

Post-European Council: Statements (16 Nov 2022)

Mattie McGrath: The Minister of State might answer my question today, although he did not on the previous occasion I asked him in the House, about the number of warships that recently docked in the harbour of Cork. Was that with the imprimaturof the Government? The ships were from Canada and Great Britain, among other places. Why are they there and why are they being minded by a large number of...

Post-European Council: Statements (16 Nov 2022)

Mattie McGrath: I am also glad to be able to speak on this. As usual, the Taoiseach does not wait around for us to make our views known. The Minister of State, Deputy Byrne is here and I have no issue with that, but I repeat what I have said before: they are both completely gobsmacked by the EU. They are serving the global masters instead of serving the people who elected them. In the Minister of State's...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Nov 2022)

Mattie McGrath: The first home scheme, under the Government's Housing For All programme sets the maximum property price ceiling for houses in Tipperary at €250,000, while neighbouring counties are set at €300,000 and the maximum purchase in some other areas goes as far as €450,000. The housing crisis exists in every county and the costs for building houses are similar. In Tipperary we...

Energy Regulations: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Nov 2022)

Mattie McGrath: I know they would. I know what kind of hangers-on some of them are and they would arrive to the wedding alright. I mean no disrespect in that. This is a serious motion and we are serious about climate change but we want to bring the people with us. All stick and no carrot will not work.

Energy Regulations: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Nov 2022)

Mattie McGrath: All duck with the Government alright.

Energy Regulations: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Nov 2022)

Mattie McGrath: We put down this motion in good faith and I am delighted to see the support it has got. Ar an gcéad dul síos, ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas a ghabháil don iar-Sheanadóir Brian Ó Domhnaill agus do Mhairead san oifig for their research on this. It is quite a basic, simple, honest-to-God motion that ordinary people would recommend. I mean no disrespect to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (16 Nov 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when individual transport to and from a school (details supplied) will be arranged for a child with special needs in County Tipperary who is currently unable to attend school due to having no school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56819/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (16 Nov 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 173. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children with disabilities in south Tipperary who are receiving shared residential services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56799/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (16 Nov 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 174. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children with disabilities in south Tipperary who are classed as being in need of shared residential services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56800/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (16 Nov 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 175. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new shared residential services that have been developed in the past five years in south Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56801/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (16 Nov 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 176. To ask the Minister for Health the full list of respite services that are available to children with disabilities in south Tipperary; if they are operational on a full-time or part-time basis; the number of children who are in receipt of these respite services; the timeframe between a respite session; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56802/22]