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Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Second Stage (14 May 2024)

Mattie McGrath: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCeann Comhairle.

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Second Stage (14 May 2024)

Mattie McGrath: I too am glad to speak on the Bill. The aspects of the Bill include mandatory information provision. It mandates that registered providers of nursing homes and residential services, excluding those for people with disabilities, must regularly supply key operational data to HIQA, as drafted in the Bill. I have often spoken to HIQA. I do not have a lot of faith in HIQA, as the Minister of...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 May 2024)

Mattie McGrath: I acknowledge that in his previous portfolio as Minister before he became Taoiseach, he did some good work in the area of higher education and diverting people towards trades. The haulage and agriculture industries and many others, including the hospitality, are desperately crying out for staff and people to work in them. The whole situation with work visas is too slow and cumbersome. We...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 May 2024)

Mattie McGrath: Seven spin doctors.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 May 2024)

Mattie McGrath: I am addressing the Taoiseach but I address my remarks to all of the party leaders, who have eventually and finally woken up. They were part and parcel of the problem all along for the past 12 months by not allowing debate, not wanting debate and shutting down debate. They were name calling people looking for debate, like me and my colleagues in the Rural Independent Group. However, now...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 May 2024)

Mattie McGrath: The Taoiseach is very good at that himself.

Progressing Special Education Provision: Statements (9 May 2024)

Mattie McGrath: Déanfaidh mé mo dhícheall mo chuid ama a úsáid. I wish the Minister of State well in her post and look forward to engaging with her. The whole situation is very sad. There is nothing more frustrating than young children and adult children waiting for services who cannot get them. Money is being pumped into the system. There is not doubt about that, but there...

Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 May 2024)

Mattie McGrath: On Saturday, 600 people marched in Clonmel begging for improved services for people with disabilities. We heard testimonies of patients whose children have no school places for September and almost have to travel to Mayo from Tipperary to get a psychological appointment. We heard stories of efforts to recruit staff to the children's disability network teams, CDNTs, which have been...

Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 May 2024)

Mattie McGrath: Hide them away.

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (8 May 2024)

Mattie McGrath: I, too, will speak on this motion which proposes delivering homes at prices that are within the reach of working class people. The proposals suggest that new homes could be sold to eligible buyers for less than €300,000, with the exact price varying based on the size and location of the home. However, the motion does not elaborate on how Sinn Féin plans to deliver a fully...

Europe Day: Statements (8 May 2024)

Mattie McGrath: I appreciate the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach's forbearance. I was trying to watch the clock and I missed it. On 9 May, the EU celebrates Europe Day. It is the anniversary of the historic Schuman declaration in 1950. This day is a testament to the EU's remarkable achievements in fostering unity and maintaining long-term peace. As we approach the European elections on 6 to 9 June 2024,...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2024)

Mattie McGrath: Last September the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, and the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, following only limited consultations, decided to remove four species of duck from the open seasons order, effectively banning their being hunted. This development has led to serious questions about how decisions on issues relating to wildlife and hunting are made and how rural interests, including...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2024)

Mattie McGrath: Sure it is he who is the problem.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2024)

Mattie McGrath: People were back later.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2024)

Mattie McGrath: The Government will not allow debates.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2024)

Mattie McGrath: We cannot have one in this House.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2024)

Mattie McGrath: Not agreed.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2024)

Mattie McGrath: It is amazing how the tide changes in here when a local or European election comes along. We would not be allowed to mention the word "migrant" in debates here over the past eight or ten months. Our motion opposing the migration pact was voted down last week. The Minister for Justice told Senator Keogan today and me last week that the Government would not publish the Attorney General's...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (8 May 2024)

Mattie McGrath: 66. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason passport applications are being delayed following a check on a second occasion when the issue was not flagged during the original check; if he will have the Passport Office ensure that an application is fully checked on the first occasion rather than flagging separate issues at subsequent checks thereby significantly delaying...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (8 May 2024)

Mattie McGrath: 193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide details on the provision of a modular unit for a school (details supplied) for the provision of an additional ASD classroom given the current demand in south Tipperary; given that the school has now proceeded to open a class on a temporary basis using available school accommodation; when this school will be provided with a modular...