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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (28 Mar 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 184. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position of her Department regarding the Mercosur beef trade deal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14256/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Eligibility (28 Mar 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 234. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if financial assistance is available from his Department, farming organisations or European funding for farmers who require underpasses to access their land which may be crossed by regional roads in cases in which local authorities will not allow entrances onto the road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14343/18]

Services for People with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (27 Mar 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I want to deal with several issues. I welcome the people in the Visitors Gallery and our friends in the Press Gallery. On the so-called in loco parentisclause, I raised this issue with the Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, last November and I have also submitted several parliamentary questions on the matter but the HSE has refused to change its position. I ask the Minister to review this...

Government Response to Salisbury Attack: Statements (27 Mar 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I, too, am happy to speak on this important matter. I note, however, that when it comes to debating the merits of the UK Government's response to the alleged Russian use of a nerve agent in the UK on a former Russian agent and his daughter, there are conflicting positions even within our parties here. I also condemn, in the strongest possible way, the use of that nerve agent in any...

Order of Business (27 Mar 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I too have to question how the Tánaiste could make an assertion like this. Deputy Thomas Byrne said on radio that a transition year student would know from a cursory look that this is totally unconstitutional. How did this get into five newspapers today? I seldom agree with Deputy Boyd Barrett but as he suggested, is the Government really trying to turn the people off supporting it?...

Order of Business (27 Mar 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I too think it is a funny way to do business, to have a short debate this evening after the decision has been made. I disagree with it also and support Deputy Boyd Barrett.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Funding (27 Mar 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 508. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the level of funding provided by his Department to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland; the number of staff employed by the authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13976/18]

Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Mar 2018)

Mattie McGrath: My question relates to the commitments in the programme for Government in respect of health care, to which the Tánaiste referred. There is a wonderful institution, St. Theresa's Hospital, in Clogheen, County Tipperary. A local committee and families whose loved ones died in the hospital have raised almost €500,000 and the Health Service Executive, HSE, is to contribute...

Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Mar 2018)

Mattie McGrath: It is. The programme for Government contains a commitment to fund health care. This is a wonderful community facility which needs more space. The Health Information and Quality Agency, HIQA, is demanding improvements at the hospital. The project must be progressed to meet HIQA standards. We need action from the Government in that regard.

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2018)

Mattie McGrath: All done in the North.

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Mismanagement.

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2018)

Mattie McGrath: It is not.

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Where? What planet is the Tánaiste on?

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Hear, hear.

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2018)

Mattie McGrath: The Tánaiste does not know minutes from hours.

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Praise the Lord.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Slaughtering Data (22 Mar 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 225. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horses slaughtered for human consumption in 2017 by studbooks (details supplied); and the age and gender of the 7,260 horses slaughtered for the food chain in 2017. [13338/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Culls (22 Mar 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 226. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the equine industry cull rate (details supplied). [13339/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Horses (22 Mar 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 227. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the issue of equines being stamped out of the food chain is a contributory factor to the seizure of horses and ponies without the correct paperwork (details supplied) under the Control of Horses Act 1996 at a cost of €4.5 million in each of the years 2014 to 2017; his plans to review this system; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Horses (22 Mar 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 228. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if data is gathered via microchips or DNA samples as to the breed categories of the 9,000 horses and ponies seized under the Control of Horses Act 1996 in each of the years 2014 to 2017, such as thoroughbred, warmbloods, sport horses, Connemara ponies, Kerry bog ponies and so on. [13341/18]