Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

On behalf of the Rural Independent Group, I wish Deputy Whitmore well and thank Martin for his sterling service over 22 years. He was always cordial and helpful.

I have just come from a Business Committee meeting to be told that the EU migration pact, which was buried conveniently and in a deceitful manner for the election will now be discussed in the House next Tuesday in a five-hour debate with a guillotine at the end of it. This is shocking. We have also been told today the pact has been ratified in Europe. There is trouble all over the country and the Minister, as one of the more reasonable Ministers in the Government, might be able to do something about this. There have been awful goings on in Heywood Road in Clonmel and we have the situation in Dundrum House Hotel. There has been no engagement whatsoever. Then we have Rathcabbin and Borrisokane, the second of which was the model for how to integrate Ukrainians and now it is in turmoil again. There has been absolutely no consultation from the Department of integration - none whatsoever - in Clonmel or with regard to Dundrum House Hotel. There is a failure to get information, meetings or to get any answers through the public representatives. It is a shocking situation that is going on in County Tipperary today.

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