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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Protection (3 Mar 2015)

Finian McGrath: 532. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will support a matter (details supplied) regarding sexual abuse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9367/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (3 Mar 2015)

Finian McGrath: 559. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the responsibilities that exist for local authorities to ensure houses are built in full compliance with the planning permission granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9024/15]

Climate Change and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Feb 2015)

Finian McGrath: Come on, now. Do not be picking on John Gormley.

Climate Change and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Feb 2015)

Finian McGrath: We need the Duracell bunny.

Climate Change and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Feb 2015)

Finian McGrath: Is the Deputy looking for nuclear power?

Climate Change and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Feb 2015)

Finian McGrath: I thought he was.

Climate Change and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Feb 2015)

Finian McGrath: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak on the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill. I welcome the Bill as it gives us an opportunity to look at climate change in depth and deal with the urgent need to do something to save the planet and improve the quality of life for everyone on the planet, particularly in this country. It is important to wake up and listen to those...

Leaders' Questions (26 Feb 2015)

Finian McGrath: Hear, hear.

Leaders' Questions (26 Feb 2015)

Finian McGrath: Ring Ivan Yates.

Leaders' Questions (26 Feb 2015)

Finian McGrath: And also keeping kids in school.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions Regulation (26 Feb 2015)

Finian McGrath: 72. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the proposed changes to the regulation of community-based credit unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8685/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parking Regulations (26 Feb 2015)

Finian McGrath: 108. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will investigate a matter (details supplied) regarding parking tickets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8563/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (26 Feb 2015)

Finian McGrath: 193. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the medical cards, and pensions, in respect of older persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8682/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (26 Feb 2015)

Finian McGrath: 194. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding ChildVision, the National Education Centre for Blind Children, which is at risk in losing its funding for 2015; his views on reversing these proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8683/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (26 Feb 2015)

Finian McGrath: 195. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to Article 18 of the Havana Declaration, supported by the United Nations, and its implication on the plain tobacco packaging legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8684/15]

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2015)

Finian McGrath: I am sharing time with Deputy Boyd Barrett. I warmly welcome this new, radical legislation and will be strongly supporting it. It is a major and historic Bill that is child-centred and addresses the needs of children in diverse families. That is the direction we should go in this country. It will provide for access to parentage, guardianship, custody and access across a range of family...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Undocumented Migrants Living in Ireland: Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (25 Feb 2015)

Finian McGrath: I welcome Ms McGinley, Ms Lowry and Mr. Montenegro and thank them for their submissions to this committee. I am very supportive of the general principle of the regularisation scheme for undocumented migrants in Ireland. The Migrant Rights Centre Ireland does excellent work and I commend its work. It is a very difficult job and from listening to Jayson Montenegro it can sometimes be very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Undocumented Migrants Living in Ireland: Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (25 Feb 2015)

Finian McGrath: You are fairly satisfied that your figures are accurate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Undocumented Migrants Living in Ireland: Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (25 Feb 2015)

Finian McGrath: I refer to the issue of human rights and diversity in the country. The delegates make a very strong economic argument for a regularisation of the situation. They state that the scheme would bring in an annual income in excess of €7.5 million through direct taxation and that a once-off fee would generate €11.5 million. They state that income from PRSI contributions would...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Undocumented Migrants Living in Ireland: Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (25 Feb 2015)

Finian McGrath: I have a third question which I will address to Jayson Montenegro. I wish to ask about his own and his family's experience. I was very moved by his statement that when he first left his youngest child was five and that he kept asking Jayson when was he was coming back; he is 17 now and he has not stopped asking. The Dáil is currently debating the Children and Family Relationships...