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Committee on Public Petitions: Amendment of the Child Care Act 1991: Engagement with the Alliance of Birth Mothers Campaigning for Justice (13 Jun 2024)

Mattie McGrath: I thank Dr. Markey for being so honest about his own situation and lived experience. This question is for any of the witnesses and is in the knowledge that the court proceedings are held in camera and the witnesses are not present. Do the witnesses feel that the justices, and I do not want to name or implicate anyone, are qualified or have the temperament to deal with the situation? I am...

Committee on Public Petitions: Amendment of the Child Care Act 1991: Engagement with the Alliance of Birth Mothers Campaigning for Justice (13 Jun 2024)

Mattie McGrath: I have one brief question, if I may. Have the witnesses looked at the experience and comparable situations in other European countries, as opposed to Ireland?

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (25 Jun 2024)

Mattie McGrath: Deputy Michael Healy-Rae will follow. I am not supporting the retention of these provisions. There are lots of issues the Minister could deal with rather than having this wheeled in every year. I support the Garda. I am aware of a Garda member at home in Cahir, County Tipperary. He is one of the finest community gardaí ever. He had to go to a case last Wednesday on his own. It was...

Affordable Electricity: Motion [Private Members] (25 Jun 2024)

Mattie McGrath: I normally thank Sinn Féin for bringing forward a motion, but I cannot do so on this occasion because this is a trick-of-the-loop job. As Deputy Michael Healy-Rae stated, I did call for that vote during the debate on the Finance Bill. I called earlier, in the convention centre, for a vote against that proposal. You were all mad to jump on the wagon of the climate action legislation....

Primary School Funding: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jun 2024)

Mattie McGrath: Ba mhaith liom comhghairdeas a ghabháil leis an Teachta McNamara. I congratulate Deputy McNamara, who is in the Chamber. It is great to see him here in the aftermath of his being elected as an MEP. I look forward to engaging with him in that role. We fully endorse the motion. It is evident there is chronic underspending by Government on primary schools. I thank Nóirín...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2024)

Mattie McGrath: On behalf of the Rural Independent Group, I too want to pay tribute to the late Tommie Gorman. He was a wonderful journalist and wonderful person. He visited the Circle of Friends cancer care centre in Tipperary only months ago and gave up his time there. He was in my parish some weeks ago. He was a wonderful man. Ní bheidh a leithéid arís ann. The response of the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2024)

Mattie McGrath: I did not mention it.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2024)

Mattie McGrath: I never mentioned the health service but I acknowledge the wonderful service that nurses, doctors and all kinds of specialists give. I have been a beneficiary of that myself, but the Minister is trying to distract me. I never mentioned it today. The people voted on the Lisbon Treaty in 2009. They did not vote for this. That is sure and certain. The Government has scant regard for...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2024)

Mattie McGrath: There were no questions and answers and no proper scrutiny. There was one meeting of the committee, where the Minister was unable to answer any questions. I was there on that day. At the next meeting of the committee, as kind of an add-on, all the NGOs were brought in. They were wheeled out to tell us what we were not doing right. The people who are running this country now are the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2024)

Mattie McGrath: Six hours.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2024)

Mattie McGrath: It took ten years in Europe.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2024)

Mattie McGrath: Of course I did.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2024)

Mattie McGrath: When-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2024)

Mattie McGrath: It is too late to opt out.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2024)

Mattie McGrath: Dress it up any way you like.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2024)

Mattie McGrath: Dress it up any way you like.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2024)

Mattie McGrath: I would not like to see you at the fair. You would buy a pig in a poke.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Jun 2024)

Mattie McGrath: I wish to raise the issue of the chronic shortage of gardaí on the ground in County Tipperary. Despite the rising population and the increase in immigration, Garda numbers are in a worrying decline. As of 30 April 2024, the force stands at a total of 14,000-odd members, with just over 11,050 serving as rank-and-file gardaí. This is in stark contrast to the overall strength of...

Pre-European Council: Statements (26 Jun 2024)

Mattie McGrath: I, too, am glad to speak today to statements on these pre-European Council meetings. Ar an gcéad dul síos, I warmly congratulate my namesake and good friend and colleague through the years, the Minister, Deputy Michael McGrath, on his nomination to the position of Commissioner. I welcome that nomination. I hope that the different political machinations and interactions with...

Nomination of Member of Government: Motion (26 Jun 2024)

Mattie McGrath: You get your way all the time.