Mattie McGrath

288. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade given the increasing attention by her and her Department on the ongoing detention of a person (details supplied); the high-level engagement she personally has had or has instructed her officials to have with senior elected officials in the US House of Representatives; if she will release copy correspondence regarding any and all such interactions and meetings; the details of when and how such meetings or interactions took place and the responses were received to these overtures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12705/26]

289. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on the recent public statements (details supplied) that the Government is not doing enough to engage with and build rapport with 'senior Republican elected representatives in the United States' as reported on radio; if a response will issue to these comments by outlining the political outreach she has personally initiated or that she or her other party colleagues have engaged in that would refute the public comments made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12706/26]

806. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if it is necessary for local authorities to require evidence of income from the previous 12 months for example, 2025, when assessing housing adaptation grants, and so on, for people who are self-assessed earners, where their notice of assessment is usually not issued by the Revenue Commissioners until later in the calendar year; if 2024 self-assessment would be sufficient in this instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12290/26]

1161. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason dietitian services for type 1 diabetes management are no longer available at Tipperary University Hospital, Clonmel; the contingency plans in place for high-risk diabetes patients; and when dietetic support and insulin pump access will be restored. [12256/26]

1201. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the detailed breakdown by whole-time equivalent number of the various clinical specialties that provide staff and service to the cardiac cath labs in University Hospital Waterford (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12707/26]

1202. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the detailed breakdown by whole-time equivalent number of the various clinical specialties that provide staff and service to the cardiac cath labs in University Hospital Cork as part of the 24/7 cardiac schedule (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12708/26]

1203. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the detailed breakdown by whole-time equivalent number the various clinical specialties that provide staff and service to the cardiac cath labs in University Hospital Limerick as part of the 24/7 cardiac schedule (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12709/26]

1204. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the detailed breakdown by whole-time equivalent of number the various clinical specialties that provide staff and service to the cardiac cath labs in University Hospital Galway as part of the 24/7 cardiac schedule (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12710/26]

1205. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health to detail the individual bed number exclusively provided for coronary care on a full time basis in each of the four acute hospitals, UHW, CUH, UHL and UHG; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12711/26]

1206. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed report on the number of ICU level 3 and level 3S beds permanently available in the following acute hospitals, UHG, UHL, UHW and CUH; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12712/26]

1207. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed report on the number of HDU level 2 beds permanently available in the following acute hospitals, UHG, UHL, UHW and CUH; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12713/26]

1208. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed report on the number of cardiac day beds permanently available in the following acute hospitals, UHG, UHL, UHW and CUH; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12714/26]

1209. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures, including primary PCI and non-primary (elective or urgent) PCI, carried out in each of the public Model 4 hospital providing PCI services, broken down by quarter, for each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12715/26]

157. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans there are to develop a further special school in south Tipperary (details supplied), given that the current schools are at full capacity and where a small rural school is at risk of closure due to falling numbers; if consideration would be given to converting such a school to a special education school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10840/26]

190. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the basic income scheme for artists will open for applications in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10925/26]

369. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health regarding the new tobacco licence required of shops selling cigarettes, if she has considered that small shops are already struggling and that many cannot afford this additional €1,800 annual cost; her views on whether people will simply go to large retailers if they cannot purchase cigarettes from their small local shops; the reason small local shops are expected to pay the same cost as a large retailer; if she is aware of the damage this will cause to the rural economy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10850/26]

1211. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of active rural medical dispensaries that are owned and operated by the HSE according to the most recent data available; and the amount of active rural medical dispensaries owned and operated by the HSE 20 years ago, or to the closest data available at that time. [10435/26]

1212. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE owned buildings that have been leased out in the past five years. [10436/26]

1213. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if vacant buildings owned by the HSE are still equipped with the medical equipment necessary to be reopened with minimal renovations. [10437/26]

1214. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the consideration that has been given towards reopening vacant rural medical dispensaries; and whether her Department has estimated the cost of reopening vacant medical dispensaries owned by the HSE. [10438/26]

1215. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to establishing mobile health clinics to serve rural communities who struggle to access primary care in a timely fashion. [10439/26]

1279. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will consider amending the Community Centres Investment Fund to assist communities to purchase buildings in their area (details supplied). [10177/26]

1280. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the new CLAR maps are due to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10178/26]

505. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a letter of eligibility has not been issued to a child (details supplied) in South Tipperary who has applied through the parents notify portal for a letter of eligibility; if she will provide reassurance that when reports are submitted after the 1 October deadline that this will not prevent families from getting letters of eligibility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5924/26]

658. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has considered the difficulty for single full-time workers in securing housing (details supplied); if a review will be carried out on the social housing eligibility bands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6284/26]