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Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (15 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: Hear, hear.

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (15 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: Hear, hear.

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (15 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: Deputy Kelly will take some minding.

Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: The European Court of Auditors published a special report on rural development programming yesterday and it found that the process is very complex and vague and that not enough emphasis is being placed on achieving results. Is that not damning proof that there is no rural proofing of any legislation that has been passed? There has been great spin about rural development, massive reports...

Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: I know it does.

Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: That is not true. It is worse now.

Housing (Homeless Families) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: I am delighted to speak on this issue. Unfortunately, homelessness in Ireland is increasing year on year. Between December 2014 and August of this year there was a net increase of 5,412 in the number recorded as homeless, an increase of 189%. The upward trend has existed for several years and the number becoming homeless is still increasing. Figures supplied to the Dáil by the former...

Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (15 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: I feel I have to take issue with the Minister and some of his comments. The Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution met today and dealt with this issue at length. At that meeting I was able to elicit from the HSE - the names of the witnesses elude me - information about the so-called investigation that I called for many times in this House when the Minister...

Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (15 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: It saved them. It is the Government's duty as I see it to defend the Constitution until a constitutional issue is debated and voted on and a change is made to the Constitution, passed in this House and approved by the President. We can then certainly change the law. We are putting cart before horse with our desire and efforts to denigrate good agencies out there. Most of them are...

Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (15 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: Not agreed.

Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Second Stage (15 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: Go raibh maith agat. Deputy O'Callaghan is on his way and he is more qualified than most of us to talk on this matter. I am agreeable to doing this and I thank the House for agreeing. The Long Title of the Bill reads that this is a, "Bill entitled an Act to amend the law regarding the prevention of corruption (including offences relating to corruption) and, in doing so, to give effect...

Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Second Stage (15 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: No, the Minister was just indicating. That is fine. It is happening. I know it is happening. Bhí mé i láthair cúpla uair agus chonaic mé é sin ag tarlú. The amount of pressure, stress, sickness, marriage breakups and everything else, including the effect on children, that trauma is just unbelievable. Then we have the receivers who are getting court...

Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Second Stage (15 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: Are we going to have to have something like that, to take that drastic a measure? I hope not, in our lovely democracy. I am glad that my learned friend has arrived and that he can give me an odd tip here and there. The actions of the banking sector and of receivers up and down the country would indicate that we have really made no meaningful progress. Questions must be asked, then, as...

Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Second Stage (15 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: Our newest recruit.

Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Second Stage (15 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: I have an application form.

Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Second Stage (15 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: No.

Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Second Stage (15 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: Yes.

Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Second Stage (15 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: They could not hang me.

Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Second Stage (15 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: We would not do that to you.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Socioeconomic Context: Dr. Caitriona Henchion and Mr. Niall Behan, Irish Family Planning Association (15 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: Clearly it is not.