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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Response to National Emergencies: Irish Water (25 Apr 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Like others, I also welcome the witnesses and thank them for all their efforts. I also commend the Irish Water teams on the ground and county council workers who helped with both serious weather events. Farmers and the general public were also of great assistance in rural areas especially. Reference was made to generators. In many cases they were brought to sites with the help of farmers....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Response to National Emergencies: Irish Water (25 Apr 2018)

Mattie McGrath: What are they made of?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Supply Project: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Ar an gcéad dul síos, ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh na daoine anseo inniu. I thank all of the witnesses for attending. I welcomed Irish Water earlier and I want to welcome Ms Kennedy now, along with the guests from businesses in the Shannon region. I want to ask Mr. Grant and his team about the non-domestic demand analysis. Indecon made it clear that, in its view,...

Leaders' Questions (26 Apr 2018)

Mattie McGrath: They will be forced out.

Tributes on Retirement of Member of Staff (26 Apr 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I stay scarce.

Tributes on Retirement of Member of Staff (26 Apr 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I too want to salute and pay tribute to Marie Smith, her late mother, Peg, all the team in the restaurant and, indeed, all the staff in the House for the courtesy and kindness shown to all Members, which other speakers have noted, whether we might be picky, pernickety, awkward or in good form. Marie gave us a fáilte speisialta inside in the restaurant. I knew nothing about the nutty...

Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Apr 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I have no cap. It has been reported today that the HSE spends approximately €400 million per year on medication for the treatment of mental illness. At the same time, a mere €10 million per year is spent on psychological and counselling care services. This is a huge imbalance. The second interim report of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on...

Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Apr 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I know that.

Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Apr 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Copying Leo.

Public Private Partnership on Capital Infrastructure: Statements (26 Apr 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I am pleased to speak on this issue. I read the Minister of State's speech, as I was not present when he contributed. It states that we have been experimenting with public private partnerships for a long time, certainly longer than I had thought. I was an advocate for public private partnerships at one time. However, the jury is out on them. We also have many design, build and operate...

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (26 Apr 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for giving me the opportunity to raise this very important issue. I have just attended a mental health launch by the Joint Committee on the Future of Mental Health. It was shocking to read the committee's report. According to the HSE's health capacity review, Ireland's hospitals need at least 2,600 new beds in the next 15 years. The review goes on to say...

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (26 Apr 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Jim Daly, for coming to Clonmel to meet us. He seemed to make an effort. However, if the Minister of State, Deputy Catherine Byrne, continues to read out stuff officials write for her, we will change nothing. It is pure and utter balderdash. We do not have a single bed in Tipperary for mental health services. The Minister of State may talk about...

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (26 Apr 2018)

Mattie McGrath: It is being misused.

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (26 Apr 2018)

Mattie McGrath: What about the parents?

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (26 Apr 2018)

Mattie McGrath: When Ministers keep giving these replies, we will respond like this.

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (26 Apr 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I do not agree with it.

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (26 Apr 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Not the Minister of State personally.

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (26 Apr 2018)

Mattie McGrath: It is a fact.

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (26 Apr 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Thanks be to God.

Tillage Sector: Motion (26 Apr 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I too am glad to have the opportunity to speak on this report. I thank the Chairman, all the members who compiled the report and the secretariat, as Deputy McConalogue and others have. Agriculture is the most important industry in this country. I know the Minister himself is a cereal grower so he has an understanding of these issues. I note from reading the report's many recommendations...