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Private Members' Business - Broadband Service Provision: Motion [Private Members] (6 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: The Minister went through too fast.

Private Members' Business - Broadband Service Provision: Motion [Private Members] (6 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: Hear, hear.

Private Members' Business - Broadband Service Provision: Motion [Private Members] (6 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: I am sharing time with two other Members who are on their way. I will take eight minutes.

Private Members' Business - Broadband Service Provision: Motion [Private Members] (6 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: I move:“That Dáil Éireann: notes the importance of ensuring that every premises, school and business in Ireland should have access to high speed broadband; acknowledges that the National Broadband Plan (NBP) aims to address this conclusively; notes the importance of ensuring that no home, school or business is left behind in the implementation and delivery of the NBP; and...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (6 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: The Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 has been enacted for a full 12 months, yet there is still no sign of the regulatory authority being set up. People are being charged enormous fees and significant issues arise in that regard. When will the regulatory authority which underpins the Act be set up?

Election of Leas-Cheann Comhairle (Resumed) (6 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: I will not delay the House long. I am delighted that we have reached the point today that we will elect someone to the office of Leas-Cheann Comhairle. It is a very important office in support of the Ceann Comhairle and in the functioning of this House. If privileged to be elected to that post, I will do my utmost to ensure parity of esteem for each and every Member, ensure Standing Orders...

Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (5 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: I also welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. I thank Deputy Cullinane for introducing it, and other Deputies for their valuable contributions. Ireland has one of the highest levels of low-paid workers in the EU, as well as having the second highest level of wage inequality after Portugal. Those are frightening statistics. As a long-standing employer myself for over 30 years,...

Topical Issue Debate: Poverty Data (5 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: Ar an gcéad dul síos ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas a ghabháil leat. I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing Deputy Smith and I to raise this Topical Issue. Deputy Smith has outlined the matter, which is serious. I am glad the Minister is here to deal with it. In spite of all the recovery, there are 750,000 people in poverty in Ireland today. There is much talk of boom...

Topical Issue Debate: Poverty Data (5 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: Saying that the figures are from 2014 is not a big help. Most people know that much poverty is not reported for various reasons. The figures could be much more telling. Without social welfare payments, more than half of Ireland's population would be living in poverty, which is a frightening statistic. Inequality is rife and we must deal with it, as Deputy Smith noted. For example, we...

European Council Meeting: Statements (5 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: I am delighted to speak about this very important issue. The meeting of the Heads of State last week was very important. Europe must take some of the blame. The European project was a noble one and I salute its leaders and architects. I remember the canvassing for entry back in the 1970s and the different referenda since then. However, it has become too bureaucratic, powerful and rigid....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (5 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 38. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the representations he has made to the Saudi Arabian embassy in Dublin regarding that state's restriction of religious freedoms, in particular the application of the death penalty for those found guilty of apostasy or conversion to Christianity; if he thinks it is appropriate for Ireland to have trade links with such states; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Charities Regulation (5 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 112. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality why Part 4 of the Charities Act 2009, which gives the Charities Regulatory Authority statutory powers of investigation with respect to charitable organisations, has not commenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19737/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (5 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 117. To ask the Minister for Finance why a person who has made an e-workers allowance claim for working from home has been requested to submit utility bills and so on in order to process the claim; the relevant legislation that specifically states that utility bills and so on must be provided to process the claim; how some claims have been processed without providing this information; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Waiting Times (5 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 288. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current waiting time for processing carer's allowance appeals in the social protection appeals office; the assistance available to persons who are providing full time care without any social protection payment during this time; the efforts he will make to reduce the waiting times in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Data (5 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 321. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to provide the waiting times experienced by those applying for domiciliary care allowance in 2015 and in 2016 to date; the number of applicants for the allowance over the past three years by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19814/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Capital Programme (5 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 441. To ask the Minister for Health the proposals he is considering to include modular accommodation patient hotel for South Tipperary General Hospital as part of a revised capital plan for the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19095/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (5 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 442. To ask the Minister for Health to address concerns that have arisen regarding the Gardasil vaccine (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19096/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hedge Cutting Season (5 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 589. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has issued information to local authorities regarding hedge cutting regulations and exemptions for road safety reasons to ensure consistency in the application of procedures across all local authorities as promised in the programme for Government; if not, when he will issue such information; the information that will be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Credit Availability (5 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 600. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of the challenges facing the farming community with respect to accessing finance, particularly the variations in interest rates; the assistance his Department is providing to reduce these challenges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19550/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (5 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 601. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost to the agriculture sector of the existing tariffs on fertilisers; if any attempts are being made to reduce these tariffs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19551/16]