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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (28 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 180. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 251 of 14 July 2020, the reason it has been necessary to resume driver test centres on a gradual basis; the reason all centres could not have been re-opened in view of the essential nature of the service; when driver tests and driver theory tests will resume in Clonmel, County Tipperary; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (28 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 181. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties being encountered by those with driver licences due to expire, to obtain an appointment to renew their licence due to the number of persons trying to obtain appointments as a result of the extension to their licences up to July 2020; the measures in place to ensure that persons that...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Budget Contribution (28 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 219. To ask the Minister for Finance the planned contribution by Ireland to the EU Budget over the next seven years; the justification for Ireland being the second highest contributor per capita to the EU Budget, second only to Luxembourg; the efforts that were made to seek a write down and reduction of the contribution in view of the write down received by Germany, Holland, Sweden and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (28 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 1007. To ask the Minister for Health if an analysis has been carried out on the further cost of carrying out upgrade works on the former St. Michael's unit at South Tipperary General Hospital to bring it up to sufficient standard for the provision of acute psychiatric beds; the difference in standard required between standard acute beds and acute psychiatric beds; the estimated cost of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (28 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 1008. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the shortage of acute mental health beds in County Tipperary; his views on same; his plans to provide such beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18654/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 1009. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 821 of 7 July 2020, the nature of the works carried out at St. Brigid's Hospital, Carrick on Suir following the allocation of €20,000 for such works; when the hospital will reopen for the provision of convalescence and palliative care in view of the fact that the hospital continues to remain empty; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (28 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 1010. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 tests that have been carried out to date here; the cost of such testing; if he will provide a breakdown of the beneficiaries of such costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18658/20]

Ministers and Secretaries and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: I will be sharing time with my colleagues, Deputy O'Donoghue and Deputy Michael Collins, if one of them arrives. I congratulate the Minister and the Minister of State, Deputy Niall Collins, and wish their well on their new roles, as well as their whole teams. Education is so important from the cradle to the grave. I know we are dealing with universities here but it is still important....

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (24 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: Psychiatric and general student nurses have joined the front line and helped out. They paid their way through college by the time they began their placement, which might last eight or ten weeks and for which they get paid. Now they cannot get that because of the circumstances of Covid-19 and there is significant hardship, therefore, on families, especially those who do not get grants. ...

Decision of the General Court of the European Union in the Apple Case: Statements (24 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: Ar an gcéad dul síos, ba mhaith liom comhgairdeas a dhéanamh leat, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I am delighted that she has been elected to her position. I will miss her contributions from the floor. I always valued them and tried to listen to them. I found them to be engaging, interesting, educated and very fair and balanced. I know she will have the very same qualities in...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Football Association of Ireland (23 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: I remind the Deputy that, under Standing Orders, he should not name people outside the House.

Teachtaireacht ón Seanad - Message from Seanad (23 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: Seanad Éireann has passed the Credit Guarantee (Amendment) Bill 2020, without amendment.

Message from Business Committee (23 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: The standing Business Committee has completed its consideration, under Standing Order 30, of the request by the Minister for Justice and Equality to waive the requirement for pre-legislative scrutiny, under Standing Order 173, of the general scheme and heads of the civil and criminal law (miscellaneous provisions) Bill 2020, and has agreed thereto. The standing Business Committee has...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Harbours and Piers (23 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: Yes.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Harbours and Piers (23 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: The Minister might call at Tipperary when he is passing through.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Harbours and Piers (23 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: We will organise something.

Health (General Practitioner Service and Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: I thank the Minister for his clarification but I am very surprised and disappointed. We all accept we are in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic but I spoke earlier in the debate about money being wasted. People in nursing homes are telling me they cannot deal with the amount of personal protective equipment that is being dumped at their doors. I received a response to a parliamentary...

Health (General Practitioner Service and Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: I thought the Minister said he would have to come before the House again. I appreciate he has already sought an extra €2 billion. I thought the Minister said he would have to return to the House to seek approval for the budget and that he would fight as part of the Government to find the money to deal with this cohort of people over 70. They have paid their service to the State,...

Health (General Practitioner Service and Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: Ar an gcéad dul síos ba mhaith liom mo chomhghairdeas a ghabháil leis na hAirí, an Teachta Donnelly agus leis an Aire Stáit, an Teachta Butler. I wish them well and offer to work with them on behalf of our group because, my goodness, there is some work to be done in the HSE. I praise the staff who have always worked hard, especially with Covid. This will have a...

Revised Estimates for Public Services 2020 (23 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: The Minister of State has time.