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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: Best boys in the class.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I have a letter here from Margaret Egan of Ardfinnan community council. It concerns a troubled bridge over tranquil waters in the village of Ardfinnan. The Tánaiste came to see it two years ago and gave great hope. The county council appointed Roughan and O'Donovan consultants to do an appraisal of it. They suggested a new separate freestanding walkway for the safety of pedestrians....

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: Many people have been.

Consultative Forum on International Security Policy: Statements (18 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: The Army is bringing it.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: The Rural Independent Group is seeking an urgent debate on the proposed rewetting of boglands and other lands. This is a major issue. Deputy Nolan brought in members of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association, ICMSA, who testified - many people listened to what they had to say - to the fear those in the farming community have of their lands being flooded. As we know, water will find...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: For clarity, does the debate promised for next week cover what we are concerned about? We do not want to call a vote on something if it is happening.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I hope the Taoiseach had a successful visit to Tipperary last Friday. I hope the Taoiseach is aware that local authority services' SIPTU members have voted for strike action on 7 and 8 June because of an absolute failure on the part of local authorities to honour their commitment to these workers. These workers and their unions entered into discussions with management. Despite...

Accommodation Needs for New Arrivals: Statements (23 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: Bringing down the Catholic Church.

Accommodation Needs for New Arrivals: Statements (23 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: Ar an gcéad dul síos, I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Joe O'Brien, for his engagement with me any time I contact him. I welcome the community fund, which some communities in my county were successful in getting. I thank the communities for their engagement. The truth is, however, that the lack of effective Government action is the root cause of Ireland's housing crisis...

Hospital Waiting Lists: Motion [Private Members] (23 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I mean no disrespect to the Minister of State but cá bhfuil an tAire? He just does not care. The arrogance oozing from that man.

Hospital Waiting Lists: Motion [Private Members] (23 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: The arrogance oozing from the former director general of the HSE, Paul Reid, and from its new director general. They do not give a toss about the people, and that is being honest. The sooner they are removed, the better. The sooner Secretaries General and other people who have responsibility are taken out of office and sacked, the better. They do not care about people either. I...

Access to Autism and Disability Assessments and Supports: Motion [Private Members] (24 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: Ar an gcéad dul síos, I welcome Cara Darmody, who is such an advocate for her brothers and all children with autism and other disabilities. I also welcome her dad, Mark, as well as Catherine Cox of Family Carers Ireland. I welcome the motion and thank the Labour Party for tabling it. The figures referenced in the motion are stark. I do not want to repeat figures that have...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: Two reports published this month support disclosures Deputy Durkan has been making in this House since last September. A report prepared for the National Women’s Council of Ireland, NWCI, and the Department of Justice by Nuala Egan SC and Professor Ellen O'Malley Dunlop of the University of Limerick, UL, was launched on 3 May by the Minister for Justice, Deputy Harris. This report...

Extension of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021: Motion (24 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I, too, give this motion a cautious welcome. I welcome the introduction of outdoor seating areas. It is one of the very few benefits that came from Covid. It was a contentious issue for many years and in many towns, with considerations around licence fees, the charges and the costs involved. I welcome that the Minister, Deputy O'Brien, is going to waive those charges. We need to put this...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (16 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 385. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the full level of Exchequer funding provided to a sporting organisation (details supplied) in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22433/23]

Respite Care Services: Motion [Private Members] (30 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I too would appreciate it if you would allow me to express my sympathies and those of my family to Vera Twomey on the death of Ava. They both fought such a battle for life. It just tells us how fickle life is and how some people get the short straw. It has been a constant battle. She had some battle to navigate the political system. It should not have to be like that for the sickest of...

Home Ownership: Motion [Private Members] (31 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I also opposed the removal of the eviction ban. We could see the devastation. Fianna Fáil used to have a proud record regarding home ownership but it has clearly abandoned that. There is dysfunction in the Department and county councils along with blackguarding. I will focus on people trying to build a house who are fortunate enough to have a site on family land or can get the site....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: The Government closed it.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (31 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I ask the Minister to support the relief road or bypass for Tipperary town. Jobs4Tipp, March4Tipp, Chambers Ireland, Councillor Annemarie Ryan and everybody wants this bypass because it is not possible to live in the town with the congestion. The N24 project is being planned, but why will the Government not do what it did in Cashel some 25 years ago when there was the vision to construct a...

Nature Restoration Law and Irish Agriculture: Statements (31 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I welcome the guests to the Gallery, who are the custodians of the land. I will take no lecture from our Green Party colleague from Limerick, Deputy Leddin. Farmers do not want incentives. They want to be left alone to look after the land they have nurtured and cared for for decades and generations. They do not need whizz kids from the Green Party with mad ideas telling them what to do....