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Child Maintenance: Motion (22 Oct 2019)

Mattie McGrath: I am sharing time with Teachtaí Michael Collins and Danny Healy-Rae.

Child Maintenance: Motion (22 Oct 2019)

Mattie McGrath: I am happy to speak on this important motion and I salute Deputy Brady for moving it. However, I am surprised. Cá bhfuil Páirtí an Lucht Oibre? Tá sé imithe. It is supposed to be the party of the working people and ordinary people, but it is missing more time in the Chamber. This beggars belief. That has a knock-on effect on us because we are watching what time...

Developments in Spain: Statements (22 Oct 2019)

Mattie McGrath: I wish to discuss the situation in Spain and the civil unrest and protests following the decision of the Supreme Court of Spain in the case of some of the people responsible for the Catalan independence process. As we know, the Spanish court sentenced these people to between nine and 13 years in prison. It has been said that this was not just a conviction of the members of the Catalan...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Child and Family Agency (22 Oct 2019)

Mattie McGrath: As the Minister says, I am referring to the Alliance of Birth Mothers Campaigning for Justice. It was launched some time ago and I know Deputy Rabbitte has attended its meetings. I honestly do not believe Tusla is fit for purpose. Has the situation outlined by the Alliance of Birth Mothers Campaigning for Justice ever arisen before? I have heard of many concerning cases. I have handed...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Child and Family Agency (22 Oct 2019)

Mattie McGrath: I wish I could be as absolutely confident. The Minister mentioned accountability and transparency. They are not in evidence. As the Minister said, Tusla has been in place for five years now. As I said at the time, many officials were simply hived off from the HSE and left to their own devices. Parents deal with Tusla, An Garda Síochána and the courts by themselves. The...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Child and Family Agency (22 Oct 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 55. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has met with a group (details supplied); if she has received a report compiled by the organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43418/19]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Child and Family Agency (22 Oct 2019)

Mattie McGrath: Does the Minister believe Tusla is fit for purpose and that it can deal with the many pressing issues? I am concerned about the way it treats the Alliance of Birth Mothers Campaigning for Justice which is campaigning for justice for its members' children.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Value for Money Reviews (22 Oct 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 97. To ask the Taoiseach the consultancy service providers engaged by his Department from 1 January 2018 to 1 January 2019; the costs associated with each (details supplied); and the reason for each service engagement. [43321/19]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Value for Money Reviews (22 Oct 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 98. To ask the Taoiseach the details of each value for money and policy review conducted by his Department from 1 January 2018 to 1 January 2019; and the cost of each exercise. [43338/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Consultancy Contracts Data (22 Oct 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 102. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the consultancy service providers engaged by his Department from 1 January 2018 to 1 January 2019; the costs associated with each (details supplied); the reason for each service engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43311/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Value for Money Reviews (22 Oct 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 103. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details of each value for money and policy review conducted by his Department from 1 January 2018 to 1 January 2019; the cost of each exercise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43328/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Value for Money Reviews (22 Oct 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 132. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the consultancy service providers engaged by his Department from 1 January 2018 to 1 January 2019; the costs associated with each (details supplied); the reason for each service engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43315/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Value for Money Reviews (22 Oct 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 133. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of each value for money and policy review conducted by his Department from 1 January 2018 to 1 January 2019; the cost of each exercise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43332/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Value for Money Reviews (22 Oct 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 151. To ask the Minister for Finance the consultancy service providers engaged by his Department from 1 January 2018 to 1 January 2019; the costs associated with each (details supplied); the reason for each service engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43314/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Value for Money Reviews (22 Oct 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 152. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of each value for money and policy review conducted by his Department from 1 January 2018 to 1 January 2019; the cost of each exercise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43331/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget Measures (22 Oct 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 153. To ask the Minister for Finance the details on the rural proofing analysis conducted by his Department prior to the publication of measures contained in budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43343/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Budget Measures (22 Oct 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 163. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details on the poverty proofing analysis conducted by his Department prior to the publication of measures contained in budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43342/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Value for Money Reviews (22 Oct 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 170. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the consultancy service providers engaged by his Department from 1 January 2018 to 1 January 2019; the costs associated with each (details supplied); the reason for each service engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43319/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Value for Money Reviews (22 Oct 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 171. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of each value for money and policy review conducted by his Department from 1 January 2018 to 1 January 2019; the cost of each exercise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43336/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Value for Money Reviews (22 Oct 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the consultancy service providers engaged by his Department from 1 January 2018 to 1 January 2019; the costs associated with each (details supplied); the reason for each service engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43312/19]