Mattie McGrath

280. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the current waiting lists for the schools dental programme in south Tipperary; if the dental programmes are running up to date; the number of dental clinic days allocated in south Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38124/26]

455. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason dyslexic assessment of children in Ireland is solely carried out by educational psychologists, when current wait for a dyslexic assessment is reported to be around eighteen months, Dublin College University has a course to train teachers to assess dyslexia, and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's 2025 'Diaspora Strategy' aimed to promote opportunities by the next generation of the Diaspora to work and study in Ireland and to address barriers facing emigrants who are returning home (details supplied); if this can be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37279/26]

253. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she has plans to provide funding in the upcoming budget to fund the provision of the Freestyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System to people with diabetes over 21 years-of -age based on clinical need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35643/26]

264. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she will ringfence some of the anticipated 2021 cost savings from the recent HSE Medicines Management Programme (MMP) Preferred Blood Glucose Strips for adults with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes evaluation to fund the provision of the Freestyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System to people with diabetes over 21 years-of-age based on clinical need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35801/26]

265. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for Freestyle Libre were submitted by individual hospitals for people with diabetes over 21 years-of-age; the number that were approved; the number that were refused were refused in each of the years 2017-2021, in tabular form; are there plans to remove the age restriction on Freestyle Libre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35802/26]

275. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht with regard to the awarding of the management of the Seniors Alert programme to the Age Friendly Ireland Shared Service if he can confirm whether all procurement procedures relating to the award of the contract were conducted in full compliance with National and EU public procurement rules; if any deviations have been identified; and the actions have been taken in response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35542/26]

276. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he has been made aware of any concerns that recruitment and/or procurement outcomes within the Age Friendly Ireland Shared Service were effectively predetermined; and if his Department has carried out any review of these concerns; if he will publish the results of any such investigation in the public interest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35544/26]

277. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the details of the governance and oversight mechanisms in place for the Age Friendly Ireland Shared Service contract and whether these mechanisms were independently verified and if any failings have been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35546/26]

278. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he can confirm if any conflicts of interest statements were requested from individuals involved in decision-making processes relating to the Age Friendly Ireland Shared Service and whether any conflicts of interest were identified and how they are being addressed or did the applicant organisations identify any conflict of interest any members of their management may have; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35548/26]

279. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a full breakdown of all public funds allocated to the Age Friendly Ireland Shared Service to date, including staffing, consultancy and operational costs; and the value-for-money review that has been conducted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35550/26]

280. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he is satisfied that proper records and documentation exist for all key decisions relating to recruitment, procurement and governance within the Age Friendly Ireland Shared Service and if any gaps or irregularities have been identified. [35552/26]

281. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will commit to carry out a review of the concerns raised in the correspondence submitted by TASK Ltd in March 2026 concerning the Age Friendly Ireland Shared Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35554/26]

1099. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health why dyslexic assessment of children in Ireland is solely carried out by educational psychologists, when current wait for a dyslexic assessment is reported to be around eighteen months, Dublin College University has a course to train teachers to assess dyslexia, and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's 2025 'Diaspora Strategy' aimed to promote opportunities by the next generation of the Diaspora to work and study in Ireland and to address barriers facing emigrants who are returning home (details supplied); if this can be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34559/26]

223. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason paramedics and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) do not receive the same level of flat rate expense allowances as other frontline healthcare professionals, such as nurses, despite carrying out comparable clinical duties and being subject to similar uniform and laundering requirements; and if he will consider extending eligibility for the uniform laundering allowance to paramedics and EMTs, given that nurses currently receive an allowance of approximately €353 per year. [33515/26]

302. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth if parents can be criminally prosecuted where their child does not attend secondary school; and the specific failures or omissions on the part of a parent that must occur before a conviction can be secured under the Education (Welfare) Act 2000. [32442/26]

697. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there are national policies or additional resources being considered to support towns like Clonmel experiencing a rise in visible drug activity; if there is scope for legislative or policy changes to better address persistent public drug use and protect residential areas; if there are examples of successful interventions in other towns that could be applied here. [33432/26]

702. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of TAMS grants received; the number of grants deemed unsuccessful; the number of applications deemed unsuccessful in County Tipperary; the number of applications received in County Tipperary; the reason a large number of applications have been deemed unsuccessful; the budget constraints associated with this scheme; if the funding will be increased for this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31830/26]

1183. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1727 of 18 March 2026, if she will clarify whether a family farm that is included in the nursing home support scheme (fair deal) may be leased while the applicant is availing of the scheme; and if the ownership of such a farm may be transferred in the third year of participation. [32977/26]

1248. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if there are national policies or additional resources being considered to support towns like Clonmel experiencing a rise in visible drug activity; if there is scope for legislative or policy changes to better address persistent public drug use and protect residential areas; if there are examples of successful interventions in other towns that could be applied here. [33431/26]

426. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the Government or the Central Bank of Ireland is engaging with the European Payments Initiative regarding the development of a service (details supplied), or other EU wide instant account to account payment solutions; if Irish banks have indicated plans to participate in such schemes; and the steps being taken to ensure that Ireland keeps pace with EU partners in the rollout of consumer friendly instant payment services built on SEPA Instant. [30585/26]

1173. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1727 of 18 March 2026, when a response will issue to the question (details supplied). [30167/26]

1244. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health is she will make the shingles vaccine available for free for persons with underlying health issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30580/26]

471. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if consideration has been given to begin drilling for oil off the coast of Barryroe, County Cork to alleviate the current energy crisis for the people of Ireland. [25682/26]

728. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport the steps being taken to strengthen road safety governance to achieve the target 50% reduction in deaths and serious injuries by 2030, in line with the Government Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030; the specific actions being taken to enhance the accountability and performance management of the Road Safety Authority (RSA) and its collaboration with An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25370/26]

876. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport in light of ongoing increases in fuel costs and Government commitments to modal shift and emissions reduction, the steps being taken to ensure that commuters who rely on rail travel can access existing tax incentive schemes even where their employer does not participate; and if he will engage with the Minister for Finance to reform the TaxSaver scheme to better support regular public transport users. [27300/26]