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Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Feb 2023)

Mattie McGrath: The Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023 is meant to address two distinct areas of agricultural importance, namely veterinary medicines and fertilisers. While some of this is certainly necessary, there is total over-regulation across agriculture. As the last speaker said, a large portion of farmers thankfully live to a ripe old age and are...

Cost-of-Living Supports: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Feb 2023)

Mattie McGrath: The genie is out of the bottle. The Government is screwing the people with tax. I will not repeat what has been said, but a person with no education could see it. Tax receipts are booming because the Government has added more tax - carbon tax, extra VAT and everything else. It plays games with money, moving it around here and there like in a game of Monopoly, trying to cod the people. ...

Cost-of-Living Supports: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Feb 2023)

Mattie McGrath: In accordance with Standing Order 80(2), the division is postponed until the weekly division time on Wednesday, 15 February 2023.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (14 Feb 2023)

Mattie McGrath: An chéad ghnó eile ná ceisteanna. Tosnóimid le ceist Uimh. 53 in ainm an Teachta Rose Conway-Walsh.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Grant Payments (14 Feb 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he plans to allow students in receipt of Student Universal Support Ireland, SUSI, grants to earn income for weekend work without impacting their eligibility for these grants. [6964/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Grant Payments (14 Feb 2023)

Mattie McGrath: Does the Minister have any plans to allow students who are in receipt of SUSI grant funding to work at weekends? We know how important that is and he has made changes for people and families. This would enhance students’ work ethic. Moreover, families and students are stretched beyond belief by the cost-of-living crisis. Students should be allowed to work within the scope of their...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Grant Payments (14 Feb 2023)

Mattie McGrath: In the first instance, I thank the staff of SUSI - and, indeed, Geraldine in my office - who do tremendous work in assisting families. We discussed this matter at a meeting with the Minister regarding the South East Technological University in the audiovisual room last October. At that time, he stated that students were allowed to earn only €2,000 during a summer. He indicated he...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Grant Payments (14 Feb 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I appreciate that the Minister's officials are examining the matter. It would be wonderful for social cohesion and everything else, given jobs can instil a good work ethic in students whereby they will understand the value of work, as their employers do. In fairness, the vast majority of employers and employees have a good relationship. There may be the odd rogue employer and they should...

Energy Costs and Windfall Taxes: Motion [Private Members] (15 Feb 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I too support this motion. I see the Government is accepting it but that is all it will do with it. It will spin it then after that. Why will they not look after the people? From ordinary people, working people and families in their homes to community centres, schools, small butchers and hairdressers, everybody is being crippled with energy costs. I, like the second-last speaker, am...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Feb 2023)

Mattie McGrath: One of the overhangs from Covid is the cashless society. Organisations refusing to take cash from people are becoming more prevalent. I am shocked and appalled by the GAA and have been writing to the association, for nearly 12 months, asking it about the situation. Elderly people, who played for and gave their lives to the GAA, worked in clubs and did everything in support of the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Feb 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I accept that.

Civil Defence Bill 2023: Second Stage (15 Feb 2023)

Mattie McGrath: The organisation of the Civil Defence falls under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defence. It is managed by 35 local authority Civil Defence officers and has approximately 3,500 volunteers. From the bottom of my heart, I want to salute the work they have done over the decades. Eddie Cooney, who is not well at the moment, was the officer in charge in south Tipperary for decades....

Patient Safety (Notifiable Patient Safety Incidents) Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I want to support Deputy Cullinane's amendment as well. It is so important. Patient advocacy groups try so hard and they are there to help patients. The vast majority of patients get top-class treatment but sometimes people fall through the cracks in some hospitals and sometimes some of the nursing homes are not up to standard either. You will hear different reasons and excuses for it but...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (14 Feb 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 432. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will confirm if his Department has had any discussions with any person, business or organisation in Cahir, County Tipperary, in relation to the use of a building (details supplied) in Cahir town as a Direct Provision centre or to use as emergency accommodation for persons seeking international protection;...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Feb 2023)

Mattie McGrath: While we welcome the reports announced today in many cases, we need more time for debate. We are also concerned about excise duties, which had been reduced, on diesel, petrol, home heating oil and gasoline. They will be phased out gradually by October, as I understand from what I saw in the proposal. This is unheard of at a time when there are record profits out of the litre of petrol,...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Feb 2023)

Mattie McGrath: The Minister for Transport, Deputy Ryan, makes good soundings when it comes to a bypass or relief road for Tipperary town. This is on the route, as the Taoiseach knows, from Foynes in Limerick to Rosslare. While we got €2 million this year to progress that from Cahir to Pallasgreen, that is only at the design stage and going to planning. We need a ring road for Tipperary town. The...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Feb 2023)

Mattie McGrath: That is right.

Housing and Evictions: Motion [Private Members] (21 Feb 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I commend Deputy Ó Broin and Sinn Féin on bringing forward this motion. I spent nearly five years on the housing committee and Deputy Danny Healy-Rae is right. If the reports, paper, visits and experts brought in had all laid a block each, or maybe two, we would have had lots of houses built. There is, however, an inertia here. First, the Government abandoned building houses...

Eviction Ban Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Feb 2023)

Mattie McGrath: He missed it. He is asleep at the wheel.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Feb 2023)

Mattie McGrath: Go raibh maith agat-----