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Order of Business (13 Feb 2014)

Mattie McGrath: When will the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources inform the House of the specific terms of reference of the so-called independent commission relating to EirGrid? I refer to the EirGrid legislation which has been put back to 2015 and I do not know why.

Order of Business (13 Feb 2014)

Mattie McGrath: I have tabled them.

Order of Business (12 Feb 2014)

Mattie McGrath: My question relates to the Central Bank consolidation legislation. When are we going to have the banks brought in? Ulster Bank is shedding a further 1,000 jobs and is closing branches. When will that be dealt with? When will we see the judicial council Bill? When will we see some sense made of what is happening in respect of families who are being terrorised by the actions of the courts?

Order of Business (12 Feb 2014)

Mattie McGrath: That is too late.

Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2014)

Mattie McGrath: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Services for People with Disabilities (11 Feb 2014)

Mattie McGrath: 185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to include narcolepsy as a category of disability which would warrant additional teaching hours under his Department's policy in this area; if he will provide a breakdown of the medical and psychological conditions which are included as categories of disability which warrant additional teaching hours under his Department's policy;...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks Rental Scheme (11 Feb 2014)

Mattie McGrath: 218. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason school book rental scheme funding will not be allocated to schools that have worked hard to provide this provision independently; if he will reverse this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6710/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pensions Legislation (11 Feb 2014)

Mattie McGrath: 234. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the terms of pension-related deduction which were introduced as part of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2009; if he plans to refund those on salaries under €30,000 as promised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6179/14]

Order of Business (6 Feb 2014)

Mattie McGrath: Thousands of houses have been flooded recently. Thankfully, in my own town of Clonmel they were not. Will the promised insurance Bill deal with insurance companies refusing to cover people who have been flooded? It should not all be about profit for the insurance companies. There must be some bit of humanity as well and I hope the Bill will deal with that. When will it be published? ...

Order of Business (6 Feb 2014)

Mattie McGrath: I congratulate all involved in last week’s successful coursing festival in Clonmel and all who came to it. They were all very welcome.

Order of Business (6 Feb 2014)

Mattie McGrath: We passed the greyhound welfare Act in 2011. Everything went off well at this festival and the protestors who came were also made welcome.

Order of Business (6 Feb 2014)

Mattie McGrath: What about the social welfare Bill and the fuel allowance?

Order of Business (6 Feb 2014)

Mattie McGrath: Why is he raising it?

Order of Business (6 Feb 2014)

Mattie McGrath: The Government was going to burn the bondholders.

Order of Business (6 Feb 2014)

Mattie McGrath: The Government was going to burn the bondholders.

Order of Business (6 Feb 2014)

Mattie McGrath: The Government will get burned.

Leaders' Questions (6 Feb 2014)

Mattie McGrath: Clonmel.

Order of Business (5 Feb 2014)

Mattie McGrath: Will he tell us what they are?

Order of Business (5 Feb 2014)

Mattie McGrath: No doubt the debates will be guillotined.

Order of Business (5 Feb 2014)

Mattie McGrath: The vote was 84 in favour.