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Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2014)

Mattie McGrath: The Taoiseach should answer the question.

Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2014)

Mattie McGrath: It is illegal.

Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2014)

Mattie McGrath: It is illegal.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (17 Sep 2014)

Mattie McGrath: 31. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will use his authority under the Water Services Act 2013 and issue a water charges policy direction to the Commission for Energy Regulation in relation to the matter of exemptions from water charges for those households in areas affected by the presence of hard water; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Motorised Transport Grant Eligibility (17 Sep 2014)

Mattie McGrath: 765. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to renew the motorised transport grant scheme which is currently suspended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34617/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (17 Sep 2014)

Mattie McGrath: 783. To ask the Minister for Health if he will place chronic obstructive pulmonary disease commonly known as COPD on the list of long-term critical illnesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33017/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Funding (17 Sep 2014)

Mattie McGrath: 800. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to ensure that the budget for the drugs initiative will be protected from further disproportionate cuts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33092/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Voluntary Sector Funding (17 Sep 2014)

Mattie McGrath: 1473. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form the organisations, groups, advocacy services and so on that received funding from Pobal for 2013 to 2014 and the amounts received by same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33013/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Fisheries Protection (17 Sep 2014)

Mattie McGrath: 1625. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will review his decision to indefinitely close the River Suir to snap net fishermen from 2014 onwards; his reasons for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32922/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: Dublin City Council (18 Jul 2014)

Mattie McGrath: I thank the Chairman for allowing me in instead of Deputy Tom Fleming. I thank our guests for coming as well. I will not rehash anything that has been said, but I watched proceedings on the last occasion from all sides, and one of Mr. Keegan's conclusions was that the integrity of the statutory event licensing framework was paramount and that he was satisfied that in its assessment of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: Dublin City Council (18 Jul 2014)

Mattie McGrath: It is linked to the comments.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: Dublin City Council (18 Jul 2014)

Mattie McGrath: It is totally linked to the statement from Mr. Keegan about the necessity of always ensuring the integrity of the process and his statement that if a judicial review found anything untoward or that processes had not been properly followed, he would resign. This is a situation directly linked to that. Can Mr. Keegan clarify his position on the Dublin City Council planning department in 1995?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: Dublin City Council (18 Jul 2014)

Mattie McGrath: I am following on from the concluding statement of Mr. Keegan today, when he said the decisions had to be of the utmost clarity and transparency and referred to integrity at all times.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: Dublin City Council (18 Jul 2014)

Mattie McGrath: I have the matter and I can leave it on the Order Paper.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: Dublin City Council (18 Jul 2014)

Mattie McGrath: It is pertinent to the whole discussion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: Dublin City Council (18 Jul 2014)

Mattie McGrath: It refers to the same person. It is very important when he referred to the integrity of the process and said he would resign if a judicial review found anything different. I am citing a court judgment in a judicial review case in which the opposite was found, but he did not resign then. It was nearly five years ago. Can we take this man at his word? That is my problem. There has been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: Dublin City Council (18 Jul 2014)

Mattie McGrath: I would not expect the good gentleman to respond to the judicial review. That is only fair play and due process, but it is evidence of where it happened that the corporation------

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: Dublin City Council (18 Jul 2014)

Mattie McGrath: Discovery orders had to be made to get reports.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: Dublin City Council (18 Jul 2014)

Mattie McGrath: That is very disappointing. What is the point in having officials if one cannot account for their whole records?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: Dublin City Council (18 Jul 2014)

Mattie McGrath: The Chairman is always on the field of play and plays well. I accept what the referee says. I am putting this court case down for the information of the House and in the public domain so that the public will know the past bad decisions and the cost to tax and ratepayers, which has been airbrushed out of history.