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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (8 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 511. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on whether the State should not adopt or support a preferential view with respect to the care of children in their early years, specifically on whether the State should not preference subsidising access to child care facilities while failing to support parents who choose to care for their children at home; and if she will make...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (8 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 512. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the detail of any funding received from an organisation (details supplied) for projects under the remit of her Department for the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33453/16]

Questions on Proposed Legislation (3 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: It is a pity the Minister of State, Deputy Finian McGrath, is imithe. I want to ask about the motorised transport scheme. It is a wonderful scheme. I have a child in Tipperary, Alex, whose mother badly needs to replace her car, given that there is up to 400,000 km on it. She needs the car to bring him places. He cannot go on the school bus. He needs a specialist nurse. He is severely...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ticket Touting (3 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 195. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will investigate issues related to ticket touting (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33060/16]

Calais Migrant Camp: Statements (2 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: I wish to share time with Deputies Aindrias Moynihan and Eugene Murphy. It is easy for us all to be critical and say we must have compassion and see what is going on worldwide but it is more complex when we see all the people we have taken in over the years and they are all still incarcerated in homes because the system was unable to deal with them. I signed the motion and believe we...

Calais Migrant Camp: Statements (2 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: I did not interrupt the experts-----

Calais Migrant Camp: Statements (2 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: It is not hypocrisy. I did not interrupt the experts who know everything about everything.

Calais Migrant Camp: Statements (2 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle. They are being manipulated and being indoctrinated as well by ISIS and we have to consider that as well.

Calais Migrant Camp: Statements (2 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: Are we going to rub our hands here in ten years' time and find that we have our own problems in this country? Some people like to bury their heads in the sand, say everything is rosy, and we have heaps of money for everything and we can do everything in their ideology.

Calais Migrant Camp: Statements (2 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle. We have to be careful that we do not sleepwalk into something. They are indoctrinated from as young as five or six. I am all for taking children younger than that certainly and after that we have to be very prudent and careful as to who we take. Let us not open the gates to all kinds of issues. I have considered this carefully. I have visited Rome for...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: I welcome this Bill which seeks to give effect to European Parliament and European Council directives aimed at combating the sexual abuse and exploitation of children and child pornography. Its wide-ranging provisions include new criminal offences to protect children against grooming. I believe that is important given online use and the use of smart phones as well as the total change in...

Order of Business (2 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: Or County Tipperary.

Order of Business (2 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: Hear, hear.

Order of Business (2 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: And six other counties.

Order of Business (2 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: There are nine counties missing.

Order of Business (2 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: Today’s business shall be No. 8, motion re Standing Orders 39 and 95; No. 13, Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 (Seanad), Second Stage, resumed; No. 3, Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016, Order for Second Stage and Second Stage; and No. 14, statements on Calais. Tomorrow's Government business shall be No. 13, Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 (Seanad), Second Stage,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (2 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the national policy in relation to allowing children who avail of school transport to a rural school remain in the school until 3 p.m. when they finish at 2 p.m. and where the school bus only travels once at 3 p.m.; the action families can take if a school does not permit the children to remain on the premises until 3 p.m. and where they hold...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Process RIA (2 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 343. To ask the Minister for Health if any regulatory impact analysis has been conducted with respect to the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015, particularly with respect to small and medium sized commercial retail enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32837/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (2 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 425. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a decision was taken not to proceed with the sports capital grant 2016; if this decision will be reversed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32563/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Agriculture Industry (27 Oct 2016)

Mattie McGrath: The Minister has but I am not the one who is shouting the loudest for a Minister for Brexit. I am looking for a full Government response and a full acceptance and understanding of how serious the situation is. In the limited amount of time I have to speak, I will ask specifically about Tipperary where the mushroom industry is the largest, outside of Monaghan. The producers there are being...