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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Tax (11 Mar 2021)

Mattie McGrath: 18. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the options available to persons to avoid penalties and arrear payments in the event they are unable to afford their motor tax at the time of renewal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13718/21]

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Impact of Covid-19 on the Hospitality Sector: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Mattie McGrath: I am here too.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Impact of Covid-19 on the Hospitality Sector: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Mattie McGrath: I might not use all of my time because most of the questions I wanted to pose have already been asked. I welcome all of our guests, thank them for their attendance and sympathise with them, although sympathy and empathy is not much good to them. I am as frustrated as they are. I am meeting people from all over the country and I know that there will be skills shortages in the future. One...

Ceathrú Chultúir 1916 Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Mar 2021)

Mattie McGrath: I am sharing time with Deputies Michael Collins, Danny Healy-Rae and Nolan. Ba mhaith liom cúpla focal a rá ar an mBille seo. I compliment Deputy Ó Snodaigh and Sinn Féin on bringing forward this important Private Members' Bill. Unfortunately, we are seeing the typical political stances taken by the main parties, especially Fianna Fáil. I note from research that...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Mar 2021)

Mattie McGrath: A national group seeking reform in the area of insurance has reacted with dismay to the guidelines recently published by the Judicial Council. Hard-pressed people and organisations, including business people, charities, voluntary and community groups, sports and cultural organisations and small businesses, are severely affected by payouts for minor injuries. We see this effort by the...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (24 Mar 2021)

Mattie McGrath: I add my voice to the concerns. I note what the European Commissioner said. We have been feeble and inept in applying for funding. Our small and medium-sized businesses have suffered more than anybody else. We have received the second lowest level of EU supports; of the 27 member states, only one is behind us. We are getting crumbs from the table. I am disappointed that the Taoiseach...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (24 Mar 2021)

Mattie McGrath: Hear, hear.

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (24 Mar 2021)

Mattie McGrath: Bank bailout.

Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (24 Mar 2021)

Mattie McGrath: I am delighted to have some time to speak about this Bill. It is important that we have proper legislation in this area and it is too late for many people. The flexible working patterns which have existed are interesting. Cross-country comparative research on parental leave shows that in Ireland there remains a substantial gap between the end of leave, including the merging of paid and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff (24 Mar 2021)

Mattie McGrath: 1420. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons employed on the MyOptions helpline; the process by which persons were recruited; the qualifications needed to work on the helpline; and the body and or group which provides the training. [14163/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff (24 Mar 2021)

Mattie McGrath: 1421. To ask the Minister for Health the number of pregnant women the MyOptions helpline engaged with via webchat in 2019 and 2020; and the number that subsequently opted for an abortion following their webchat contact. [14164/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (24 Mar 2021)

Mattie McGrath: 1422. To ask the Minister for Health the number of abortions that took place in 2019 after 20 weeks gestation under the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018. [14165/21]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2021)

Mattie McGrath: I want to talk about the Connecting Ireland document, which aims to connect Cork, Waterford, Limerick and Galway and to provide an alternative to the M20 and M25 motorways, which the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, believes will cost a fortune and is too expensive. The Government's vision for Ireland 2040 is to achieve connectivity and balanced regional development. Our regional cities are...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2021)

Mattie McGrath: I do not have any issue with those towns the Tánaiste mentioned in counties Cork and Limerick; they need bypasses. The Minister, Deputy Ryan, however, is in favour of smaller ring roads or smaller bypasses, not a huge motorway. The Tánaiste must look at the funding, which is staggering. It is €3.8 billion versus €10.3 billion. That is €3.8 billion to go from...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Mar 2021)

Mattie McGrath: Clonmel has been overlooked. The regional strand of funding under the rural regeneration and development fund, RRDF, has been announced by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Darragh O'Brien. Some €500 million went to Cork and Limerick but Clonmel did not get pingin amháin. We had a lot of work done on this. The strands involved were phase 2 of the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Mar 2021)

Mattie McGrath: Have you an explanation?

Residential Tenancies Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Mar 2021)

Mattie McGrath: I am delighted to be able to speak on this Bill. I welcome the extension of the time. It is important during these difficulties with Covid to be fair to people as much as we can. It is nothing more than what we should be doing. I thank the Minister, Deputy O'Brien. I had a brief word with him about the urban regeneration fund which Clonmel was unsuccessful in applying for. He has agreed...

Civil Liability and Courts (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 Mar 2021)

Mattie McGrath: I support this important legislation from the Regional Group, particularly Deputy Naughten, which is very badly needed. We need insurance reform. I detest fraud and those who commit fraud but I am not the judge and jury. I cannot prove these things and it is often hard to prove fraud. The advertisements run by insurance companies implied people were putting their hands in our pockets and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Mar 2021)

Mattie McGrath: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing us raise this matter in the Topical Issue debate. The right to worship is an issue of tremendous sensitivity and importance to tens of thousands of people. We have mixed messages coming from the Cabinet. The Garda press office cannot say which or whether. The Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, informed the House that no priest would be...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Mar 2021)

Mattie McGrath: I am shocked and disappointed with the reply that the churches will not be open for Easter. The Minister, Deputy Donnelly, said in the House that penal provisions were not affecting the priests. Fr. Hughes proved otherwise. Is it that we are flouting European law and the judge in Scotland was wrong? He accepted the case and said that European rights in Scotland were being denied. We can...