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

Mattie McGrath: I hope they will be able to invoke section 40. The O'Brien and Esmonde families have suffered huge trauma for seven years. There was no Garda appeal for information, notwithstanding that the incident happened on a splendid summer's day when there were lots of vessels and people at sea. We need to get closure and explanations on this. I have told the Minister about the membership of the...

European Council: Statements (28 Jun 2017)

Mattie McGrath: The Minister of State, in her new very important role, understands the Border counties as she is quite near them. We need action and we need to be treated as good Europeans, as we have always been, not lapdogs. We need respect now and support, not his kind of baloney where Tusk says that Brexit took up very little time in fact.

European Council: Statements (28 Jun 2017)

Mattie McGrath: I too am pleased to speak here today. I wished the Minister of State, Deputy Helen McEntee, well already. In the remarks by President Donald Tusk after the European Council meetings on 22 and 23 June 2017 he indicated that the leaders made three important decisions. The first was the agreement to extend the sanctions against Russia for another six months. The second was that Europe...

Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Jun 2017)

Mattie McGrath: In 2016 alone the total amount of horses that were seized, reclaimed, re-homed or indeed euthanised in the State was an astonishing 1,741. There were 129 horses seized in Tipperary and 122 of them had to be put down. I have it from one constituent who works in animal rescue that they paid €1,000 to treat a horse after it was seized, and there are many cases such as this. The...

Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Jun 2017)

Mattie McGrath: The Horse and Greyhound Racing Act. This is a crazy situation of cruelty and the frightening intimidation of people. When animal rescuers are trying to do voluntary work they are not being supported. The Department will not stand up to these gangs. Imagine insisting that a sick horse should be returned to the people who abused it.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Jun 2017)

Mattie McGrath: It will be the same as jurors.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (28 Jun 2017)

Mattie McGrath: 108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department will prioritise the availability of school supports for primary school students with severe dyslexia; if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30301/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Meetings (28 Jun 2017)

Mattie McGrath: 160. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the names and positions of those that attended a meeting between the national monuments service and the officials of Tipperary County Council on 13 June 2017; the location where the meeting was held; the duration of the meeting; the items which were on the agenda; the correspondence and documents which were provided to attendees;...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Marine Casualty Investigations Board (28 Jun 2017)

Mattie McGrath: 229. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the role his Department has in selecting members of the Marine Casualty Investigations Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30241/17]

Local Government (Establishment of Town Councils Commission) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Jun 2017)

Mattie McGrath: I will share time with Deputies Danny Healy-Rae, Michael Healy-Rae and Michael Collins. I support this Bill and compliment the Deputy from Meath on bringing it forward. Town councils were abolished by big Phil the enforcer, the Minister at the time, Phil Hogan, and Fianna Fáil did not oppose it then. I tried to call a vote and I got FLAME, the former local authority members in...

Local Government (Establishment of Town Councils Commission) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Jun 2017)

Mattie McGrath: Hear, hear.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2017)

Mattie McGrath: Like the Minister, Deputy Ross, I campaigned vigorously in the formation of the programme for Government for the introduction of some form of judicial appointments commission or reform of the Judiciary. I have to declare an interest because I have been before the courts and did not find the experience very good. I have vigorously defended the proposals for reform of how members of the...

Order of Business (27 Jun 2017)

Mattie McGrath: Hear, hear.

Order of Business (27 Jun 2017)

Mattie McGrath: Tuesday's business shall be No. 8, motion re framework agreement between EU and the Republic of the Philippines, referral to committee; No. 9, motion re Educational Research Centre; and No. 2, Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage. Private Members' business shall be Second Stage of No. 31, Local Government (Establishment of Town Councils...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (27 Jun 2017)

Mattie McGrath: 73. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of his Department's work on the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27548/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Property (27 Jun 2017)

Mattie McGrath: 206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for a site following amalgamation to form a school (details supplied); the body which has responsibility for this building; the body which the community should contact to establish new uses for this building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29622/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Funding (27 Jun 2017)

Mattie McGrath: 255. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of all financial contributions Ireland has made to the instrument for pre-accession assistance fund; if he will address concerns that Turkey has received almost €1 billion from the EU to support rule of law, civil society, fundamental rights, democracy and governance despite reports of over 50,000 arrests, 100,000...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (27 Jun 2017)

Mattie McGrath: 369. To ask the Minister for Health when an assessment of needs will be provided for a person (details supplied) in south County Tipperary; the actions he will take against the HSE for failing to meet its requirements under the Disability Act 2005 to provide an assessment of needs within three months of referral; if children waiting for an assessment of needs for more than three months can be...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Election Management System (27 Jun 2017)

Mattie McGrath: 608. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will address concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding voter irregularities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29675/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Jun 2017)

Mattie McGrath: The Tánaiste visited Clonmel Garda station in her role as Minister for Justice and Equality over ten weeks ago and made a commitment, which we welcome, that there will be an announcement in a number of weeks. We greatly appreciated that. Could she ask the current Minister for Justice and Equality to clarify the situation? I welcome to new Minister and wish him well. The gardaí...