78. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport for an update as to whether the other competitor tenderers who were unsuccessful in search and rescue tender award had provided for fixed wing aircraft with capability to transfer stretchered casualties to UK hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22295/25]
77. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport to outline his Departments investigation into the ability of SAR helicopter crew to carry out cardiac resuscitation in flight, given the lack of headroom and space in the new helicopter platform; if he will publish the analysis that was undertaken with respect to this issue when choosing AW189 for SAR service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22294/25]
76. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport the search and rescue service impacts that will result from the present failure of the AW189 helicopter to receive regulatory approval to carry stretchered casualties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22293/25]
75. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport the role his Department played in bringing about a settlement (details supplied); to confirm that no monies were paid by his Department, or were legally agreed to be paid, to either operator by his Department in the future, as a result of this court case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22292/25]
293. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice the procurement processes are in place to ensure that Government contracts are not entered into with regard to properties that are not compliant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22004/25]
33. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures he is taking to minimise the damage of potential US tariffs. [16672/25]
2504. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to outline all supports available to Ukrainians and international protection recipients for access to third level education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19024/25]
1938. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department will carry out an investigation into the procurement process involved within his Departments decision to enter into a contract for IPAS accommodation with a hotel (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20778/25]
1937. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will carry out an investigation into the procurement process involved within his Departments decision to enter into a contract for IPAS accommodation with a hotel (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20777/25]
1929. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the motorised transport grant will be introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20583/25]
788. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education if she will urgently review Circular 80/2024 which prioritises medium to large schools for the opening of new special classes at primary level (details supplied); if small rural schools should be reconsidered as an ideal setting for special classes as they generally have space and provide a suitable environment for children with autism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18786/25]
703. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline all supports that are available to Ukrainian beneficiaries of temporary protection, or refugees or asylum seekers, to set up businesses in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19023/25]
112. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to clarify details on the awarding of a contract to a company (details supplied) for an IPAS centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20785/25]
104. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her views on the signing of a contract for IPAS accommodation at a hotel (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20502/25]
54. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of grid alerts issued by Eirgrid in the past twelve months; the efforts his Department is taking to improve the State’s energy security; if he is concerned about the increase in electricity consumption of data centres by 20% between 2022 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16674/25]
121. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education the reason a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary was only granted 1.5 SNA positions given the significant needs of the school which is classified as a DEIS Urban 1 school; if she will review this matter and ensure that additional SNAs will be granted to the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18014/25]
54. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport the current wait time for driving tests in the driving test centres in Clonmel and Tipperary town; the wait time for re-tests; the number of people waiting for tests in Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18015/25]
989. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of people who availed of hospital transport to attend hospital appointments from south Tipperary over the past five years; the budget for this service in south Tipperary over the past five years; the average cost per patient for this service; for details in relation to the rise in cost of this service and the alternative options available to those who require transport to hospital appointments and can no longer avail of this service due to cut backs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17330/25]
825. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if no new contracts will be entered into with hotels for the use of IPAS accommodation where the hotel is the last or only hotel in the area given the policy decision by the Government not to acquire the last remaining hotel in a town; if this policy includes the last remaining hotel in a rural area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17114/25]
711. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice the steps he is taking to encourage more people to consider mediation as a means of resolving disputes outside of the court system and help reduce the backlogs; if he has considered introducing a family mediation voucher scheme to assist families meet the costs of mediation similar to the scheme introduced in the UK to help reduce the court backlogs following Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16962/25]
566. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education the reason there is a minimum number of students required in a school to meet her Department criteria to open a new special class; what is the minimum number of students required to open a new special class in a mainstream school; if she will review this criteria as small rural schools are an ideal setting to meet the needs of children with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17593/25]
490. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education the reason a school (details supplied) have not been granted DEIS status when all other schools in the area have DEIS status, leaving the school in a disadvantaged position; if she will review this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16773/25]
345. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if the exemption from income tax, capital gains tax and capital acquisitions tax on payments made to the women impacted by the failures in the Cervical Check national screening programme, announced in Budget 2025, can be extended to those who received settlements after developing the sleep disorder narcolepsy from the Pandemrix swine flu vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16710/25]
198. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education her views on the applications for ASD classes in two schools in County Tipperary which have not had their classes sanctioned (details supplied); the reasons for not sanctioning these classes, particularly given that both schools have space available for a new ASD class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16600/25]
136. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education her plans to open a new special school in south Tipperary (details supplied); if she will task her Department officials and the NCSE to seek locations for a new special school in south Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16601/25]
193. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the date the VAT rate will be reduced to 9%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9658/25]
133. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the full costs of modular housing for Ukrainians (details supplied); the reason for the excessive the costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15148/25]
64. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to reduce the cost of insurance; if he will reconsider the proposed increase in personal injury awards by 17%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15087/25]
57. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to review the discriminatory aspects of the current inheritance tax legislation particularly with regard to childless adults; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15088/25]
325. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health her plans for a health centre in Fermoy, County Cork (details supplied); if she will engage with the local community regarding same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16155/25]
639. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a full cost benefit analysis has been carried out on the use of rural hotels for IPAS accommodation; the additional cost of the provision of transport for such facilities; if the use of rural settings is a good use of public funds based on the additional costs associated with the transport and additional services required in such rural settings; if she will review the use of public funds in this manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15229/25]
634. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children currently in residential care at a location in Tipperary (details supplied); the capacity within the facility; the number of staff assigned to the facility; the full list of activities that take place on campus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15090/25]
449. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in relation to the current situation with the section 179A planning exemption that replaced the part 8 process for social housing approvals, if this planning process for local authorities has been or will be extended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14982/25]
339. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Finance whether a property, that has once availed of the section 482 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 for historical buildings (details supplied), has to reapply if their name is no longer listed on the current list; the process for doing so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15717/25]
338. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Finance to provide a complete listing of buildings approved that are availing of the section 482 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997; the frequency with which this list is updated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15716/25]
277. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport if emergency funding will be provided to Tipperary County Council to carry out urgent road repairs, ensuring that an important sporting venture goes ahead (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15073/25]
422. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide the total quantum of funding broken down by capital and current expenditures from his Department that will be allocated to the overall TU network in 2025; to provide similar expenditure capital and current heads for each national university for comparison in 2025 estimates, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14895/25]
421. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science of his awareness of the continuing lack of IT access to SETU Waterford campus and the continuing negative effect this is having on course provision and review. [14894/25]
420. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on the continuing fallout of a cyber attack to SETU IT operations; the steps and schedule in place to restore student and staff access to the IT network, which is hampering provision of classes and course delivery; if the minister will outline his awareness of the issue and the schedule to its full remediation following four months where students and lecturers are unable to access the IT network and associated services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14893/25]
87. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will address the funding shortfall for men's sheds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14353/25]
35. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will review the amount a student can earn per week during term time and be exempt from the SUSI means testing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13539/25]
187. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when creating and consulting on new employment strategies for disabled people, the reason the Government is prioritising consulting from service providers (details supplied) over certain specialised disabled persons’ representative organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14311/25]
186. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline, given that Ireland ranks last in terms of European disability employment, how the Government looks to address these concerns; if the Government will consult all disabled persons’ representative organisations (DPROs) in this respect; to outline the Government’s response to the failure of the Comprehensive Employment Strategy for Persons with Disabilities 2015-2024 to address the employment levels within Ireland; the body which is upholding and monitoring the Government’s commitment to closely work with DRPOs as subject to the UNCRPD; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14309/25]
185. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason the State is providing contracts and funding to service providers for human rights-based needs without close consultation with disabled persons’ representative organisations, as per Articles 4(3) and 29 (b(ii)) of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14308/25]
184. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth regarding the disabled persons’ representative organisations’ (DPROs) specific consultations on the National Disability Strategy, the reason the Government is not closely working with two DPROs (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14307/25]
102. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the blind pension is means-tested and counted as taxable income; the reason is it removed when visually impaired people earn over a certain amount; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14306/25]
65. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education the reason why a school in south Tipperary has not been sanctioned a second autism class; whether this school will be sanctioned for a class as promised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14265/25]
54. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the success ratio of cases involving reasonable accommodation adjudicated on at the Workplace Relations Commission, under the Employment Equality Act 1998-2015, and under the Equal Status Acts 2000-2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14310/25]