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Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (8 Oct 2024)

Mattie McGrath: The Minister of State is a new Aire Stáit and I wish him well but something needs to be done. This is papering over the cracks. It is more of the same. I am not pointing at the gentlemen and ladies here - the officials - but the game is lost. The game with regard to housing is badly lost. Maybe the Minister of State is used to losing so he should not shake his head. I did not want...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Oct 2024)

Mattie McGrath: We are all acutely aware of the shortage of GPs in Ireland and especially in rural Ireland, but the shortage of dentists and the few remaining in the medical card scheme is very frightening and scary. In some places, people have to travel three counties to get a dentist under the scheme. Remuneration has not been reorganised or reviewed in four decades. I salute dentists like Daniel...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Oct 2024)

Mattie McGrath: Of course we in the Rural Independents agree with the request for time to debate offences against children and the whole issue in this regard, but there are many issues that we want to discuss here that the Government will not discuss. The Chief Whip could have had an incorporeal meeting of the Business Committee before sabotaging our business here today. She did not even move the Order of...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Oct 2024)

Mattie McGrath: What about Tusla?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Oct 2024)

Mattie McGrath: We have a new Taoiseach.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Oct 2024)

Mattie McGrath: You are playing politics now.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Oct 2024)

Mattie McGrath: You only want to play politics.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Oct 2024)

Mattie McGrath: It is obvious.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Oct 2024)

Mattie McGrath: She is amending the business of the day.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Oct 2024)

Mattie McGrath: Thank you.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Oct 2024)

Mattie McGrath: To change it.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Oct 2024)

Mattie McGrath: She wants to have her cake and eat it.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil: Motion (8 Oct 2024)

Mattie McGrath: Answer my questions.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil: Motion (8 Oct 2024)

Mattie McGrath: I do not know what is going on with this Taoiseach, but he has the media and the people driven demented. He has us driven demented. I think he is becoming demented himself.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil: Motion (8 Oct 2024)

Mattie McGrath: I think it is time now to stop all the tricks and the games of snakes and ladders and have a bit of cop-on and respect for the people, as well as this House. Call the election. Let the dog see the rabbit. Let us out there, rather than playing games up and down, backward and forward, running over to Joe Biden and back. He is afraid he will not be Taoiseach again and that he will not be...

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil: Motion (8 Oct 2024)

Mattie McGrath: It is a bit of a charade. The Taoiseach is trying to drive the whole country demented, especially the electorate, but it can see what is going on and will catch him in good time.

Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2024: Second Stage (3 Oct 2024)

Mattie McGrath: I, too, am delighted to be able to speak about this Bill. Ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas a ghabháil le iar-Theachta agus iar-Chathaoirleach coiste Joe Carey. In fairness to him, during his time as committee Chair, he did a lot of work on this legislation. I wish him well with his health and thank him. I also thank Michael Kingston, barrister, who assisted me and members of the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (3 Oct 2024)

Mattie McGrath: Will the Minister support the ask of FND Ireland that funding be provided for a multidisciplinary specialist FND clinic at St. James's Hospital Dublin? The group has asked for this and people need it. There are an estimated 9,000 people in Ireland suffering with functional neurologic disorder, known as FND. It is very debilitating. There is chronic fatigue and many other symptoms. Group...

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Mattie McGrath: They can rob the State so and it is not-----

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Mattie McGrath: We can rob the State and it is not breaking any law.