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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Products Regulatory Authority (18 Jun 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 469. To ask the Minister for Health the person or company that is the marketing authorisation holder for sodium valproate marketed here as Epilim; if the Health Products Regulatory Authority is the body that granted the marketing authorisation here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25476/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Products Regulatory Authority (18 Jun 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 470. To ask the Minister for Health if liability has been established as to the person or body responsible for the failure to prevent pregnant women and their unborn children contracting foetal anti-convulsant syndrome as outlined in the report by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25477/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Products Regulatory Authority (18 Jun 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 471. To ask the Minister for Health if a compensation fund is being made available to those affected by foetal anti-convulsant syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25478/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Products Regulatory Authority (18 Jun 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 472. To ask the Minister for Health if a reason has been established as to the reason there was a delay in notifying Irish users of sodium valproate, known as Epilim, regarding risks associated with its use; the reason information on the risks to pregnant women was first included in UK in 2002 but the same information did not appear here until 2008 (details supplied); and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (18 Jun 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 663. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the work of the group within the structure of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25293/19]

Defence Forces: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (13 Jun 2019)

Mattie McGrath: He did not call the vote.

Defence Forces: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (13 Jun 2019)

Mattie McGrath: The Government does not hear the people.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Jun 2019)

Mattie McGrath: We need action.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Jun 2019)

Mattie McGrath: My questions are always appropriate, I hope-----

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Jun 2019)

Mattie McGrath: I want to ask about mental health services in Tipperary, particularly in the south of the county. As a result of the closure of St. Michael's psychiatric unit a few years ago and the so-called A Vision for Change policy, we do not have even one long-stay bed in Tipperary for patients. There is no room in Kilkenny, Ennis or Limerick. There is an apartheid situation prevailing in terms of...

Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Amendment Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2019)

Mattie McGrath: The Minister of State, Deputy Mitchell-O'Connor, has said the purpose of the Bill is to further empower QQI as a regulator of quality and strengthen the agency's role in ensuring high standards across Ireland's education system. The Bill will also enable QQI to clarify, strengthen and make more efficient the operation of existing policies, which is welcome. However, the second key provision...

Home Help Service Provision: Statements (12 Jun 2019)

Mattie McGrath: A carers' manager in Tipperary just rang me. There is huge concern about these letters, and the Minister of State needs to control them. I accept his bona fides as to where they are coming from and what is happening. Nurses have been told to halt, to stall the ball. How can the Minister of State stand over the fact that it takes up to four months to get an application for carer's...

Home Help Service Provision: Statements (12 Jun 2019)

Mattie McGrath: These young carers number 138. If this was the case in another sector, there would be prosecutions. If I had them working for me, I would be prosecuted by the National Employment Rights Authority, NERA, and the Department of Justice and Equality or one of the other Departments. We cannot have such a situation pertaining. The Minister of State must get a handle on the letters that go out....

Home Help Service Provision: Statements (12 Jun 2019)

Mattie McGrath: Unbelievable.

Home Help Service Provision: Statements (12 Jun 2019)

Mattie McGrath: On a point of order-----

Home Help Service Provision: Statements (12 Jun 2019)

Mattie McGrath: On a point of order-----

Home Help Service Provision: Statements (12 Jun 2019)

Mattie McGrath: The Minister of State has previously indicated that there will be home support services for 53,000 people. Last year the budget was for 52,500 people. At the same time there were between 6,000 and 7,000 people on waiting lists. If the 52,500 is added to the 6,500, some 59,000 people were looking for home support services at any given time, meaning that providing service for 53,000 will not...

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (12 Jun 2019)

Mattie McGrath: As the Minister indicated in his opening remarks, the House is aware that the Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 was enacted in the wake of the barbaric murder by the Real IRA of 29 innocent people in Omagh in August 1998. Long before that, as others noted, in 1940 we had an emergency powers Act and the Minister is seeking to renew those emergency powers. I have spoken in...

Defence Forces: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jun 2019)

Mattie McGrath: I support this motion, and compliment colleagues in Fianna Fáil on bringing it forward. There is clearly a massive disconnect between the Government's view that it is doing everything it can to support our armed forces and the statements made by senior Army personnel that morale is on the floor. Any of us worth our salt, the Minister of State included as he must be in touch with them...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jun 2019)

Mattie McGrath: Last November, the Taoiseach told this House he was appointing a task force to deal with the serious issues of unemployment and degradation in Tipperary town. I have raised this with him since. I spoke to him in his office only two weeks ago. The task force was appointed in name only. Ms Alison Harvey, whom I wish well, was appointed and had initial meetings but not one red cent has been...