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Common Agricultural Policy Reform: Motion [Private Members] (22 Apr 2021)

Mattie McGrath: I offer my sincere thanks to Deputy Pringle for his hard work in bringing forward this motion. It is very timely because this is a three-card trick as far as I am concerned. I am from the Golden Vale and proud of it. I will declare an interest. I happen to own land with lots of heather on it, which was reclaimed by my forefathers. They earned their living from it and fought for freedom...

Common Agricultural Policy Reform: Motion [Private Members] (22 Apr 2021)

Mattie McGrath: Hear, hear.

Ireland's participation in MARSUR III: Motion (22 Apr 2021)

Mattie McGrath: I am delighted to have an opportunity to speak to this motion on the European Defence Agency. The Government is good at bringing these motions forward and having them passed in the House. Like other Deputies, I have the utmost respect for our Army and navy. We need to support, respect and pay their members. We are doing none of that other than paying lip service to it. We have seen...

Covid Restrictions Support Scheme Regulations and Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme Regulations: Motions (22 Apr 2021)

Mattie McGrath: I too acknowledge the extension of these schemes until the end of June. I would like to see them extended but at least it is tús maith leath na hoibre. I thank the local authority officials and, indeed, the social welfare officials and the Minister's officials who have worked on these schemes for businesses which, through no fault of their own, found themselves in the situation of...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (22 Apr 2021)

Mattie McGrath: I ask the Ceann Comhairle to ask the Minister to reply to me in writing. I have never got a reply in writing and I have raised the matter with the Minister and with the Government Chief Whip, Deputy Jack Chambers. It is an insult to the people who elect me in Tipperary. Why are the HSE and the Department of Health not collating figures of people who have a delayed diagnosis of cancer...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (22 Apr 2021)

Mattie McGrath: It is. It was being used as a Covid centre and then it was unceremoniously closed down, so it is very much so.

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (22 Apr 2021)

Mattie McGrath: Why will the Minister not put the answer in writing and refute it?

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (22 Apr 2021)

Mattie McGrath: I am serious. I have never got an answer from the Minister.

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (22 Apr 2021)

Mattie McGrath: I asked questions for answers. I do not get answers from the Minister.

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (22 Apr 2021)

Mattie McGrath: I asked questions. I did not say things. I asked questions.

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (22 Apr 2021)

Mattie McGrath: I am on the Business Committee. I understand quite clearly that we can choose to use our time for questions and written answers. That is part of the protocol. The Minister, Deputy Donnelly, is telling lies to the House as he did about the churches some months ago. We can ask questions and ask for written replies if there is not time. Is that right or wrong?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Apr 2021)

Mattie McGrath: I return to the issue of a bypass for Tipperary town. Two sets of consultants are looking at the road from Limerick to Waterford. Tipperary town must be bypassed and we had plans before to do that. Why has a 6 km wide passage of land now been sterilised from Limerick to Tipperary town, and including towns such as Bansha, Cahir, Clonmel, Carrick-on-Suir, Piltown and on to Waterford? People...

Direct Provision: Statements (22 Apr 2021)

Mattie McGrath: I too feel compelled to be very critical of the system of direct provision. It has been an abject failure. I have visited the centre in Carrick-on-Suir a number of times over the years and have seen the way families are incarcerated there. These are, in the main, traumatised people who have come from very harrowing and desperate situations. I visited refugee camps outside Lebanon some...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Mattie McGrath: Import all the oil and gas.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Mattie McGrath: Import it all.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Mattie McGrath: On a point of clarification-----

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Mattie McGrath: How can anyone have faith in the Minister if he cannot give us an indicative time of when we will have a copy of his speech?

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Mattie McGrath: When?

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Mattie McGrath: No, that is not right. We should have it. Normal practice is that we would have it.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Mattie McGrath: Can we have an indicative time for when we will have it? That is all I am asking. I do not want to be unfair to the Minister. I am asking the Minister to give us an indicative time. Will we have it in an hour? We will have it this evening at all? When will we have it?