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Judicial Council (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Jun 2021)

Mattie McGrath: I thank Deputy Doherty for bringing forward the Bill and compliment him on his relentless challenge to the racket in insurance. I wish the Minister of State well. He is a decent man and will try his best but I am disappointed tonight that he is buying another nine months for the insurance companies to rob us blind. Why would they not when the Government has let them off? This has been...

Situation in Belarus: Motion (1 Jun 2021)

Mattie McGrath: I compliment the Government and support the motion this evening. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. The dictatorship has been in power for that length of time. The strongest rebuttal must be sent to this action from those of us in Ireland. Ireland is a neutral country, as we always claim. We must defend the persecuted people of Belarus. I have fond memories of Adi...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2021)

Mattie McGrath: I wanted to raise the same issue as Deputy Tóibín.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2021)

Mattie McGrath: I too object strenuously to this. We had no pre-legislative scrutiny of the legislation, which relates to four Acts. There was meant to be a cancellation of the sunset clause in June. The legislation is being guillotined with two and a half hours debate tomorrow for all Stages. It is a total insult to democratically elected people here and is unacceptable. I am fully opposed to it.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (1 Jun 2021)

Mattie McGrath: 323. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount provided by his Department to Tipperary Council in 2020 in respect of housing supports (details supplied). [29352/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Local Authorities (1 Jun 2021)

Mattie McGrath: 454. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount provided by her Department to Tipperary County Council in 2020 in respect of rent supplement. [29353/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (1 Jun 2021)

Mattie McGrath: 534. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 987 of 24 November 2020, if he has evidence of such endorsement (details supplied). [29433/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (1 Jun 2021)

Mattie McGrath: 535. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 996 of 11 May, if the single farm payment is attached to the land in cases in which force majeure does not apply (details supplied). [29434/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (1 Jun 2021)

Mattie McGrath: 536. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 997 of 11 May, the reason payment entitlements under the single payments scheme were not attached to specific land in cases in which the land in question is specific (details supplied). [29435/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (1 Jun 2021)

Mattie McGrath: 537. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 997 of 11 May, the reason payment entitlements under the single payments scheme were not attached to specific land in cases in which the land in question is specific (details supplied). [29436/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (1 Jun 2021)

Mattie McGrath: 538. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the single farm payment belongs on the land of the lessor in circumstances (details supplied); and if he can interfere with a lease contract freely entered into and decide that the value of the single payment data is the property of the lessee in spite of the contract. [29437/21]

Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 May 2021)

Mattie McGrath: Our group introduced a motion to declare null and void a statutory instrument. The Minister has said this before. He accuses us of misstatement. He said this before and he was corrected. He is in some kind of a cloud cuckoo land. It happened on the floor. We lost the vote but we did table it. The Taoiseach begged us not to table it but we did so.

Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 May 2021)

Mattie McGrath: No, the Minister cannot mislead the House. This is the second time he has done it in respect of this issue. He cannot have it both ways. He is in some kind of euphoric state whereby he does not know what he is doing. He does not want to introduce this but yet he is doing so. He is telling absolute porkies and lies. We had a motion here. The Dáil-----

Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 May 2021)

Mattie McGrath: I ask the Minister to correct the record immediately. He did it before.

Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 May 2021)

Mattie McGrath: Yes, and I ask him to correct the record. We introduced a motion to annul a statutory instrument.

Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 May 2021)

Mattie McGrath: On a point of order, this is the about the fifth time the Minister has said that he does not want the Bill. Why is he introducing it? He did not want it in opposition and he does not want it now yet he is introducing it. This is codswallop.

Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 May 2021)

Mattie McGrath: It is codswallop. Why is he introducing it? He should just take it away.

Health (Amendment) Act 2021: Motion (27 May 2021)

Mattie McGrath: It is interesting that we have now come to depend on leaks from the parliamentary parties to know the real thinking inside them. They are proud of it; boasting about it here in the Chamber. It is gas. We do not get it from officialdom. Fáilte Ireland is making up the guidelines. The guidelines that came out yesterday are that we cannot sing, dance or play taobh amuigh nó istigh...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 May 2021)

Mattie McGrath: The Taoiseach informed this House yesterday that no worker, artist or dancer should be left short-changed when the country reopens. Also yesterday, Fáilte Ireland, our national tourism development board, produced long awaited recovery and resilience guidelines for the reopening of hospitality. All the guidelines say is that no live music is permitted indoors or outdoors. It is one...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 May 2021)

Mattie McGrath: This does not show it.