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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...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (28 Feb 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 120. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applications received under the Brexit loan scheme; the number of approved and rejected applications respectively; the number and value of loans provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10075/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (28 Feb 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 182. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received under the Brexit loan scheme; the number of approved and rejected applications; the number and value of loans provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10074/19]

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2019)

Mattie McGrath: I wish to share time with Deputy Michael Healy-Rae. I am happy to speak to this important Bill. I acknowledge that this is significant and complex legislation and I salute all those who have been committed to its drafting and preparation. As the explanatory memorandum makes clear, the Bill prioritises those issues that need to be addressed urgently and immediately through primary...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Wildlife Control (27 Feb 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 154. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the criteria used for the letting of hunting licences for wild deer on Coillte owned forestry and land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9772/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Wildlife Control (27 Feb 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 164. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the fact that the wild deer population of Ireland has dramatically increased and that they are causing devastating damage to farmland, crops and causing a dangerous hazard on rural and national roads particularly in areas of County Tipperary; the status of the Irish Deer Management Forum; when a chairperson will be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Wildlife Control (27 Feb 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 165. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider establishing with local stakeholders, including farmers and local gun clubs county management committees to implement policies and best practice to deal with the issue of deer management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9884/19]