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Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Commission of Investigation Report: Statements (14 Sep 2022)

Mattie McGrath: I am delighted to be able to speak on this matter, as one who was here on the night we voted for the bank bailout. It is the worst political decision I have ever made in my life. I have said that countless times. I suppose I will not be forgiven by people. I will not forgive myself, because it was a con job. Reckless behaviour went on, and unfortunately, it is still going on. On the...

Measures to Assist with Household Bills: Motion [Private Members] (14 Sep 2022)

Mattie McGrath: Cad a dhéanfaimid feasta gan adhmad? Cad a dhéanfaimid feasta gan an páirtí Glas? This is unbelievable and bizarre. The Government is literally trying to starve and perish the people with its policies. I actually believe that now. Kindergarten children would not do what the Government has done. It shut down the plants and power supplies and then tried to say we have...

Measures to Assist with Household Bills: Motion [Private Members] (14 Sep 2022)

Mattie McGrath: There is no power to run it.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (14 Sep 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 64. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to ensure that the terms of an employment regulation order (details supplied) for the security industry are honoured; the actions that he intends to take to ensure that the terms and conditions of the ERO are implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44422/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (14 Sep 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 114. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to ensure security of energy supply to vulnerable patients including those on oxygen and dialysis given the warnings regarding power outages and shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44952/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (14 Sep 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 620. To ask the Minister for Health the immediate steps that he will take to ensure that the departure of a large number of private nursing homes from the market due to the severe underfunding of the industry will not occur; the reason that there is such a large discrepancy in the levels of funding between private and public nursing homes given that the level of care provided is the same; the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Schemes (15 Sep 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 81. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the category 2 applications from Tipperary County Council under the rural regeneration and development fund. [45401/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Schemes (15 Sep 2022)

Mattie McGrath: I wish to inquire about rural regeneration and development funding for towns in Tipperary, namely, Carrick-on-Suir, Cathair Dúin Iascaigh - Cahir - and Roscrea. We have had funding from the urban regeneration and development fund for many of our towns but these are rural towns. Since they lost many services they need this funding from the regeneration schemes and I want an update on...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Schemes (15 Sep 2022)

Mattie McGrath: I thank the Minister for her reply. I thank her also for visiting Tipperary. She visited Carrick-on-Suir, Clonmel, Tipperary town and went on to some towns in the north of the county. Towns like Nenagh have got major funding and we do not begrudge them that but Carrick-on-Suir has been devastated by lack of industry for decades. Cahir has good employment. It is a beautiful town and...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Schemes (15 Sep 2022)

Mattie McGrath: I thank the Minister. She is welcome any time in Tiobraid Árann. I acknowledge we have been successful in funding in the major urban centres of Nenagh and Clonmel but this scheme is tailor-made to try to bring vitality back to rural towns. The Minister will not be disparaging the fact we got the fourth-highest funding allocation in the country. As she knows, "Where Tipperary leads,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (15 Sep 2022)

Mattie McGrath: Question No. 87 was the name of Deputy Cathal Crowe is being taken by Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (15 Sep 2022)

Mattie McGrath: I believe the Minister will find that all of the rural Deputies will support that call. Next is Question No. 88 in the name of Deputy Ó Cathasaigh ó Chontae Phort Láirge.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Sep 2022)

Mattie McGrath: We are just under two weeks away from the budget and we are in the middle of the worst environment of spiralling inflation and interest rates, which is piling huge, savage pressures on every man, woman and child in this country and every business sector also. Despite these challenges, we have a Government that is on the ropes and completely out of ideas. It is now clear that the Government...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Sep 2022)

Mattie McGrath: Not so.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Sep 2022)

Mattie McGrath: I accept certainly that there were efforts made and some support given but if the Tánaiste calls this a dynamic response from the Government, you can call me Davy or some other name from Mars or some place. It is shocking. Why is the Government so staunchly opposed to bringing in oil from Barryroe and to gas exploration off our coasts? Will the Tánaiste accept the fact that the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Sep 2022)

Mattie McGrath: Is the Tánaiste's memory gone? He blocked the licences.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Sep 2022)

Mattie McGrath: Yes, you are. You voted it down recently.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Sep 2022)

Mattie McGrath: Of course they have

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Sep 2022)

Mattie McGrath: And tuppence on green diesel.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Sep 2022)

Mattie McGrath: Ask the people; they will tell you.