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Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (8 May 2012)

Finian McGrath: Question 183: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will support a school (details supplied) in Dublin 17 which is losing a teacher. [22977/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (8 May 2012)

Finian McGrath: Question 240: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will support a matter (details supplied) regarding domiciliary care allowance [22949/12]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (8 May 2012)

Finian McGrath: Question 277: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will support a regeneration plan (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [22777/12]

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (8 May 2012)

Finian McGrath: Question 314: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will support a matter (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [22978/12]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (8 May 2012)

Finian McGrath: Question 340: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of agri environment options scheme and REP scheme payments on a county basis for the three most recent years available. [22948/12]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (8 May 2012)

Finian McGrath: Question 367: To ask the Minister for Health if he will support a matter (details supplied) regarding assessments and disabled children. [22797/12]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 May 2012)

Finian McGrath: Question 387: To ask the Minister for Health if he will support a matter (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [22979/12]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (8 May 2012)

Finian McGrath: Question 400: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are any traffic safety issues concerning a sheer wall at a right angle in the vehicle lay-bys at the Dublin Port Tunnel in view of the horrific accident at the Swiss Tunnel in which 28 people died. [22778/12]

Private Members' Business. Domiciliary Care Allowance: Motion (8 May 2012)

Finian McGrath: Hear, hear.

Private Members' Business. Domiciliary Care Allowance: Motion (8 May 2012)

Finian McGrath: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important debate on the domiciliary care allowance and the urgent need to refocus on the children with disabilities and their families. I commend my colleagues in the Technical Group on tabling this motion and I urge all Deputies in the House to consider seriously our proposals. I urge the Government to listen to the families who need the...

Leaders' Questions (8 May 2012)

Finian McGrath: What about the gross figures?

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 May 2012)

Finian McGrath: Question 277: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3 doctor was changed without consultation [22313/12]

Leaders' Questions (3 May 2012)

Finian McGrath: Can we have some respect from the Ministers, a Cheann Comhairle?

Leaders' Questions (3 May 2012)

Finian McGrath: He did not even turn up. He bottled it.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (2 May 2012)

Finian McGrath: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a social welfare appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo. [22060/12]

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (2 May 2012)

Finian McGrath: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will respond to correspondence (details supplied) regarding the Gardaí and the Shell gas dispute issue. [22190/12]

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (2 May 2012)

Finian McGrath: Question 120: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the fraud at the National Educational Welfare Board 2003-2005 was not investigated by the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation; the reason the Finance Manager employed by the Board at that time was approached by a Detective Garda attached to the Bridewell, seeking a statement from them in 2010, five years after the fraud...

Road Safety Authority (Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 May 2012)

Finian McGrath: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to speak to this new legislation. I welcome the debate as it gives us a real chance to get into the detail of road safety, traffic and commercial vehicle issues and broader financial matters. It is a wide-ranging debate and I am delighted the Minister of State is in the House. Before getting to the detail of the legislation, I will raise a...

Road Safety Authority (Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 May 2012)

Finian McGrath: However, many northsiders looked on this project as a stimulus package to develop the local economy through the provision of thousands of jobs and the impact it would have on local businesses. There was a great deal of disappointment. I accept budgets are tight and everything is difficult but I urge the Minister of State to revisit this project which has significant potential for job...

Road Safety Authority (Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 May 2012)

Finian McGrath: The DART underground was also postponed and the proposed Luas interconnector is dependent on a decision of An Bord Pleanála. That is my little whinge in this regard. I served on Dublin City Council in 1999 and it has done a great deal of work on its budgets in tough times. For example, the council completed 23 km of road surfacing last year, which was positive. Meanwhile road salt was...