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Financial Provisions (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: We are under time constraints and I should call the Minister of State but I see one more Deputy.

Financial Provisions (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: If it is allowed. I will bring in Deputy Michael Healy-Rae briefly.

Financial Provisions (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: Both Departments will work on it.

Financial Provisions (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: The Deputy is straying a bit now.

Financial Provisions (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: Yes.

Financial Provisions (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: We will get the Minister of State to reply.

Financial Provisions (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: I will ask the Minister of State to reply if he can about the funding.

Financial Provisions (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: The apology is accepted. We understand that we are in uncharted waters.

Financial Provisions (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: Go raibh maith agaibh. Bogaimid ar aghaidh. I thank the House, the Members and the Minister of State and his officials for that engagement, and our staff here as well. How stands section 2?

Financial Provisions (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: We are not allowed to go into private session. If necessary, we can suspend for a brief period to get clarification but we are not allowed to go into private session.

Financial Provisions (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: Is that agreed with Deputy Connolly?

Financial Provisions (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: Of course.

Financial Provisions (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: Go raibh maith agat, a Theachta Connolly. I thought it might be helpful because of the distance of Members from the officials but I am in your hands. For clarification, if we suspend for 15 minutes the House will not be going into private session. It is to see if we can get some answers or a roadmap forward from our present dilemma. Is it agreed to suspend for 15 minutes?

Financial Provisions (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: I completely understand Deputy. Our group also agreed to waive the pre-legislative scrutiny. It is a difficult situation. A short suspension might give us time to find some way forward. If you want to continue to ask the questions, by all means, the floor is yours. Does the Minister of State have any comment?

Financial Provisions (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: Is it agreed to suspend for deich nóiméad? Agreed.

Financial Provisions (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: On section 2.

Financial Provisions (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: There will be no rants in the Chair today. Do not worry.

Financial Provisions (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: We understand that. That is no problem.

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (15 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: I am sharing with four of my colleagues, le dhá nóiméad an duine. I am glad the Taoiseach has had his first meeting, but it is time we asserted ourselves in Europe. We must insist we get the loans, bonds and supports that will assist all the different communities throughout the country, and the SMEs especially. I do not often agree with the Deputies on the left, but I...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: Given the extremely disturbing nature of the commentary of the activist Peter Tatchell presenting sex education with children in a positive light, will the Taoiseach confirm that Mr. Tatchell or his organisation, the Peter Tatchell Foundation, and the other organisations with which he is associated, did not have any engagement with the Department of Education and Skills and will not have any...