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Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: IDA Ireland Site Visits (7 Mar 2019)

Mattie McGrath: How many visits has the IDA made to County Tipperary in comparison with other counties from 2016 to date? According to the findings of the South East Economic Monitor, IDA supported jobs are among the highest paid in the country, with 75% of all such jobs having incomes in excess of €35,000. While 8.8% of the population resides in the south-east, just 5.4% of all IDA supported...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Remuneration (7 Mar 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 163. To ask the Minister for Health if the demand by a union (details supplied) for parity of pay for its members within the flexibility available to him under the terms of the public sector pay agreement will be reconsidered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7515/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Remuneration (7 Mar 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 164. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reconsider the demand of a union (details supplied) for parity of pay for its members within the flexibility available to him under the terms of the Public Sector Pay Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7365/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (6 Mar 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 81. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will address concerns related to the election observation roster maintained by Irish Aid (details supplied); the way in which Irish Aid promotes support for disability among election observers which is mandated by both the European Union and the OSCE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11193/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Exemptions (6 Mar 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications made to the State Examination Commission for reasonable accommodations; the number of applications that have been refused; the nature of the accommodations granted for both junior cycle and leaving certificate examinations in each of the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11195/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service Data (6 Mar 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of times the critical incident policy has been implemented in schools in counties Tipperary, Cork, Laois and Offaly since 2011, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11196/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (6 Mar 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of the use of prefabricated units in primary and post-primary schools in counties Tipperary, Cork, Laois and Offaly since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11197/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (6 Mar 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications by primary and post-primary schools in counties Tipperary, Cork, Laois and Offaly under the prefab replacement initiative that are being assessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11198/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (6 Mar 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 198. To ask the Minister for Health the costs associated with the work and report of the independent review group examining the role of voluntary organisations, such as remuneration for members, expense and allowances, drafting and publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11102/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Expenditure (6 Mar 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 249. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of the cost-benefit analysis of the national broadband plan; if the cost-benefit analysis has been updated recently; the projected cost of the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11099/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Capital Expenditure Programme (5 Mar 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 77. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if an assessment has been conducted with respect to the implications for capital expenditure projects in view of the cost overruns associated with the new national children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7366/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Status (5 Mar 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 225. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address concerns that Irish passport holders who travelled to engage in combat or support for the so-called Islamic State, or Daesh, will be permitted to return to the State; if he has raised security concerns regarding such proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10392/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Status (5 Mar 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 226. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will revoke the citizenship of Irish passport holders or citizens who engaged in combat or other support for so-called Islamic State or Daesh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10393/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hedge Cutting Season (5 Mar 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 603. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the introduction of regulations to provide for managed hedge cutting on roadsides and burning of vegetation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10358/19]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Feb 2019)

Mattie McGrath: Do it again.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Credit Union Lending (28 Feb 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 4. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the proposal to allow credit unions to offer residential and commercial mortgages to their members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10011/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Credit Union Lending (28 Feb 2019)

Mattie McGrath: Will the Minister provide an update on the status of the proposal to allow credit unions to offer residential and commercial mortgages to their members? Specifically, he might comment on the status of some of the 27 recommendations in the report of the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach on the credit union sector. When the report was laid before the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Credit Union Lending (28 Feb 2019)

Mattie McGrath: It is good to hear the Government acknowledging the powerful work that credit unions do in communities across the State. Were it not for credit unions, many more people would have suffered significant turmoil during the past decade. In 2018, the Central Bank conducted a review of house loans in credit unions. This was the same year that the credit unions were voted the most highly...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Credit Union Lending (28 Feb 2019)

Mattie McGrath: The €2.5 billion represents 91% of the arrears balances outstanding. Non-bank entities now hold 61,446 mortgage accounts for principal dwelling houses and buy-to-lets combined. Of this number, 47,820 relate to principal dwelling house mortgage accounts. These numbers provide us with important context for the argument to extend the ability of credit unions to provide residential...

Independent Radio Stations: Motion [Private Members] (28 Feb 2019)

Mattie McGrath: I too thank Deputy Dooley for bringing forward this Bill and for bringing in our guests yesterday evening. The local radio stations in my county are Tipp FM and Tipperary Mid West Community Radio. They cover everything from the cradle to the grave, from death notices to notices of births. They share people's joy, and their sadness at the end. This day 12 months ago, we were all sent home...