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Finance Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: I will not labour the issue. I first have to declare an interest, in that I have a number of children.

Finance Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: We are christening our fourth grandchild, thanks be to God, on Sunday. Most of my children have gone past the age in question, but it is important that I declare an interest. I have a memory of listening to a budget on radio. I had a vision of the then Taoiseach kneeling down in front of former Deputy Jim Kemmy over VAT on children's clothes or-----

Finance Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: Yes. It is an appropriate word at the moment. We will need good shoes for this weather if we are going to be out walking up to people's doors, seeing as how matters could spill out of control. Nonetheless, there should be a re-examination of the interpretation of the EU directive and the cut-off point at the age of ten. The prices can be enormous and vary considerably. Even a small...

Finance Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: Like Deputy Fitzmaurice, I understand the position very well. In the negotiations on the programme for Government, we in the Rural Independent Group lobbied for the further take-up of this very successful scheme in order to apply it to building. It was necessary at a time and we did not even have to give it to builders. We could have given it to people buying the houses in order to...

Finance Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: I have a brief point in defence of my two erstwhile colleagues from Killarney, Deputies Danny and Michael Healy-Rae. They would not agree that Killarney is in the same league as Dublin. My daughter is dancing there this weekend and my wife is down there. She might report when they come back from the competitions on Monday. Deputy Boyd Barrett made a point about increased profits but with...

Finance Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: An Escort mark I or mark II?

Finance Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: I appeal to the Minister to reconsider the stamp duty increase. We debated the amendment on Committee Stage and withdrew it and are now putting it forward for debate in the Chamber. The shock was the surprise. There are rumours that a farming organisation was in the know about the measure on the Friday before budget day. I do not know if that is mere speculation but the Minister, Deputy...

Finance Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: Never.

Finance Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: The Minister is misunderstanding us. We spoke earlier about vulture funds. Different amendments were discussed this evening about the €5.5 billion written off for our banking friends and the Minister did not want to listen to that either. This is rural Ireland that we are talking about. I want to pick the Minister up on the idea that he did not tell anyone. Someone told a...

Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: Happy new year.

Order of Business (28 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: I do not know if anybody else would like to have a debate but the Business Committee was called together this morning by the Deputy and the staff and we agreed the Order of Business.

Order of Business (28 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: I was about to say that the Deputy did not agree to it. He objected to it and we accept that, but everybody else unanimously agreed it.

Order of Business (28 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: Is there any need to have a Business Committee if this group wants to come in and tear it up every time we agree something? I want statements on this as well - we all do - but we have to go forward in some constructive manner.

Order of Business (28 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: There is a commitment in the programme for Government to support An Post and the post office network. The Joint Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment and others have recently suggested responsibility for television licence fee collection be transferred to the Revenue Commissioners. Last week the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Deputy Denis...

Social Welfare Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: I am delighted the Minister is here for this debate. This Bill is designed to give legislative effect to a range of social welfare measures announced in the expenditure report of 10 October 2017, including increases in weekly rates of pensions, benefits and allowances and proportionate increases for qualified adult dependants as well as an increase in the qualified child payment. I welcome...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (28 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: 272. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to the Tipperary, Waterford and Carlow Kilkenny Garda divisions in the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50164/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (28 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: 517. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of the recent approval to provide €30 million of funding to protect the future of the post office network and the continuation of a five-day week postal delivery service, in particular regarding key performance indicators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50124/17]

Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: It is a "Dad's Army" job.

Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: Several Deputies met this morning with members of the Irish MPS Society, who are seeking support for the approval of funding to the Health Service Executive for the delivery of a drug called Vimizim. The delegates saw the Minister for Health in the corridor but were not talking to him. This is a life-changing drug for children with the rare condition, Morquio syndrome. It is very sad to...

Disclosures Tribunal: Motion [Private Members] (29 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: I am also delighted to be able to speak on the motion. I will read it into the record:That Dáil Éireann believes that a revision of the terms of reference of the Tribunal of Inquiry into protected disclosures made under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 and certain other matters (the 'Charleton Tribunal') is required and should take place to take account of the recent revelations...