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Supplementary Report of the Scoping Inquiry into the CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Statements (19 Jun 2019)

Mattie McGrath: It is with a heavy heart that I stand here to comment on this. I compliment Dr. Scally on doing this work and coming forward with this supplementary report and the scoping inquiry into the CervicalCheck screening programme which was just a fiasco. We now know that the latest Scally report identified that the number of laboratories involved in CervicalCheck was greater than originally...

Supplementary Report of the Scoping Inquiry into the CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Statements (19 Jun 2019)

Mattie McGrath: I did not mean it. I am very sorry.

Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)

Mattie McGrath: I am happy to speak on the Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019. I absolutely accept that we urgently need to address the expanding problem of gambling addiction, and specifically online gambling addiction, that is such a plague for so many families in our country. People can gamble day and night, at work, in their bedrooms and kitchens and anywhere they wish. In the past, people had...

Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)

Mattie McGrath: I am merely making the correlation around where licences-----

Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)

Mattie McGrath: It was a fact-----

Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)

Mattie McGrath: -----and it happened. I am just saying-----

Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)

Mattie McGrath: There is still no planning permission. The licence was revoked two days ago, thankfully. I am just making the point that pressures can be inadvertently - I am not saying it was done deliberately - at planning-----

Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)

Mattie McGrath: It is not different. A licence was granted without any planning. One must go through all procedures. I am just trying to illustrate my point that this should not be put in the role of Garda superintendents. It should be a proper due process of planning permission that should be advertised and go through the normal channels where the public can make submissions etc. As the Bills Digest...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (19 Jun 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 173. To ask the Minister for Health the number of eye and cataract procedures carried out at the cataract centre UL Hospital at Nenagh since November 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25668/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Jun 2019)

Mattie McGrath: Why did they not keep him?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Jun 2019)

Mattie McGrath: The programme for Government gives a commitment to strengthening Garda numbers to tackle crime. We have a huge issue at present in the Clonmel Garda district, which includes Carrick-on-Suir. The Tánaiste is probably aware there is a huge issue with mental health issues and associated drug crime. It is an epidemic and is leading to many suicides. The community there is calling for...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jun 2019)

Mattie McGrath: I also want to add my voice on behalf of the Rural Independent Group. People throughout the country are waiting. Some have to travel long distances to attend appointments and they do not know if they will be cancelled. Some 10,000 staff will be out on strike. The HSE is already on its knees without it. We need to have a meaningful, true and understanding debate on the matter in this House.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jun 2019)

Mattie McGrath: I am glad that the Minister for Justice and Equality is here to speak about the acute and severe shortage of Garda members in the Clonmel district. I have spoken to Chief Superintendent Dominic Hayes and Superintendent Willie Leahy. At least 25 gardaí are needed to bring the Clonmel district which covers Carrick-on-Suir up to normal numbers. We have an acute problem with drugs and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Respite Care Services Provision (25 Jun 2019)

Mattie McGrath: I want to raise this issue along with Deputy Healy because of the great concern and anxiety parents experienced when they were told that HSE funding for the respite summer camp at St. Rita's, run by the Brothers of Charity, would not go ahead this year. I was contacted by families and individuals, including Lynn Simmons, Sandra Gibson and George and Barbara Kovach. Although I understand...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Respite Care Services Provision (25 Jun 2019)

Mattie McGrath: I am glad that the Minister of State has given confirmation on this but what has happened here is an appalling vista. It was fought for last year. The Brothers of Charity provided St. Rita's and the families were happy. The families tell me - not the Minister of State or anyone else - that St. Rita's and the Brothers of Charity applied for funding this year and got no response. They were...

Summer Economic Statement 2019: Statements (25 Jun 2019)

Mattie McGrath: I would like to share time with Deputy Danny Healy-Rae.

Summer Economic Statement 2019: Statements (25 Jun 2019)

Mattie McGrath: I am happy to speak to the important summer economic statement, the compilation of which must have been a difficult process for the Minister for Finance, Deputy Donohoe, and his Government colleagues. If the Minister has been listening, he will be aware that his reputation for fiscal prudence has taken a hammering in the past 18 months. We have all read the recent reports in national...

Home Help: Motion [Private Members] (25 Jun 2019)

Mattie McGrath: I am delighted to speak on this motion and I compliment Sinn Féin on bringing it forward. I am particularly struck by the cost analysis in the motion. I compliment Deputy Butler on her amendment, which I will be supporting. The motion outlines the cost-effective nature of home support by comparison with hospital care and nursing home care. It makes stark reading. The average weekly...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (25 Jun 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the amalgamation of schools (details supplied); the timeline for the planned completion of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26435/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (25 Jun 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 271. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an exemption from the second language requirement can be provided to Garda applicants who are dyslexic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26420/19]