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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Policy (28 Mar 2017)

Mattie McGrath: 46. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the abolition of the 40 year age gap requirement that was previously used by Tusla as part of the assessment for suitability to foster; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14777/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (28 Mar 2017)

Mattie McGrath: 258. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be issued on a social protection appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15436/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Data (28 Mar 2017)

Mattie McGrath: 342. To ask the Minister for Health if up to 915 general practitioners are set to retire from general practice in the next three to five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14962/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Expenditure (28 Mar 2017)

Mattie McGrath: 458. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of the €150 million fund provided in budget 2017 enabling farmers to access low-cost loans that has been loaned to farmers; the number of persons who have applied for this facility, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14960/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Project Funding (28 Mar 2017)

Mattie McGrath: 549. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the capital grants that have been awarded as part of the Ancient East initiative; the status of efforts to have Cahir town in County Tipperary included as part of the initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14961/17]

Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Mar 2017)

Mattie McGrath: I rise with pleasure to support my colleague's Bill. I know it is short but much research has gone into it. The Bill is long overdue and I am glad the Government is not opposing it. That is a sign of some resemblance of the new politics in the context of which we are supposed to be operating. I note there will be some amendments but they sound quite reasonable. We will tease them out on...

Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Mar 2017)

Mattie McGrath: I support it and I compliment the Deputy. He mentioned his experience of Fáilte Ireland, which we all have, and we are trying to get out tourist products and promote our country. There are job losses every second week in our provincial towns but what we are talking about now is the best of rural Ireland. We have it in our culture. The Deputy's colleague, Deputy Penrose, recently...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Creation (23 Mar 2017)

Mattie McGrath: The leak was most regrettable. I am not blaming the Minister. If the Minister is trying to stop leaks in the Dáil, she has enough problems with Irish Water and WikiLeaks besides talking about leaks here. The Minister needs to refocus on Tipperary, both north and south. It is a long county. It used to be served by two different regional authorities - the south east and mid-west....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Creation (23 Mar 2017)

Mattie McGrath: The Minister is now like a schoolteacher lecturing.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Creation (23 Mar 2017)

Mattie McGrath: I said the CEO.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Creation (23 Mar 2017)

Mattie McGrath: Yes.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Creation (23 Mar 2017)

Mattie McGrath: 4. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the efforts being made to secure alternative employment for the workers at a factory (details supplied) in Nenagh, County Tipperary; her views on the standing down of ConnectIreland; if she will work with ConnectIreland in order to increase regional employment opportunities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14749/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Creation (23 Mar 2017)

Mattie McGrath: We met the Minister and representatives of IDA Ireland during the week but what is she and her Department doing to deal with the onslaught being suffered in Tipperary? Most recently, we have seen losses at Coty in Nenagh and there are fears about Bord na Móna.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Creation (23 Mar 2017)

Mattie McGrath: I appreciate that. I was not here when the question was called initially.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Creation (23 Mar 2017)

Mattie McGrath: It is a long way to Tipperary. I hope the Minister can find it.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Creation (23 Mar 2017)

Mattie McGrath: I apologise, as long as the Minister has some good news for me.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Creation (23 Mar 2017)

Mattie McGrath: I met the Minister and given her a long-standing invitation to Tipperary since she took office. Unfortunately, she still has not given me a date for the visit and she is putting me off. We are getting worried that the sentiments of the old song "It's a Long Way to Tipperary" are apt for this Government. Can it not find us in Tipperary? I know about the inter-agency group led by Mr. Joe...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Creation (23 Mar 2017)

Mattie McGrath: That is fictional.

Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Mar 2017)

Mattie McGrath: I will get my violin.

Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Mar 2017)

Mattie McGrath: There is a commitment in the programme for Government - I was there when it was put in - to hold a plebiscite on local town and borough councils. The Tánaiste need not be shocked. There is a commitment in the programme for Government to allow the holding of plebiscites and to ask the electorate in those areas to vote on whether they wish to have a town council, provided there is no...