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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (8 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 512. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the detail of any funding received from an organisation (details supplied) for projects under the remit of her Department for the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33453/16]

Questions on Proposed Legislation (9 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: The programme for Government refers to the Citizens' Assembly. Is the Taoiseach perfectly happy with the composition and independence of the Citizens' Assembly? Many people throughout the country believe that 100 people can never accurately represent our estimated 3.3 million voters across the Twenty-six Counties and many rural counties, including my own of Tipperary, are not represented at...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (9 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: I am not straying. This is in the programme for Government and it is very important. The Citizens' Assembly takes away from the sovereignty of this House and two of the five members of the expert advisory group are pro-choice campaigners, though I have no qualms about the judge. This is not fair, nor is it open and transparent. It is totally biased.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (9 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: Or Kerry, or Sligo.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (9 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: Or have to step down.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (9 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: What about the second part of the question?

Questions on Proposed Legislation (9 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: I asked about the fact that 40% of the expert panel were biased. This is the most important part of the question but the Taoiseach has refused to answer it. If he answers the question, I will resume my seat.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (9 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: He has not answered the question.

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Uisce faoi Úinéireacht Phoiblí) (Uimh. 2) 2016: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Water in Public Ownership) (No. 2) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: I am delighted to speak on the Bill. I compliment Deputy Collins on bringing it forward. I wish to declare an interest. Part of a business in which I am involved does some work for Irish Water. In 2013 I introduced a Private Members' Bill, the Water Services (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill to amend the Water Services Act 2013. It sought to make provision for Irish Water to be fully subject...

Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: Scandalous.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (9 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 166. To ask the Minister for Health the status of reports on plans to introduce a charge for respite care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34007/16]

Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: I thank the Minister and the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for their gracious decision to suspend the sitting to allow the debate to continue. I was absent earlier because I was attending a meeting of the Business Committee. This flexibility may not have been shown so readily in the past. We should be thankful for small mercies and new politics. While the Social Welfare Bill 2016 includes a...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (10 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: According to the programme for Government, acquisition of a site for the new children's hospital was estimated to be between €500 million and €750 million. The cost of the chosen site, which in the opinion of many people is unsuitable, excluding fit-out, was €1 billion. Is the Tánaiste aware that the Jack and Jill Children's Foundation was locked out of the...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (10 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: What is the Tánaiste's view on the enormous cost of the site and its suitability as a location for this hospital and is she aware that the Jack and Jill Children's Foundation, which is doing tremendous work on behalf of sick children, was not invited to attend the hearings of the Joint Committee on Health?

Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: I wish to raise several important matters related to the construction of, and the ongoing construction costs associated with, the national children's hospital. As the Taoiseach knows, the construction of the hospital is a key part of the programme for Government, which we all support, and is something we all recognise as vitally important. What we fundamentally disagree with is the...

Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: We will deal with that another day.

Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: They do not run any more. They are stopped in the station.

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (15 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: The Ceann Comhairle stopped my train. However, I also welcome our visitors. We all realise the importance of this project but there is another serious issue developing in the decision to relocate the Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital to the new maternity hospital to be co-located at St. James's Hospital. The Minister confirmed to the Dáil only last week that the new...

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (15 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: It is a very strange situation. If the new national children's hospital were located at the Connolly site, as has been sought by the vast majority of parents of sick children, there would be access to the Rotunda for maternity services. It is crazy. There cannot be a hospital for sick children without having access to or co-location with a maternity hospital. Many of us know that and I...

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (15 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: Sadly.