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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Gender Recognition (4 Apr 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 326. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the details of the 92 written submissions that emerged from the public consultation of the Gender Recognition Review group the report of which was published in June 2018; if the written submissions were from persons or organisations; the details of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15773/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Issues (4 Apr 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 351. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the recent report of the UN special rapporteur (details supplied) on the right to adequate housing; his views on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15769/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (4 Apr 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 352. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding provided for the Traveller accommodation programme to Tipperary County Council in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15770/19]

Agrifood Market Priorities post Brexit: Statements (3 Apr 2019)

Mattie McGrath: It might as well be in government. It is supporting the Government. The leader of Fianna Fáil was attacking the Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, again today, even though he had voted to express confidence in him five or six weeks ago. Fianna Fáil cannot have its cake and eat it. Its members voted again to allow the reckless spending on the national children's hospital to go...

Agrifood Market Priorities post Brexit: Statements (3 Apr 2019)

Mattie McGrath: Yes, I know, but I am just asking what Fianna Fáil Members are going to hide behind when Brexit occurs.

Agrifood Market Priorities post Brexit: Statements (3 Apr 2019)

Mattie McGrath: They will have no place to run and hide. The people have not been fooled. It is a coalition under another name-----

Agrifood Market Priorities post Brexit: Statements (3 Apr 2019)

Mattie McGrath: There are post offices being closed and the health service is in disarray.

Agrifood Market Priorities post Brexit: Statements (3 Apr 2019)

Mattie McGrath: Fianna Fáil Members are like nodding donkeys in support of the Government, no matter what it does and how their leader insults it at the Ard Fheis or a party meeting. They come back the day after. They had a mock raid. It is shadow boxing. They had a chance to vote no confidence in the Minister and doing so would not have caused a general election.

Agrifood Market Priorities post Brexit: Statements (3 Apr 2019)

Mattie McGrath: Excuse me, but that is not parliamentary language.

Agrifood Market Priorities post Brexit: Statements (3 Apr 2019)

Mattie McGrath: I do not want the sitting to be suspended at all.

Agrifood Market Priorities post Brexit: Statements (3 Apr 2019)

Mattie McGrath: It is not parliamentary language to say I am done. I am not.

Agrifood Market Priorities post Brexit: Statements (3 Apr 2019)

Mattie McGrath: I am-----

Agrifood Market Priorities post Brexit: Statements (3 Apr 2019)

Mattie McGrath: I am just making a point. I am making a mockery of the party beside me.

Agrifood Market Priorities post Brexit: Statements (3 Apr 2019)

Mattie McGrath: I too am pleased to have the opportunity to speak on the very important matter of agrifood market priorities post Brexit. As other Members stated, there has been so much talk about Brexit that we have nearly talked ourselves out of existence. There is a definite imponderable. we do not know what will happen. Brexit is causing untold damage and uncertainty within the agricultural sector. ...

Agrifood Market Priorities post Brexit: Statements (3 Apr 2019)

Mattie McGrath: Or less, yes.

Agrifood Market Priorities post Brexit: Statements (3 Apr 2019)

Mattie McGrath: I said that. Very few small business have a turnover of up to €50 million.

Agrifood Market Priorities post Brexit: Statements (3 Apr 2019)

Mattie McGrath: I know that. I accept that.

Agrifood Market Priorities post Brexit: Statements (3 Apr 2019)

Mattie McGrath: I accept that, but they will not have that number of employees or anything like it.

Agrifood Market Priorities post Brexit: Statements (3 Apr 2019)

Mattie McGrath: I know that it states "or less". I hope the Minister will be able to answer the questions I intend to ask him. I have asked him those questions before but he did not answer them and he will not answer them tonight either. He will be singing dumb. May I be allowed to carry on without the smirks and jeers from the two farmers on the other side of the House?

Agrifood Market Priorities post Brexit: Statements (3 Apr 2019)

Mattie McGrath: The one farmer. I apologise to the Minister of State. I should be blaming the Minister who is invisible when there is a crisis in agriculture, the Minister who cannot be found to tell us what is going on. We know from Teagasc that the agrifood sector in Ireland in 2016 generated 7% of gross value added, a sum of €13.9 billion, 9.8% of Ireland's merchandise exports, and provided...