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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (23 Jun 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 257. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of money that is being received by the health service from the €100 charge for accident and emergency care in hospitals; the percentage of those liable for the charge who fail to pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17869/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (23 Jun 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 258. To ask the Minister for Health to consider waiving or reducing the fees for accident and emergency care for children who suffer from conditions which necessitate regular attendance at hospital accident and emergency units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17870/16]

Revised Estimates for Public Services 2016 (Resumed) (22 Jun 2016)

Mattie McGrath: Give him another minute.

Revised Estimates for Public Services 2016 (Resumed) (22 Jun 2016)

Mattie McGrath: Gabhaim mo chomhghairdeachas leis an bhfoireann peile faoin mbua anocht agus gabhaim mo chomhghairdeachas leis an Aire. I congratulate the Minister on his new appointment. I wish him well and I look forward to working constructively with him on many issues. I hope he will bring some of his imaginative style to this portfolio. My colleague Deputy Danny Healy-Rae has covered nearly...

Revised Estimates for Public Services 2016 (Resumed) (22 Jun 2016)

Mattie McGrath: I am delighted to speak on this Estimate. I welcome the Minister and I am delighted that she was reappointed to this portfolio. She has made a vast improvement since she took it over. We have a very sanitised relationship with her, as does the Garda Síochána, unlike some of her predecessors, the one previous to her especially. We need a Garda Síochána force. We...

Topical Issue Debate: Foster Care Policy (22 Jun 2016)

Mattie McGrath: Like the Minister, I and everybody else want the best care outcomes for all children, particularly those in foster care. I am not asking the Minister to direct or interfere in an intrusive manner but I ask for a degree of common sense, reflection and understanding of the greater role of grandparents. We all feel it because we are going the one way in age and ageism is such an issue. The...

Topical Issue Debate: Foster Care Policy (22 Jun 2016)

Mattie McGrath: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise this important issue. I am delighted the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs is present. I congratulate her on her appointment as Minister and I look forward to working constructively with her throughout her period of office. As of 31 March 2016, there were 6,405 children in care. Of these, 93% were in foster care, with 4,162 in...

Waste Collection Charges: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2016)

Mattie McGrath: I am glad to speak to this motion this evening and I congratulate the Minister, Deputy Coveney on his appointment. I also congratulate the Ministers of State, Deputies Seán Kyne and Damien English on their appointments. Waste disposal has been a huge issue for many years. From my time on the county council my understanding is that the problems are around land fill, the unavailability...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Services Regulation (21 Jun 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 73. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the funding she is making available to the Legal Services Regulatory Authority as provided for in the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16686/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Equality Legislation (21 Jun 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 93. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the prohibitions in place to prevent public officials or public authorities from imposing certain requirements contrary to the religious beliefs or moral convictions of employees in the public service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17223/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Voluntary Euthanasia (21 Jun 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 94. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of assisted suicide and euthanasia; her plans for changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17225/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services Provision (21 Jun 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 319. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the consular assistance he is providing to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17226/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Harvest 2020 Strategy (21 Jun 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 460. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his role in the implementation of Food Harvest 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16970/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (21 Jun 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 505. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of households and businesses that have no access to high speed broadband in County Tipperary; the measures he is taking to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16968/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Infrastructure (21 Jun 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 506. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the support for the roll-out of Eirgrid's policy for the south-east region Grid Link project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16969/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Radio Spectrum Management (21 Jun 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 508. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views that it is important for Raidió Teilifís Éireann to retain its longwave radio service to maintain contacts between Ireland and the Irish diaspora, many of whom are elderly and may not be in a position to avail of the Internet (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Policy (21 Jun 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 565. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to direct Tusla, the Child and Family Agency to review the application of its policy which states there must be no more than 40 years in age between a foster parent and foster child; the number of foster children in placements where this age gap is exceeded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16695/16]

Order of Business (16 Jun 2016)

Mattie McGrath: I wish to refer to two items of legislation, the first of which is the EirGrid Bill. Communities in my area in the south east are very concerned about overhead pylons and they want to know when there will be legislation. We passed a referendum recently on children's rights, and we also passed the Children First Bill. I have been inundated with calls from around the country from people...

Order of Business (16 Jun 2016)

Mattie McGrath: I will, indeed. I refer to the behaviour of Tusla in respect of certain families.

Order of Business (16 Jun 2016)

Mattie McGrath: I did, and maybe I had good reason.