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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Jul 2021)

Mattie McGrath: The Taoiseach is deluding himself.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Jul 2021)

Mattie McGrath: That is what it is.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Jul 2021)

Mattie McGrath: It is all rural Ireland.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Jul 2021)

Mattie McGrath: But has the Government delivered on that?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Jul 2021)

Mattie McGrath: The Tánaiste has said the economy is going to take off like a rocket. What he said about the theory test shows that the situation is a shambles. Apprenticeship schemes are also unable to function. You need two things for an apprenticeship, namely, a good employer who will give people the opportunity and colleges to provide the courses. People cannot get into the colleges because they...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Jul 2021)

Mattie McGrath: 387. To ask the Minister for Health the current position in relation to persons travelling to Ireland who have been fully vaccinated with any of the WHO and EMA approved vaccines following the agreement by the European Union in relation to fully re-opening to vaccinated visitors from outside the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28660/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Jul 2021)

Mattie McGrath: 388. To ask the Minister for Health the current position in relation to those travelling from Abu Dhabi who have received a vaccine (details supplied); if they will be exempted from MHQ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28661/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (1 Jul 2021)

Mattie McGrath: 467. To ask the Minister for Health if a measure will be introduced to provide equal treatment to patients (details supplied); and if medical cannabis products will be funded at source the same way as those under the CAP. [29173/21]

Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (30 Jun 2021)

Mattie McGrath: I will take just one minute. I understand that people who have tabled amendments want to speak to them. I again want to object to the guillotining of the Bill. It is a practice the Government has engaged in. It can blame Covid and everything else. It railed against it when it was in opposition and when it was in a confidence and supply agreement but now it takes it up with gusto. It is...

Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (30 Jun 2021)

Mattie McGrath: I am disappointed because the debate on this Bill is being guillotined. When the Minister's party was in opposition, and even when it was a part of the confidence and supply arrangement, it railed against the guillotining of legislation, rushing it through and not taking amendments. What kind of message is it sending to the public? Is it a message of "do as I do and not as I say"? The...

Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (30 Jun 2021)

Mattie McGrath: We are discussing amendments Nos. 1 to 15 in this group.

Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (30 Jun 2021)

Mattie McGrath: Yes, amendments Nos. 1 to 13. We have two more to go. The Minister will get his amendments through when the guillotine falls on the Bill tonight. The Minister should not make this a laughing matter. He has nothing to smile about. I believe there are not many smiles at the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party meeting tonight. There is a lot of anguish and tears.

Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (30 Jun 2021)

Mattie McGrath: The wheels are falling off the wagon. The Minister will have to rein in Deputies O'Dea and MacSharry and others. They have found out what we know about the Government. The Government is not fit for the job, full stop. I do not say that to the Minister personally but it is definitely true of the Taoiseach and the Minister for Health.

Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (30 Jun 2021)

Mattie McGrath: The Minister tried to interrupt me by asking what amendments I was speaking about. I am calling out the guillotining of the legislation without giving enough time for debate. This important legislation raises many issues about the LDA. There are a plethora of other agencies out there that are not fit for purpose, not doing their jobs and not accountable. Will the LDA be accountable? We...

Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (30 Jun 2021)

Mattie McGrath: I am also glad to be able to address these amendments. There is an ideological argument here about parties on the left and on the right. The sad part about all this, however, is that there is a logjam in the delivery of housing. Many parties have been involved. When the Labour Party was in government, Deputy Kelly was the Minister responsible and he promised us more houses. I told him...

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Jun 2021)

Mattie McGrath: I said earlier that we should all listen to Deputy Howlin, who has far more experience than I. He asked a very logical question. While we may not agree on the primary purpose of a pub, the publicans that I know, and I am sure that he knows too, give far more than that. They give service with a smile and they look after their customers. They are ringing some of their customers to make sure...

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Jun 2021)

Mattie McGrath: This definition is very prescriptive. I heard the Minister of State refer to it. It is another example of overreach and overkill. Deputy Howlin referred to it as well. A small pub I know of in Ballylooby, Keating's, is closed, unfortunately. It is a lovely thatched pub but it is impossible now to get insurance for the building. It is never going to open again now thanks to the lockdown....

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (30 Jun 2021)

Mattie McGrath: Hear, hear.

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (30 Jun 2021)

Mattie McGrath: We need justice and fairness, but putting the provisions in shambolic legislation like this is an extreme farce.

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (30 Jun 2021)

Mattie McGrath: This is like playing Russian roulette. The last 15 months have been a torrid and horrible time. I listened to Deputy Howlin and other speakers. I bow to Deputy Howlin and his vast experience of doing legislation in this House. This is ham-fisted and a shambles. The Minister has been foisted on the Department of Justice as well as having her existing portfolio. Whether she sought it, I...