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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2022)

Mattie McGrath: Ar an gcéad dul síos, I too, on behalf of the Rural Independent Group, condemn that most savage crime in Texas last night and I extend my sympathies to everyone affected. It is appropriate the Minister is taking Leaders’ Questions here today. The housing crisis is worsening and immediate emergency measures are required to prevent more and more families from becoming...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2022)

Mattie McGrath: The Minister cannot deny the truth.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2022)

Mattie McGrath: Beidh fíorfháilte roimhe ann.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2022)

Mattie McGrath: Bring the airgead with you.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2022)

Mattie McGrath: That is not what we are being told.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2022)

Mattie McGrath: We will hold the Minister to that.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2022)

Mattie McGrath: The Minister will be welcome to Tipperary. He talks the good talk but we were told that we are out of that plan. The catastrophic dysfunction means that all small builders are not even able now to tender for building houses that are bound to fixed-price contracts. This is just not happening and they have given up the ghost because they cannot get prices from suppliers. Before the most...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2022)

Mattie McGrath: A reality check is needed. The Minister needs to get down and dirty. He should bring his wellies tomorrow and we will show him many good sites that are available for building houses.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 May 2022)

Mattie McGrath: I raise the serious situation regarding mental health and people with psychosis problems in County Tipperary. We do not have a single long-stay bed in the entire county, which extends from Carrick-on-Suir up to Lorrha. A Vision for Change promised so much. We lost St. Michael's psychiatric unit, St. Luke's Psychiatric Hospital and much else. Kilkenny hospital is full and cannot...

Recent Developments in Northern Ireland: Statements (25 May 2022)

Mattie McGrath: I am glad to be able to say cúpla focal faoin scéal seo. The people of Northern Ireland are quite bewildered. They went to the polls a couple of weeks ago. I met some of them at the Fleadh Cheoil Thiobraid Árann two weekends ago and they are asking why they got up and voted. They voted for nationalists and the Assembly is not sitting. There is more to this than meets the...

Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: From the Seanad (25 May 2022)

Mattie McGrath: Amendments Nos. 1 to 3, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.

Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: From the Seanad (25 May 2022)

Mattie McGrath: The time allotted for this debate having expired, I am required to put the following question in accordance with an Order of the Dáil of 24 May: "That Seanad amendments Nos. 1 to 3, inclusive, are hereby agreed to and agreement to the amendments is accordingly reported to the House."

Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: From the Seanad (25 May 2022)

Mattie McGrath: A message will be sent to the Seanad acquainting it accordingly.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (24 May 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 152. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts that are being made to simplify the language used within the driver theory test to accommodate applicants that have learning and language difficulties; if he will review the driver theory test in terms of its accessibility for those with learning difficulties and disabilities (details supplied); and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (24 May 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 169. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if an OPW inspector will contact a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25933/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Bodies (24 May 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 220. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the thatch steering group that is being established within his Department; the persons that will be on the steering group; the remit of the group; if the group will address the difficulties obtaining insurance for thatched properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25946/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (24 May 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 693. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that he has selected a university from a non-European Union country has selected to carry out research into the experiences of Irish abortion providers as part of the three-year review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018. [26508/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (24 May 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 694. To ask the Minister for Health the number of taxi or courier services that were hired in 2020 and 2021 by the HSE to transport abortion pills from a general practitioner to a person who opted to have an abortion since the introduction of telemedicine abortion service in Q1 2020; and the costings for these transport and courier services as budgeted for in 2020 and 2021. [26509/22]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 May 2022)

Mattie McGrath: Not agreed. I listen to the Minister and I always wish him well but how can the Government sit by and allow 65% tax on every litre of fuel and diesel? The price of these goods is skyrocketing and it is driving inflation mad. We need an urgent debate on this in this House. The Minister talked about the €2 billion the Government spent but that is wiped away on a daily basis because...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 May 2022)

Mattie McGrath: The Minister is in government.