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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Research and Training (7 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 716. To ask the Minister for Health if investment has been made by the health service in CRISPR gene editing technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35866/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Quotas (7 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 963. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address concerns that access to the fishing grounds of the porcupine prawn off the west coast of Ireland is being denied to Irish vessels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35815/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (7 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 964. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the measures he has taken to address the lack of fodder supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35816/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Inspections (7 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 965. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of recent reports of bullying and harassment by departmental inspectors while carrying out on-farm inspections; the number of complaints that have been made concerning such bullying in each of the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35817/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fur Farming (7 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 990. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the Council of Europe recommendation concerning fur animals and specifically the practice of farming the mink species here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36440/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Legislation (7 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 1094. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if all sections of the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2018 have been commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35772/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Data (7 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 1337. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of indoor and outdoor staff employed by each local authority in County Tipperary prior to the local authority amalgamation; the number of such staff as of 1 January 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35548/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation Data (7 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 1342. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of children in emergency housing accommodation by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35726/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Estates (7 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 1363. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the preparation and finalisation of a national protocol with regard to the taking in charge of estates served by developer-provided infrastructure, such as waste water tank and shores, will be finalised in order that local authorities can proceed to take these estates in charge; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service Staff (7 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 1388. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of fire fighters employed in each county in each of the past three years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36439/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Good man, Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I hope the Chair is not talking about me either, I will be patient.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I want to pay tribute to the postmasters and postmistresses who are retiring and indeed those who are continuing for the work they do and I thank the fir agus mná an phoist who deliver the services. It was mentioned earlier about new services expanding in the vans. I can tell the witnesses that many of them are bringing the bread and the paper and are bringing the only bit of life and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I hate to cut across the Minister but he did not get the post office portfolio when he was appointed. It was under the remit of the then Minister of State, Deputy Ring. It was like the Last Supper on Holy Thursday. He just could not wait to get rid of it some months later. The Minister might want to correct the record on his point that he has been dealing with questions about post offices...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Yes. I want the Minister to clarify the position.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Could the Minister answer the question Deputy Nolan asked about the motion that was passed by Dáil Éireann more than two years ago? We negotiated the motion with his Department before it was agreed by all Deputies and accepted by the Government.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Keep doing it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I asked whether the postmasters had received full information on the contract at the time of the vote. I am informed they did not.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Did they receive legal advice?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I have two brief clarifications.