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Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2017)

Mattie McGrath: The Taoiseach said that he would get rid of the HSE.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Finance for Social Housing: Housing Supply Alliance (4 Jul 2017)

Mattie McGrath: I apologise for being late. I welcome all of our guests here today. I am sorry to have missed their presentations but I have read them. I am a chairperson of a small housing body that has never been invited here or anywhere else. Deputy Casey mentioned the creation of housing bodies. I can assure him that many of the new housing bodies may be small but they have done a tremendous...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Initiatives (4 Jul 2017)

Mattie McGrath: 79. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to address the high levels employment deprivation in County Tipperary, specifically in areas of the north of the county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31432/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund Eligibility (4 Jul 2017)

Mattie McGrath: 370. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can recoup expenses incurred for their child's dental treatment under the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31018/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (4 Jul 2017)

Mattie McGrath: 463. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the suitability of congregated settings for those with mental health challenges; the number of service users in such settings; the locations of such settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31433/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Generation Targets (4 Jul 2017)

Mattie McGrath: 500. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his Department's objectives for the roll-out of solar farms in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30916/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Generation Targets (4 Jul 2017)

Mattie McGrath: 501. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his Department's targets regarding the provision of energy through solar power to the national grid; the number of applications to join the national grid from potential supplies of solar power in County Tipperary from solar farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30923/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Renewable Energy Projects (4 Jul 2017)

Mattie McGrath: 616. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the guidelines for the installation of solar farms on farmland which bounds residential areas and residential houses; if assessments or reports have been carried out as to possible health and wellbeing issues associated with solar farms close to residential areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Renewable Energy Projects (4 Jul 2017)

Mattie McGrath: 626. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his Department has issued guidelines or directives to local authorities in relation to the rollout of solar farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30916/17]

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest: Statements (29 Jun 2017)

Mattie McGrath: I too am discussing the savage cuts implemented under FEMPI legislation. I find myself in the unusual position of agreeing with most, if not all, of the elements of the motion on FEMPI that has been put down by Solidarity-People Before Profit. That is unusual as Deputies Bríd Smith and Gino Kenny would agree. I agree with them that the justification for the introduction of the...

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2017)

Mattie McGrath: It is a sad life.

Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Jun 2017)

Mattie McGrath: The Government gave specific commitments in the programme for Government in respect of measures to deal with and tackle elder abuse. We have heard many reports and we are all aware of cases. What measures has the Tánaiste taken or where stands the Government regarding the introduction of legislation or the taking of action in respect of elder abuse. This abuse often happens in homes...

Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Jun 2017)

Mattie McGrath: I have a Bill on it.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Marine Casualty Investigation Board (28 Jun 2017)

Mattie McGrath: Will the Minister look at the make-up of the board because it is ridiculous?

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Marine Casualty Investigation Board (28 Jun 2017)

Mattie McGrath: 25. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied that the Marine Casualty Investigation Board, MCIB, is fit for purpose; the details of the appeals mechanism open to families or persons dissatisfied with the findings of the MCIB; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30240/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Marine Casualty Investigation Board (28 Jun 2017)

Mattie McGrath: My constituents, Mr. John O'Brien - Ms Anne Marie O'Brien's brother - and his good friend, Mr. Pat Esmonde, died tragically on 23 May 2010 while on a fishing trip at Helvick Head, County Waterford. The subsequent investigations by the MCIB and Dungarvan gardaí and the coroner's report have not only raised serious issues about the appropriateness of the judgment handed down, they have...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Marine Casualty Investigation Board (28 Jun 2017)

Mattie McGrath: I do not know if the Minister is happy with the MCIB but I am not. Its members do not seem to have any experience in what they are doing.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Marine Casualty Investigation Board (28 Jun 2017)

Mattie McGrath: I am beginning the question. In the UK, the relevant board has one member with 30 years' seagoing experience while another has 40 years' maritime experience. The MCIB consists of an air accident investigator, a barrister and former executive with the British Potato Council, an accountant, a fire station manager and a solicitor. The board is clearly not fit for purpose. Who from the MCIB...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Marine Casualty Investigation Board (28 Jun 2017)

Mattie McGrath: This is all relevant to the question, if the Acting Chairman would leave me alone. Who from the MCIB is a bow wave expert? It was spoken about at length in the coroner's report.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Marine Casualty Investigation Board (28 Jun 2017)

Mattie McGrath: There are huge question marks over this investigation. An Garda Síochána failed to make a public appeal for witnesses on the day of the incident.