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Personal Explanation by Minister (4 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: It is a simple question. Who is running this country?

Personal Explanation by Minister (4 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: Is it the Minister or Revenue?

Personal Explanation by Minister (4 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: This is scandalous. We roll out a big announcement-----

Personal Explanation by Minister (4 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: -----and now we find there will be a 23% VAT rate for people who do not have an installer. It is shocking. It is more codology from the Green Party.

Personal Explanation by Minister (4 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I may be but they are well out of order too.

Construction Safety Licensing Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I am glad to speak on this Bill. Sa chéad dul síos, I congratulate Tipperary ETB on the fabulous centre it has in Archerstown in Thurles where students are trained in everything from bed repairs for hotel maintenance and the cleaning of rooms in hotels to operating massive bulldozers in construction and everything in between, from chef training to you name it. We need more of that...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (3 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 199. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will make available the available data the NPWS is using to inform decisions on the review of the Open Seasons Order and transparency as to who the stakeholders are NPWS is engaging with as part of this public consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20486/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Control of Firearms (3 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 288. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will ensure that both he and the Firearms Expert Committee immediately engage and consult with a group (details supplied) in a meaningful way and to appoint a representative from the group to the Firearms Expert Committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20437/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Control of Firearms (3 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 293. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will give assurances that any proposals brought forward by the Firearms Expert Committee will be backed by publicly available data and that all impacted parties will have a voice in the final decisions being made, including the actual firearms owners and those who will be most impacted by increased restrictions; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (3 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 345. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth where a family is extremely dissatisfied with the manner in which they have been dealt with by Tusla, the avenue available to them to have a full review of their case, have a new social worker assigned to their case and raise concerns about the level of undue intrusion and requirements placed on the family; and...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I request on behalf of my group a proper debate on the nitrates directive. We have seen in the headlines today who are the big polluters. The farmers are being blamed here. Bringing the nitrates directive rates down from 250 kg to 220 kg will have a devastating impact on medium-sized and large farmers, and not that large either in the cases of those who have 50 to 100 cows. They will have...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: The situation regarding home helps and the provision of home help is appalling all over the country, but especially in south Tipperary and west Waterford. In this regard, I have been dealing with the case of a constituent of the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, namely a 92-year-old man from Tooraneena who had home help provided by a gentleman through Home Instead. That gentleman has now...

Europe Day: Statements (9 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I am happy to speak today on Europe Day. I wish I were jumping for joy and celebrating, but unfortunately I am not. As a campaigner when I was a buachaill óg or fear óg back in 1973, I campaigned looking for a "Yes" vote and I supported it. We joined and we had many benefits. Indeed, part of the slogan for the 1972 referendum on membership was regarding a so-called key guarantee...

Food Costs and High Grocery Bills: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (9 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I welcome the motion but unfortunately the carbon tax has been ignored. Parties such as Sinn Féin and others are voting to support it. It results in a direct cost on our goods. The Government policy of consistently attacking productive agriculture to keep the Green Party on side means a major weakness in our food policy. It is as simple as that. The Government will not tackle the...

Planning and Rural Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: It is still standing.

Planning and Rural Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: And Indians.

Planning and Rural Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I thank former Senator Briain Ó Domhnaill and Ms Mairéad McGrath in my office team for putting this motion together. We are disappointed with the Government but we are not surprised. Before I get into the substance of the motion, I have a couple questions and points of clarification for the Minister of State. He might answer these points. He mentioned the grant for first-time...

Planning and Rural Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I am.

Planning and Rural Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: That was not what I understood from the Minister of State. Deputy O'Donoghue asked me to ask the Minister of State about log cabins with a timber finish in his county of Limerick. Under the Limerick area plan, such timber-finished properties are not allowed. Buildings must be finished with mortar, plaster, slate or something else.

Planning and Rural Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: We are looking at everything. The Minister has fled the Chamber. It is most disappointing from our point of view as a small group, grúpa beag, that the Minister never waits to reply. I mean no disrespect to the Minister of State but Deputy Darragh O'Brien is the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage. He makes announcement after announcement. I attended the annual...