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Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: Yes. He is now Commissioner Hogan, with his pension in Europe for the devastation that he wreaked on the Irish people not only through this, but also through the abolition of local democracy. He thought that he could walk on water. That is why he called it "Irish Water", I suppose. He thought that it was his water and he could walk on it, but he found out quickly that he could not. A...

Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: They say, tús maith, leath na h-oibre. However, we need to recognise and give more recognition to the people who have set up their own business, whether they are farmers, shopkeepers, undertakers, plasterer or plumbers. They are entitled to get some security. I honestly believe they would not mind paying a little extra in PRSI for some kind of insurance policy, because they have...

Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: I am not asking the Minister to charge them.

Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: 54. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the supports she is putting in place to support self-employed persons if, for example, the business fails or closes due to unexpected sickness or ill health. [43366/17]

Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: I draw the attention of the Minister to the plight of the self-employed. We know how important they are in this country, especially in the recovery, in keeping employment going and keeping the coffers filled through the payment of taxes. Could the Minister outline what the Government is doing to support those very people when they get into difficulty, when they fall ill or get an injury?...

Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: There is a totally unlevel playing field. The recession brought that home to so many. The Minister mentioned people who were not able to continue to get work but many of them did work and could not get paid for it and their businesses folded as a result. Such people were great generators of employment and they had good employees. They were the only people who were left with nothing and...

Order of Business (7 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: I asked a question about tagging.

Order of Business (7 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: In the programme for Government there is a clear commitment to reform and strengthen the legal system in an effort to support the victims of crime. Will the Taoiseach or the Minister for Justice and Equality clarify whether elements of the Criminal Justice Act 2017, formerly the Bail (Amendment) Bill, have not been implemented? I believe that is the case. I raise this issue in the wake of a...

Order of Business (7 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: Hear, hear.

Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: In North Korea.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Eligibility (7 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: 245. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will amend the medical criteria as laid out in regulation 3 statutory instrument No. 353 of the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Regulations 1994 to include those with neurological or degenerative disorders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46846/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Treaties (7 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: 463. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46515/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments (7 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: 547. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of judges appointed to the Court of Appeal; his views on whether this is sufficient; the status of the case backlog in the Court of Appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46845/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Expenditure (7 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: 669. To ask the Minister for Health if all fire safety regulations have been adhered to with respect to the national children's hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45897/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (7 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: 668. To ask the Minister for Health the status of legislation governing assisted human reproduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45896/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Administration (7 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: 958. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to extend the TAMS scheme to include the funding of underpasses in cases in which persons have land banks on both sides of local, national and regional roads in view of the excessive costs of same, the safety of both motorists and farmers and the return of finances under the TAMS scheme to the Exchequer; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Legislative Reviews (7 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: 1169. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the review of the Gender Recognition Act 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45895/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Legislative Reviews (7 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: 1198. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department is conducting a review of the Gender Recognition Act 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45893/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Legislative Reviews (7 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: 1199. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a legal pathway is being put in place for children under 16 years of age to obtain a gender-recognition certificate. [45894/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Data (26 Oct 2017)

Mattie McGrath: 4. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social housing units that have been moved to build and completed in County Tipperary in each of the years 2012 to 2016. [45538/17]