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Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: I am delighted to be able to speak and I am glad that the Minister is here for the debate. In November 2012, undercover investigators revealed that the IFPA clinics and other clinics that are overseen and funded by the HSE’s crisis pregnancy programme were involved in actively encouraging women in crisis pregnancies to mislead and lie to their doctors about their abortions if...

Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: The finding was just one of a number of disturbing findings revealed in the investigation. It also found the IFPA in particular was in breach of several provisions of the abortion information Act 1995, which I do not think the Minister mentioned tonight, though he mentioned other Acts. It appears this legislation was being breached on a wide-scale basis. This reflected a high level of...

Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: Even at this late stage, I call on the Minister, a new Minister with no baggage coming into this portfolio, to condemn what has come to light regarding the abuses that have taken place in IFPA-run counselling centres. He was well able to use very strong words on the other side of the equation tonight and rightly so. Surely he has to have some bit of moral standing in the other area as well....

Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: It was equally repulsive, shameless, despicable and disgusting when the other advice was given out by HSE-funded people. The Minister never said a word about that. The Minister's future career is on the line. If he wants to be honest and straightforward with people, by all means he should, but he cannot have such naked double standards. I wholeheartedly support the idea of best...

Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: The Labour Party's proposed change to the law is directly linked to one particular undercover operation, which I welcome, that focused on an exposé of an anti-abortion counselling agency. As I said, Deputy Howlin ignored all of the other ones. It just does not add up. How come no similar concerns or rushes to change the law were raised by the Labour Party when many of us on this side...

Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: No, I am not, but lies have been quoted.

Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: I am not. I said lies have been quoted a dozen times already.

Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: I am not accusing anyone, I am just saying other speakers referred to lies.

Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: They can blame God if they like. The Minister quoted lies several times and so did Deputy Burton.

Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: It is a one-sided affair.

Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: You are wasting my time, Acting Chairman.

Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: Many people are rightly revolted by the unbelievable hypocritical double standards of both men, but it is worse when it comes from the women. The Minister has made many comments about hypocrisy and words. I challenge him to correct the record and try to ensure there is some modicum of fair play.

Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: Could I continue? I did not interrupt anyone.

Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: How much time do I have left?

Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: I do not need any chorus of support at all. I am fine.

Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: I welcome what the Minister said about fitness to practise and all the regimes he will bring in and about addressing the failure to adhere to the code of practice. That is all very serious. I wholeheartedly welcome them. They have to be there and they exist in certain areas. If I heard the Minister correctly he said the consultation started on 31 August and the closing date is 30...

Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: Could the Minister elaborate on that and clarify the situation for me? Wherever wrongdoing exists it must be addressed. All health care professionals must adhere to a fitness to practise code. That operates across the board. We have seen so many cases where that did not happen. I am very disappointed with the Minister's speech tonight. It was obviously well prepared by his officials and...

Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: Jobs for the boys.

Order of Business (22 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: Today's business shall be No. 7, motion re Joint Committee on Public Petitions, to be taken without debate; No. 8, motion re leave to introduce Supplementary Estimates, to be taken without debate; No. 9, motion re referral of Supplementary Estimates to select committee, to be taken without debate, subject to leave to introduce being given; No. 10, motion re Financial Resolution for Health...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (22 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: I refer to the section of the programme for Government which suggests there will be better and improved children's health services. Are there proposals to deal with the chronic delays in accessing ear, nose and throat, ENT, services? The waiting lists for such services are over four years long in my constituency of Tipperary. Surely the Taoiseach and the Minister for Health must accept...