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Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2013)

Mattie McGrath: When is the Minister going to act on the mandate that he got from the people of this country? When is he going to fulfil the promises he made to look after the ordinary people, to burn the bondholders and to cut the obscene wages of former politicians and bankers, as well as serving bankers, as we found out this week? When is he going to live up to his reputation for being a hard man? I...

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2013)

Mattie McGrath: There is every comparison because it involves robbing ordinary people.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Expenditure (21 Mar 2013)

Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way savings will be made by his proposals to streamline the LEADER programmes under local authorities as part of the alignment process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14366/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Registered Employment Agreements (20 Mar 2013)

Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason the Registered Employment Agreement is being challenged in the High Court; and if he will indicate the present status of the agreement. [14107/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Road Network (20 Mar 2013)

Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money that has been spent on the purchase of land for future roads projects in every county council in the south east region each year for the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13704/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Road Traffic Legislation (20 Mar 2013)

Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will clarify the advice given on the way in which blue flashing lights should be used on vehicles by the Civil Defence when attending to emergency events on motorways; if he will further clarify regarding the implementation of the Road Traffic Act 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13803/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (20 Mar 2013)

Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Health the number of applicants awaiting approval for the fair deal scheme in County Tipperary; of these applicants, the number currently in acute beds in hospital; the number of applicants waiting more than one month for approval for the scheme from the time of application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14147/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Exemptions (13 Mar 2013)

Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance the position in relation to liability for the property tax where a person lives above a pub/shop and is paying rates on the entire building; if he will clarify whether or not they are liable for the property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13195/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Rebate Scheme (13 Mar 2013)

Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to extend the fuel rebate recently amended in Finance Bill 2013 to include road hauliers and coach companies to the Association of Farm Contractors in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13374/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local and Community Development Programme (13 Mar 2013)

Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he will release the budget to the local development companies here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13288/13]

Job Creation and Economic Growth: Motion [Private Members] (12 Mar 2013)

Mattie McGrath: I have watched the debate and I compliment the proposers of the motion. I look across at the Minister, Deputy Bruton, and the Minister of State, Deputy Perry. They have a huge job on their hands and they will have to deal with the bureaucratic system, the red tape and the inertia that exists, which is preventing job creation and driving out the spirit of entrepreneurship. I took two...

Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Mar 2013)

Mattie McGrath: I am delighted to come here chun cúpla focail a rá ar an mBille. I thank the Minister for Justice and Equality, which I do not often do, for introducing a Bill on which a great deal of groundwork was done by the former Minister of State with responsibility for children, Deputy Barry Andrews, and, in Private Members' time, by Deputy Dara Calleary. Many Members regularly come across...

Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)

Mattie McGrath: "Temporary" is the word.

Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)

Mattie McGrath: "Temporary" is the operative word.

Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)

Mattie McGrath: You will be delighted when I will be-----

Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)

Mattie McGrath: While I am temporary I have a lot to do and therefore the Ceann Comhairle might allow me discretion-----

Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)

Mattie McGrath: I hope my questions for the Taoiseach are in order. The first concerns the Defence (Amendment) Bill and Civil Defence. A number of different directives have been issued to Civil Defence which are conflicting in terms of what its members can do. They can no longer use the blue flashing lights but when they are called out to accidents to help the gardaí or ambulance staff they have to...

Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)

Mattie McGrath: I know that, but many accidents will occur before then. The other question is on the local government reform Bill, which contains many proposals to abandon and merge councils. The Leader partnership companies are now being denied all funding because everything is on hold until such time this so-called merger takes place or they are succumbed into the county councils.

Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)

Mattie McGrath: I said I wanted to raise three items.

Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)

Mattie McGrath: I asked about funding for the Leader partnership companies, which has been frozen. The Taoiseach knows what they do better than I do, and perhaps that could be released. The more important question refers to the Finance Bill. I ask the Taoiseach, and the Minister for Finance, if there is any possibility they might rein in the Secretary General, Mr. Moran, for his comments in which he...