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Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 May 2018)

Mattie McGrath: On a point of order.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 May 2018)

Mattie McGrath: He is kind of lost.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 May 2018)

Mattie McGrath: No. The Road Traffic Bill is all he is talking about. The only journey that is taking place is whatever journey he has made with Sinn Féin, having cobbled this deal together. That is the only traffic that I can see. The traffic is all one way.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 May 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Hear, hear.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 May 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I too am thankful for the Minister's attempt to clarify the position but, as far as I am concerned, he did not provide any real clarification. I support Deputy O'Callaghan's amendment No. 6, which contains a nice mixture in terms of the members. I also want to salute and pay tribute to An Teachta Barrett. We often clashed in the Chamber in the past but he has given me good advice and I...

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 May 2018)

Mattie McGrath: He will tell them that he wrote about it for 20 years, that he has been in government for two years but that he got two pieces of legislation passed in one week. He will say, "My God, I am some man". Clint Eastwood with his quick draw is only trotting after him. It is an indication of the abrogation of responsibility on the part of politicians that he is coercing the Minister to do all...

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 May 2018)

Mattie McGrath: It is not hurling anyhow.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 May 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Where is he?

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 May 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Where is the Minister, Deputy Ross?

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 May 2018)

Mattie McGrath: All chiefs and no Indian.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 May 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I am not good at sums, but 17 does not go into 13. At this point I ask that the Minister, Deputy Shane Ross, who is driving the Bill-----

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 May 2018)

Mattie McGrath: The Minister, Deputy Charles Flanagan, should withdraw what is nothing short of a total shambles. It will be all chiefs and no Indians on the board.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 May 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I am asking the Minister, Deputy Shane Ross, to withdraw it as it is a shambles. He will be gone from the Chamber the minute voting finishes.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (22 May 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 103. To ask the Taoiseach the meetings he has held with companies (details supplied) since 2017; and the areas of Government or public policy he has discussed at these meetings. [22096/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (22 May 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 105. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the breakdown of the training and development and incidental expenses incurred by his Department in the year ending 31 December 2017. [22137/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (22 May 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 106. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the breakdown of the travel and subsistence expenses incurred by his Department in the year ending 31 December 2017. [22153/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (22 May 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 107. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the consultancy services, value for money and policy review expenses incurred by his Department in the year ending 31 December 2017. [22169/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (22 May 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 113. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the breakdown of the training and development and incidental expenses incurred by his Department in the year ending 31 December 2017. [22141/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (22 May 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 114. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the breakdown of the travel and subsistence expenses incurred by his Department in the year ending 31 December 2017. [22157/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (22 May 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 115. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the consultancy services, value for money and policy review expenses incurred by his Department in the year ending 31 December 2017. [22173/18]