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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (8 Nov 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 48. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to outline the provisional timelines of announcements for the sports capital and sports capital equipment programme 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48920/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Weather Events (8 Nov 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 72. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will make funding available to homes in County Tipperary that have been damaged by flooding following recent storms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48919/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Contracts (9 Nov 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 300. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to release the full record of communication between his Department and the owner of an accommodation provider (details supplied); to outline who made the initial contract; the value of the 12-month contract for this property; to release all communication between his Department and Tipperary County Council,...

Committee on Public Petitions: Closure of Vital Health Services: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: It is the same pattern all over the country - a reckless, careless, unanswerable cabal that does not care about anybody. The waste, subterfuge and deceit is disgusting. We have seen it in RTÉ in the past number of weeks but it is worse in the HSE. The wages and the management are shocking. I called it out the last day I was here about Carrick-on-Suir. I support the groups. It is a...

Committee on Public Petitions: Closure of Vital Health Services: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I thank the Chair and-----

Committee on Public Petitions: Closure of Vital Health Services: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I thank the Chair and welcome Ms Mullins, Councillors Bourke and Dunne and all the people from the other areas who are up here. It is so sad that ordinary people like Ms Mullins, who is a busy woman running her own business, must come up at their own expense and take time off work to deal with a stone wall. The committee requested the minutes of the meeting and got them with so much...

Committee on Public Petitions: Closure of Vital Health Services: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: Well, the facts are the facts. Nothing redacted from me; it is all there. I thank the Cathaoirleach for his time but we need those commitments. Otherwise, we are going around in circles.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Nov 2023)

Mattie McGrath: On behalf of the Rural Independent Group, I seek time for a debate on the situation regarding the International Protection Accommodation Service, IPAS, monthly statistics for new arrivals to this country in October. I looked for this at the Business Committee last week. The figures are quite startling. Some 69% or 500 are males. Of the 1,500 people who arrived in October, only 13% are...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Nov 2023)

Mattie McGrath: They must have this debate here. I am not saying we must change it; we must look at it now, before it is too late. We need to reflect, have a calm debate and understanding here and bring the people with us. The people are not with us on this.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Nov 2023)

Mattie McGrath: Not agreed.

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Nov 2023)

Mattie McGrath: Ar an gcéad dul síos, ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas a ghabháil leis an gcoimisiún. Is é an Ceann Comhairle an t-aon Teachta nach bhfuil aon trioblóid aige. I think the Ceann Comhairle is the only person who is above all these changes. Beidh sé ar ais anseo ar aon chor.

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Nov 2023)

Mattie McGrath: You could of course. Anyway, I wish you well. I just said that in jest. The terms of reference for the commission set out in the 2022 Act stated each constituency should have three, four or five members. This has been the range of constituency sizes permitted by law in Ireland since 1947. Thankfully, I am old enough to remember the gerrymandering of the late Mr. Tully. We called it...

Escalation of Violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Nov 2023)

Mattie McGrath: The motion states the Government should exercise its right, under Article 14 of the Rome Statute, to refer the situation in the state of Palestine to the International Criminal Court, ICC, prosecutor. This call for a referral, however, appears redundant on two fronts. The first is that the ICC is currently investigating the matter in Palestine, with the prosecutor, Karim Ahmad Khan, having...

Escalation of Violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Nov 2023)

Mattie McGrath: It would raise serious concerns-----

Escalation of Violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Nov 2023)

Mattie McGrath: Can I continue?

Escalation of Violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Nov 2023)

Mattie McGrath: In fact, Hamas was reported last week to have used communication channels to warn civilians not to leave the hospitals. If that is true, it would be abominable, and we have to have that investigated properly before we start posturing here. Unfortunately, hospitals-----

Escalation of Violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Nov 2023)

Mattie McGrath: Sinn Féin might send out some of its SWAT teams and they might investigate it.

Escalation of Violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Nov 2023)

Mattie McGrath: Sinn Féin is good at that itself.

Escalation of Violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Nov 2023)

Mattie McGrath: It has been good at the heavy-handed stuff.

Escalation of Violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Nov 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I did not interrupt these people.