Tipperary South — week of Mon, 4 Apr

What your Tipperary South TDs did this week

Mon, 4 Apr – 10 Apr 2022 · 3 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 23 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2022-04-05 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 64–57

Voted against 1 Mattie McGrath

Did not vote 2 Michael Murphy · Seamus Healy

Mattie McGrath — Independent 1 vote · 23 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 23 total

Social 3 questions
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that retired civil servants who are in receipt of a Civil Service pension are not entitled to a living-alone allowance; the reason this is the only group of pensioners not entitled to a living-alone allowance; if she will review the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17750/22]
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the disparity between the levels of refusals for the domiciliary care allowance by age group; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that applications for those aged 11 to 16 years have a refusal rate of 43% in 2021 and 35% in 2020 compared to a refusal rate for children aged 0 to5 years of 21% in 2021 and 9% in 2020 (details supplied); if she will carry out a review of this matter to ensure that those aged 11 to 16 years are not more likely to be refused owing to later assessments and or diagnoses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17983/22]
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of consultants to her Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and she will provide an outline of the role of each. [18895/22]
Environment 2 questions
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the cost of consultants to his Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will provide an outline of the role of each. [18898/22]
- 2022-04-06 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the efforts his Department is taking to tackle littering and fly-tipping of take-away bags which are a blight on the countryside; if measures will be considered to track and trace those responsible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18433/22]
Transport 2 questions
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport the cost of consultants to his Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will provide an outline of the role of each. [18897/22]
- 2022-04-07 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport the reason that own account haulage operators were excluded from the recently announced supports for the haulage sector to address cost pressures arising from current high fuel prices; if the supports can be extended to own account haulage operators particularly for Irish concrete operators which operate in excess of 2,000 heavy goods vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19147/22]
Education 2 questions
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education the cost of consultants to her Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will provide an outline of the role of each. [18900/22]
- 2022-04-06 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education if an additional school completion and home school liaison could be provided to a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary which has been awarded DEIS status without these supports; the reason these supports are not included in the rural DEIS grouping; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18562/22]
Health 2 questions
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the cost of consultants to his Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will provide an outline of the role of each. [18890/22]
- 2022-04-06 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the identity of the successful bidder for the tender to conduct research into the views of service users and service providers on the operation of the 2018 abortion legislation. [18449/22]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Taoiseach the cost of consultants to his Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will provide an outline of the role of each. [17831/22]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the cost of consultants to his Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will provide an outline of the role of each. [18899/22]
Finance 1 question
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the cost of consultants to his Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will provide an outline of the role of each. [18887/22]
Public 1 question
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of consultants to his Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will provide an outline of the role of each. [18893/22]
Tourism 1 question
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the cost of consultants to her Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will provide an outline of the role of each. [18896/22]
Housing 1 question
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the cost of consultants to his Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will provide an outline of the role of each. [18891/22]
Foreign 1 question
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the cost of consultants to his Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will provide an outline of the role of each. [18888/22]
Defence 1 question
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Defence the cost of consultants to his Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will provide an outline of the role of each. [18901/22]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the cost of consultants to his Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will provide an outline of the role of each.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18889/22]
Justice 1 question
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice the cost of consultants to her Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will provide an outline of the role of each. [18892/22]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of consultants to his Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will provide an outline of the role of each. [18902/22]
Rural 1 question
- 2022-04-05 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the cost of consultants to her Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will provide an outline of the role of each. [18894/22]

Michael Murphy — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Seamus Healy — Independent 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.