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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: He has nothing else to be doing.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Commencement of Legislation (19 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 12. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the implementation of the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37708/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (19 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 37. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied with the quality of driver testing as carried out by the RSA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37709/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Yield (19 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 58. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue generated by local property tax; the amount of property tax that has been collected in each year in County Tipperary since the local property tax was first introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37997/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Appointments Service (19 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 66. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason there is no facility for interviews and aptitude tests for clerical officer roles by the Public Appointments Service to be held in regional locations outside of Dublin; if an option for regional locations will be ensured to avoid undue costs to potential candidates attending same; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (19 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 67. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of successful applicants who were placed on the regional recruitment panel following the Public Appointments Service campaign for clerical officer roles in 2016; when the panel was finalised; the number of successful applicants who were placed in clerical officer roles following this round of recruitment; the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Access to Higher Education (19 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 68. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if students who suffer serious injuries during their schooling, for example, a broken neck, could qualify for the disability access route to education; the reason such students do not qualify for this access route; if he will consider amending this access route to allow for students who struggle with learning due to serious injuries; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Agency Staff (19 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 108. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to restore the pay for staff in section 39 organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37963/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (19 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 90. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide for automatic medical cards for persons with life changing spinal cord injuries in budget 2019; if the matter will be considered in order to ensure that those with serious spinal cord injury will be able to rebuild their lives without fear of losing their medical card and the essential services that this guarantees; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (19 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 97. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts he is making to ensure the future of a health centre (details supplied) in County Waterford; the reason there are no nurses available at the health centre; if a new doctor has been appointed to the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37933/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (19 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 113. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the necessary funding will be provided to Tipperary County Council to employ a horse warden or wardens to ensure the prevention of maltreatment of horses and ponies in the county and to further ensure the microchipping and passporting of all horses and ponies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37900/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Tax Yield (19 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 117. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of motor tax that has been collected in County Tipperary in each of the years since January 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37995/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Members' Remuneration (19 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 154. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount in travelling expenses claimed by Tipperary County Council executives in each of the years January 2013 to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37996/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Government Fund (19 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 155. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of funding County Tipperary local authorities have received from the Local Government Fund in each of the years January 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37998/18]

Future of the Post Office Network: Motion (18 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Hear, hear.

An Bille um an Seachtú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Cion a aisghairm arb éard é ní diamhaslach a fhoilsiú nó a aithris) 2018: An Dara Céim - Thirty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution (Repeal of offence of publication or utterance of blasphemous matter) Bill 2018: Second Stage (18 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I am happy to speak on this Bill. I acknowledge that the issue of removing the offence of blasphemy is a source of deep concern for a very significant proportion of the population. I share those people's view that respect for authentically held religious values has been on the decline for decades. Anti-Catholic rhetoric in particular is rampant. Indeed, some have even described such views...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadcasting Sector Regulation (18 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 86. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to whistleblower allegations regarding the conduct of RTÉ during the 2011 presidential election; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37363/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (18 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 364. To ask the Minister for Health if concerns regarding the link between Pandemrix and narcolepsy were ever brought to his attention; if so, the details of same; and the measures he took to have the matter addressed [35867/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco-Related Diseases (18 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 398. To ask the Minister for Health if an analysis has been performed on the health risks associated with electronic cigarettes or vaping technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37080/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (18 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 560. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review calls from an organisation (details supplied) to eliminate or substantially reduce a charge of €80 which certain hospital groups have imposed on haemochromatosis patients requiring venesection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37690/18]