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Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Sep 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 263. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department and the HSE will review and relax their admissions policy for maternity hospitals and wards to allow new fathers attend the postnatal ward to be with their partner and newborn child or children in view of the fact the policy was revoked at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22788/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Education (9 Sep 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 264. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department and the HSE will review their policy for student nurses renumeration and show regard to frontline workers that worked at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in view of the fact that many students returning to college in coming weeks are facing into a period of hospital placement for which they will receive no pay however are forced to give...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Sep 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 265. To ask the Minister for Health if a special provision will be made available for school principals to contact in relation to health-related queries and concerns in the school setting similar to that made available by the Department of Education for the reopening of schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22790/20]

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (8 Sep 2020)

Mattie McGrath: Deputies Richmond and Colm Burke are sharing time. I remind Members that at 8 p.m. I have to move the adjournment.

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (8 Sep 2020)

Mattie McGrath: Sinn Féin Party has four speakers for its slot beginning with Deputy Clarke.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Transport (8 Sep 2020)

Mattie McGrath: I thank everyone for their co-operation. That concludes the Topical Issue Debate.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Sep 2020)

Mattie McGrath: I had something else to raise but again this is hypocrisy from Sinn Féin. I proposed at the Business Committee meeting last Thursday, which the Ceann Comhairle chaired, that we would sit here every day and I got no seconder from Sinn Féin so this is grandstanding in the extreme. I was told by the party's representative that it might support me the next day. As the Ceann Comhairle...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Sep 2020)

Mattie McGrath: I am not making stuff up.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Sep 2020)

Mattie McGrath: They are facts.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Sep 2020)

Mattie McGrath: Thank you.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Sep 2020)

Mattie McGrath: Lies.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Sep 2020)

Mattie McGrath: Total lies.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Sep 2020)

Mattie McGrath: Let us have the truth.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Sep 2020)

Mattie McGrath: The Dáil bar is closed.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Sep 2020)

Mattie McGrath: We have a meeting tonight and I hope we can at least discuss it then. We will wait for the proposals certainly but, for the record of the House, I have been making proposals at each meeting and the Sinn Féin Whip was there the last day and he did not support me. He said he might support me. That is a fact and the records are there to prove it. Hypocrisy goes on.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Sep 2020)

Mattie McGrath: The Deputy should ask his Whip.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Sep 2020)

Mattie McGrath: I am aware a meeting of the Business Committee is scheduled for this evening. I asked at a Business Committee meeting last week about our not being allowed to ask about promised legislation. I thought we were getting that and I supposed I was not alert enough to what happened Is there any chance that we can discuss promised legislation tomorrow and Thursday? We are to have a Business...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Sep 2020)

Mattie McGrath: And they did not turn up.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Sep 2020)

Mattie McGrath: They had not even turned up.

Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (3 Sep 2020)

Mattie McGrath: I wish to support the amendment tabled by Deputy McNamara. I reiterate that I do not believe this legislation has anything to do with reopening the pubs or a roadmap for the pubs. It is just giving more power to the State to do what it likes. The sunset clause is not adequate. As I stated earlier, a lot can happen before the sun goes down. We do not know when the sun will go down on this...