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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I never noticed.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: Climate change.

Committee on Public Petitions: Closure of Vital Health Services: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: It is the same pattern all over the country - a reckless, careless, unanswerable cabal that does not care about anybody. The waste, subterfuge and deceit is disgusting. We have seen it in RTÉ in the past number of weeks but it is worse in the HSE. The wages and the management are shocking. I called it out the last day I was here about Carrick-on-Suir. I support the groups. It is a...

Committee on Public Petitions: Closure of Vital Health Services: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I thank the Chair and-----

Committee on Public Petitions: Closure of Vital Health Services: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I thank the Chair and welcome Ms Mullins, Councillors Bourke and Dunne and all the people from the other areas who are up here. It is so sad that ordinary people like Ms Mullins, who is a busy woman running her own business, must come up at their own expense and take time off work to deal with a stone wall. The committee requested the minutes of the meeting and got them with so much...

Committee on Public Petitions: Closure of Vital Health Services: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: Well, the facts are the facts. Nothing redacted from me; it is all there. I thank the Cathaoirleach for his time but we need those commitments. Otherwise, we are going around in circles.

European Council Meeting: Statements, Questions and Answers (12 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: How did we end up with an agreement under which we have to pay €20,000 per refugee that we are unable to take despite teams trying with the best will in the world to work out a resolution and people offering their homes? How come we did not raise concerns about this wanton waste of money? Why are we being penalised without having any avenue to attempt to negotiate it or understand...

European Council Meeting: Statements, Questions and Answers (12 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: Is the Minister of State in war mode?

European Council Meeting: Statements, Questions and Answers (12 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I am glad to be able to speak on this. I am sorry I was not here for the earlier speakers. I do not know what goes on at these meetings. I am not very happy with what goes on. We seem to be passive and dumb, just nodding at everything we are told to do by the EU, whether it is farming or the fishing industry, which have been wiped out over the decades. The Minister of State, Deputy...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I have been supplied with a lovely picture of the Taoiseach, the Ministers, Deputies Eamon Ryan, Foley and Coveney, and, I think, the CEO of Irish Water standing at Ardnacrusha. It is lovely and picturesque.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I will if I get the right answer. It could used as a dartboard too, you know. I refer to the midlands region water supply and a project to pump 320 million gallons of water a day to Dublin before fixing the pipes here. The children’s hospital is already a disaster. It is a hole in the ground, and a runaway train as regards costs. Last year, Ardnacrusha did not have enough water to...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I will pass it over.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: Is the Government going to stop the project?

Investment in Football: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I thank the movers of this very good motion. I take the opportunity to wish good luck to the mná of the Republic of Ireland football squad who have flown out to Australia for the country's first ever appearance in the FIFA Women's World Cup. I wish them good success and enjoyment. The FAI's newly published strategic analysis and vision for the next 15 years details that the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (12 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 25. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Social Affairs and Public Services will next meet. [33234/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Schemes (12 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 177. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1053 of 21 March 2023, the reason some groups have not yet received their rebate from Muintir na Tíre; the groups that have not received a rebate, by county, under the headings (details supplied) together with her explanation regarding the non-payment. [34535/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (12 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 235. To ask the Minister for Health in terms of the procurement process for the HSE, what efforts are being made to ensure best value for money where potential suppliers can demonstrate that alternative products can meet the technical requirements; the process for examining alternative solutions which can demonstrate adherence to the technical requirements; how product specification is...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (12 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: Several high-profile GAA games have been put behind the paywall and there was consternation. We had a long meeting about it here. As an Oireachtas member, I am very disappointed about this and also about cashless entrance to matches. I wrote to Mr. McKenna twice on behalf of elderly constituents who paid all their lives but who could not get anybody to book a ticket for them online, and I...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (12 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: Yes, I am giving it. I understand the rules of engagement, so the Chair does not have to tell me that.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (12 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: But he is dismissing it. The man could not get in until somebody came around with a card to let him in.