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Disability (Amendment) Bill 2014: First Stage (16 Jun 2015)

Mattie McGrath: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to enable provision to be made for the prohibition of misleading language occasioned to unborn persons with disabilities by their disabilities, specifically the use of the term "incompatible with life", to enable Ministers of the Government to make provision, consistent with the resources available to them and their obligations...

Disability (Amendment) Bill 2014: First Stage (16 Jun 2015)

Mattie McGrath: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Order of Business (16 Jun 2015)

Mattie McGrath: It is extraordinary.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Post Office Network (16 Jun 2015)

Mattie McGrath: 134. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position of the Government in relation to supporting the post office network, especially in view of the fact that social welfare recipients are being encouraged to change their payment method from post offices to banks, a move which will directly undermine the viability of the post office network; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Proposed Legislation (16 Jun 2015)

Mattie McGrath: 161. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the advice or recommendations advanced in the formulation of the Gender Recognition Bill 2014; if she is satisfied that the proposed removal of a provision for a medicalised model of recognition is adequate or safe in view of the fact that a long-term study (details supplied) of up to 30 years which followed 324 persons who had sex reassignment...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (16 Jun 2015)

Mattie McGrath: 177. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary was refused disability allowance; the grounds on which the person was deemed to be not substantially disabled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23161/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Invalidity Pension Payments (16 Jun 2015)

Mattie McGrath: 229. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary is being taxed on an invalidity pension, second pension, for the year 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23831/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Redundancies (16 Jun 2015)

Mattie McGrath: 241. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding outsourcing by a bank, and its implications for customers and staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23156/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Building Programme (16 Jun 2015)

Mattie McGrath: 547. To ask the Minister for Health the reason construction has not commenced on the approved two-storey building for South Tipperary General Hospital (details supplied) despite a commitment that the build would be completed by November 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23059/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (16 Jun 2015)

Mattie McGrath: 548. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form a county statistical analysis of those presenting for eating-related disorders, by type of disorder; by male and female; the strategies in place to deal with this crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23061/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (16 Jun 2015)

Mattie McGrath: 701. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to ensure that a child (details supplied) in County Wicklow will receive all necessary special needs assistance care and resources, in order to enable the transition to mainstream schooling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23154/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (16 Jun 2015)

Mattie McGrath: 767. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to implement changes to the building control amendment regulations, Statutory Instrument No. 9 of 2014, to exempt or ease the burden on self-builders; his plans to implement such changes; if he is aware of the difficulties that these regulations are causing to self-builders; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Register of Electors (16 Jun 2015)

Mattie McGrath: 802. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 1025 of 9 June 2015, in which he stated that there is no provision in law for making changes to the register of electors at a polling station, the reason a local authority could have issued a vote by way of a letter to a person whose name was not on the register, to enable that...

Water Services (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 Jun 2015)

Mattie McGrath: I am disappointed that neither the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Kelly, nor the Minister of State, Deputy Coffey, are in the House. They are the two Ministers who debated the matter after taking over from the former Minister, Mr. Hogan. They could have turned up today but would not turn up. I am disappointed to have the Bill rejected out of hand. I...

Water Services (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 Jun 2015)

Mattie McGrath: We are talking about Irish Water.

Water Services (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 Jun 2015)

Mattie McGrath: It is a Private Members' Bill.

Water Services (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 Jun 2015)

Mattie McGrath: Aer Lingus.

Water Services (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 Jun 2015)

Mattie McGrath: Or 500,000.

Water Services (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 Jun 2015)

Mattie McGrath: He is bluffing.

Water Services (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 Jun 2015)

Mattie McGrath: I heard it.