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Leaders' Questions (19 Apr 2012)

Mattie McGrath: A Leas-Cheann Comhairle, we cannot hear the Deputy.

Leaders' Questions (19 Apr 2012)

Mattie McGrath: The Minister should go back to the GRA.

Leaders' Questions (19 Apr 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Inside or outside?

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Second Stage (18 Apr 2012)

Mattie McGrath: I am delighted to be able to comment tonight on the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012 and I wish the Minister well on her first year in office. I worked with her in committee for the four years of the previous Government and it is a significant change for her to go from Opposition spokesperson to Minister. She has reformed some aspects of the Department, and she has a certain...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Second Stage (18 Apr 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Of course I will but I am talking about value for money and how the pension fund is being raided. I will debate the issue with the Acting Chairman any time and on any radio station. We must be very careful about the pension fund, which was hard-earned and is there for the rainy day. It should not be whittled away and repaid over the next 20 years. We must look again at the cut to lone...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Second Stage (18 Apr 2012)

Mattie McGrath: I will have a lot to say when I return tomorrow.

Written Answers — Haulage Industry: Haulage Industry (18 Apr 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Question 37: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a fuel rebate for registered haulage companies; his plans in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17161/12]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (18 Apr 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Finance the approximate loss to Revenue from fuel laundering; the expenditure on policing and prosecuting fuel launderers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18918/12]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (18 Apr 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Question 190: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the tax take on fuel both as an overall percentage of total State revenues and in actual monetary terms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18919/12]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (18 Apr 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Question 201: To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he plans to introduce, if any, to assist the licensed Irish road hauliers who are struggling as a result of the price increases in fuel; if he will consider introducing a fuel rebate for registered haulage companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19043/12]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (18 Apr 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Question 360: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review his decision to cut three teaching posts from a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; when a decision will be made on their application to the appeal board for staffing in primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18921/12]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (18 Apr 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Question 357: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reverse his decision to cut eight teachers from a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary which represents a loss of one third of the entire teaching staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18858/12]

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (18 Apr 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Question 397: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to progress a project (details supplied) to planning stage following the site acquisition in 2010, which was acquired subject to planning permission; when he expects his Department to be in a position to submit a planning application to Clonmel Borough Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19231/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Question 681: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the supports available to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary who has had to close their business of seven years due to the economic downturn; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19352/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 Apr 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Question 624: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an oral hearing will be arranged for a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary who has made an appeal to the social welfare appeals office and who has been waiting almost six months for an oral hearing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18925/12]

Written Answers — Motor Taxation: Motor Taxation (18 Apr 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Question 779: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the measures he plans to introduce, if any, to assist the licensed Irish road hauliers who are struggling as a result of the price increases in motor tax; if he will consider eliminating motor tax for registered road hauliers and introduce a pay as you drive system of motor tax as is used in Europe for road...

Written Answers — Water Sector Reforms: Water Sector Reforms (18 Apr 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Question 817: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm whether or not Waterford County Council made a submission to the consultation on reform of the water sector here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18018/12]

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (18 Apr 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Question 848: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding any proposals he has to re-structure the waste market here to restrict side by side competition; when he expects to introduce such proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18451/12]

Written Answers — Cash for Gold Trade: Cash for Gold Trade (18 Apr 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Question 1002: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to an article in a newspaper (details supplied) on Saturday 31 March 2012 relating to cash for gold shops; if he will give the comments made therein serious consideration; if his views on this matter have changed; the efforts he will make to introduce regulation of the cash for gold industry as a...

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (18 Apr 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Question 1003: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the latest figures published by the Central Statistics Office which show that burglaries increased by 8% in 2011; the measures he will take to ensure that this rise in burglaries is not repeated in 2012; the way he expects the number of burglaries to be reduced when funding for community alert groups has been reduced...