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

Mattie McGrath: Action.

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

Mattie McGrath: There are many crises at present. I refer to those relating to housing, mental health, the Passport Office and other areas. I welcome Mr. Tom O'Callaghan, of the Independent Postmasters Group, to the Public Gallery. Our post office network is forgotten about. Fianna Fáil supported the previous Government by means of the confidence and supply agreement. Now that it is in government,...

Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Instruction to Committee (31 May 2022)

Mattie McGrath: I am sharing with Deputy Michael Collins and possibly an Teachta Danny Healy-Rae if he arrives. I too welcome this long-overdue electoral reform. In many areas the measures could be wider than what is proposed, but I understand that small steps are important. I pay tribute to the many people I have worked with over the years in the county councils, South Tipperary County Council and...

Transport, Accelerating Sustainable Mobility: Statements (31 May 2022)

Mattie McGrath: I am appalled that the Minister for Transport, Deputy Eamon Ryan, is not here. I am also very disappointed that no officials are here. It is a case of do what you want and to hell with what we feel in here.

Transport, Accelerating Sustainable Mobility: Statements (31 May 2022)

Mattie McGrath: I do not know what the Minister of State said. Anyway, it is sad. I remember that officials could be here all night. There is ageism and discrimination against men and women who, when they reach 70, cannot drive a bus that does school runs, although they can bring people to matches and everything else. They are willing to get a doctor's certificate and to have a medical twice a year if...

Transport, Accelerating Sustainable Mobility: Statements (31 May 2022)

Mattie McGrath: In a trough.

Transport, Accelerating Sustainable Mobility: Statements (31 May 2022)

Mattie McGrath: He had plenty of snouts in the trough. He wrote about them.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Projects (31 May 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 223. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the thatch steering group that his Department is currently establishing; the persons who will sit on this steering group; the aim of the steering group; and if any member of the steering group has a thatched roof. [27325/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Solar Energy Guidelines (31 May 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 229. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the policies which exist in relation to the development of solar farms in rural areas; if there are guidelines in relation to the maximum size relative to the area; if not, if he has any plans to develop such guidelines or policies given the rise in applications for solar farms in rural Ireland; if an analysis has been...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jun 2022)

Mattie McGrath: They were under pressure long before the war.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jun 2022)

Mattie McGrath: Taxation is causing it.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Jun 2022)

Mattie McGrath: I acknowledge the hard work of the staff of the Business Committee. After many phone calls, matters were pushed onto the committee by the Government. We had decisions to make within an hour. I object to the Order of Business, due to the ongoing controversy surrounding An Bord Pleanála. We need an urgent debate. We have a housing crisis which we have never seen the like of. An Bord...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Jun 2022)

Mattie McGrath: We need a debate on the carry-on of An Bord Pleanála. We need to have the Minister in and to have a full Dáil debate.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Jun 2022)

Mattie McGrath: Cuirim céad míle fáilte rompu.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Jun 2022)

Mattie McGrath: DEIS status schools have never been more important with the rising costs of living. DEIS status was awarded to a number of schools in Tipperary. However, Coláiste Dún Iascaigh in Cahir and the Edmund Rice Secondary School, Carrick-on-Suir, among others, were left out and denied DEIS status. They have appealed, as the Department told them to do. They are awaiting the results of...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Mattie McGrath: I am sharing time with Deputy O'Donoghue. I am pleased to speak broadly in support of this Bill. At the Business Committee and in subsequent communications, we agreed to progress this legislation as a matter of urgency. There is an old saying that justice delayed is justice denied. The Minister of State, as a practitioner of the law, understands the problems that arise from delays. There...

Energy Security: Motion [Private Members] (15 Jun 2022)

Mattie McGrath: On a point of order, there is no freedom of speech here anymore. Can we not table a motion that we decide and word our own motion without taking lectures like this?

Energy Security: Motion [Private Members] (15 Jun 2022)

Mattie McGrath: She is berating us for putting down our own motion.

Energy Security: Motion [Private Members] (15 Jun 2022)

Mattie McGrath: The Minister of State's reply was almost as brief as the contribution of the other Minister of State. What I am saying is not personal. If the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, was not here because he is sick, I will understand and accept it; however, if we see him around the House today or this evening, we will be very annoyed. We tabled this motion in good faith, as we are entitled to do as...

Energy Security: Motion [Private Members] (15 Jun 2022)

Mattie McGrath: It was a disgusting and disparaging remark given that we have one researcher. He does an excellent job for us. It is iar-Seanadóir Brian Ó Domhnaill, whom I thank. I also thank Deputy Michael Collins, who has been pleading with people. We are not looking for new licences willy-nilly; simply and plainly, we are seeking to be sure that we can keep the lights on. We all know we...