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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Meters (6 Nov 2012)

Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the current position in relation to the installation of water meters; when the positions will be put out to tender; if he and Irish Water will be supporting local employment by making the positions available to local plumbers and those who have completed the water meter installation training courses which have been run by...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Expenditure (6 Nov 2012)

Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Health under the bilateral agreement with the UK, the amount charged by the Health Service Executive for the treatment of patients who would be covered by the UK health system; the way this charge is calculated; what this charge is used for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47781/12]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Foster Care (25 Oct 2012)

Mattie McGrath: I thank the Minister for her reply and compliment her on her work to date in the portfolio. I fully agree with what she said about the standard and professionalism of all the family carers, especially those who are high support carers for very special cases. I am not suggesting in my question that there are many incidents, but there always are a few. I am talking about a case of which I...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Foster Care (25 Oct 2012)

Mattie McGrath: I will write to the Minister.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Foster Care (25 Oct 2012)

Mattie McGrath: I thank the Acting Chairman. He is a neat and tidy Acting Chairman.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Foster Care (25 Oct 2012)

Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to introduce measures to compensate foster carers in respect of deliberate damage caused to their property by a foster child, when such damage is not covered by home insurance due to the deliberate nature of the damage; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the Health Service Executive has for many years informed carers...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Children and Family Services (25 Oct 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Will we have to be as tight as the Minister for Finance?

Prospects for Irish Economy: Statements (Resumed) (25 Oct 2012)

Mattie McGrath: That is a myth.

Prospects for Irish Economy: Statements (Resumed) (25 Oct 2012)

Mattie McGrath: I am getting the exact same payment as every other Deputy in the House. Perhaps Deputies who have been in the House for longer are getting increments. I do not know.

Prospects for Irish Economy: Statements (Resumed) (25 Oct 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Excuse me, I have the floor.

Prospects for Irish Economy: Statements (Resumed) (25 Oct 2012)

Mattie McGrath: I wish to address the leader's allowance for which I get €42,000 a year. Deputy Durkan and his colleagues on that side of the House and this side are getting approximately €115,000 a year. I wish to put the myth to bed.

Prospects for Irish Economy: Statements (Resumed) (25 Oct 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Deputy Durkan might not be getting it but his party coffers are getting it to pay the handlers. It is true. It is a fact.

Prospects for Irish Economy: Statements (Resumed) (25 Oct 2012)

Mattie McGrath: I repeat that it is a fact.

Prospects for Irish Economy: Statements (Resumed) (25 Oct 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Yes, I admit the truth of what I get, approximately €41,000 in the leader's allowance. Deputy Durkan is getting it into his party coffers.

Prospects for Irish Economy: Statements (Resumed) (25 Oct 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Excuse me, it is a fact. I want to put on record the fact that Deputy Durkan's party is getting €115,000 or €118,000 for his time as a leader's allowance which is being used to pay handlers, people who write speeches for the Taoiseach in Béal na Bláth. Those people were never in Béal na Bláth. The party is paying for spin.

Prospects for Irish Economy: Statements (Resumed) (25 Oct 2012)

Mattie McGrath: I am used to Deputy Durkan's bluster. The money goes to pay for the Taoiseach to go over to get pats on the head from Angela Merkel and it pays for the spin when he comes back.

Prospects for Irish Economy: Statements (Resumed) (25 Oct 2012)

Mattie McGrath: I could do without interruptions from the other side of the House. I have the floor.

Prospects for Irish Economy: Statements (Resumed) (25 Oct 2012)

Mattie McGrath: I wish to raise one other issue. I referred to the lack of transparency and interaction with elected representatives. The holding of a landowner is land-locked across the railway line in Kilross, County Tipperary. I made representations to Iarnród Éireann which has made a CPO to take the man's land off him - a total of 18 acres. Three alternatives could be used involving land...

Prospects for Irish Economy: Statements (Resumed) (25 Oct 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Am I finished?

Prospects for Irish Economy: Statements (Resumed) (25 Oct 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Before I conclude I wish to repeat that what I said is fact. I get €41,000 of a leader's allowance, while Deputy Durkan and all his colleagues are getting €115,000 to €120,000.