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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (17 Jan 2024)

Mattie McGrath: 1445. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of refugees-international protection applicants that are currently housed in Ferryhouse campus, Clonmel, County Tipperary, their age and gender; the reason a school (details supplied) that has been based in Ferryhouse for many years has to be relocated as a result of housing IPAs-refugees on this...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (17 Jan 2024)

Mattie McGrath: 1423. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if children attending ASD preschools are not eligible for an overage ECCE exemption; if ASD preschools are funded separately to the ECCE Programme; the reason a student attending an ASD preschool may be ineligible for an overage exemption despite fulfilling the medical criteria; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (17 Jan 2024)

Mattie McGrath: 1527. To ask the Minister for Health the current plans for a building (details supplied) which is currently vacant and owned by HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56664/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff (17 Jan 2024)

Mattie McGrath: 1726. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant public health nurse posts in each county and area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1566/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (13 Dec 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 127. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address a matter concerning HAP (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55697/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Dec 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 150. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the extension in child benefit to those aged 18 years in full-time employment has been delayed until September 2024 and will not be introduced in January; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55597/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (12 Dec 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 417. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if an eligible person can avail of the housing assistance payment scheme when renting a room in a house where the landlord resides; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54922/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (12 Dec 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 418. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of households that have requested flexibility to breech HAP rental limits; the number of these households to which flexibility has been approved to breech HAP rental limits for the local authority area of County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54923/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (12 Dec 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 439. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to consider using net pay to calculate eligibility for local authority housing adaptation grant thresholds rather than gross pay in order to support working taxpayers who have become ill and require adaptation works in the home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55090/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (12 Dec 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 618. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to clarify the reasoning behind excluding new basic payment scheme applicants from the ACRES 2 scheme in 2023; the number of affected farmers; if a review of this decision is under consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54921/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (12 Dec 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 622. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be made on an ACRES appeal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54964/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (12 Dec 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 684. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to list the details of the 37 properties purchased by his Department to house IPAS applicants; the type of property; the size of property; the county within which each property is located; the cost of each property and the former use of each property; whether the properties were purchased on the open market or...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (12 Dec 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 695. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a child (details supplied) with ASD who cannot secure a school placement can remain in preschool for an additional year provided there is space in the preschool; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54929/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (12 Dec 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 696. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a child (details supplied) with ASD who cannot secure a school placement can remain in preschool for an additional year provided there is space in the preschool; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54930/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Grant Payments (7 Dec 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 4. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to increase the grant awards allowable for local authority housing adaptation grants to meet the increased building costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54366/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (5 Dec 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 381. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the Success of the Mediation Act 2017; to outline any reviews of this legislation that have been carried out or if she intends to carry out any further reviews of the legislation; to outline what key performance indicators if any, have been met; what plans she has, if any, to further promote the role of mediation...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (5 Dec 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 510. To ask the Minister for Health if he has noted Sweden's smoking rate of 5.6%, which is lower than the EU average of 23%, while the country promotes alternatives to smoking such as vaping; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53251/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (5 Dec 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 511. To ask the Minister for Health if the success of Sweden's approach to tobacco control, embracing alternatives to smoking like vaping, will be reflected in the plan for Tobacco Free Ireland 2025, instead of adopting the more restrictive and less successful approaches by countries like France, Germany, Italy, and Spain, where the average smoking rate across the four countries is 24.75%,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (5 Dec 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 512. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the efficacy of Ireland's tobacco reduction strategy, considering Ireland's smoking rate has been 18% since 2019, while Sweden's is currently at 5.6%, as an example; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53253/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (5 Dec 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 513. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details on the price of the licence and timeline of implementation of the licensing system contained in the Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53255/23]