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Counterfeiting Bill 2020: Second Stage (11 Feb 2021)

Mattie McGrath: I thank the Acting Chair for his indulgence.

Counterfeiting Bill 2020: Second Stage (11 Feb 2021)

Mattie McGrath: He might have to yet so I thank him in anticipation, if that is all right. I will make a number of brief comments on this Bill. I have questions to ask the Minister of State. Is í an chéad cheist ná cén fáth go bhfuil an Bille seo ceithre bliana déanach? Why has it taken four years and are we four years behind? I know that the current Minister of State...

Covid-19 (Transport and Travel): Statements (10 Feb 2021)

Mattie McGrath: I am sharing time with Deputies Michael Healy-Rae and O'Donoghue. I will bring the Minister on to Tipperary from "Clonakilty, God help us". A wonderful exposé was aired by RTÉ last week and I hope the Minister saw it because he is due to hold a Zoom meeting next week with Jobs for Tipp, March4Tipp and the chamber of commerce. I thank him for that. We want to do in Tipperary...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (10 Feb 2021)

Mattie McGrath: Last June, we debated at length in the House the issue of forestry and tree-felling licences. The situation has got worse. People cannot get forestry licences to sell their trees, whether from private forests or through the national afforestation programme. This has a significant knock-on effect on the building industry, the haulage industry, farm and forestry contractors and people who...

Covid-19: Motion [Private Members] (10 Feb 2021)

Mattie McGrath: The real problem with the Labour Party approach is that a zero Covid strategy will kill off the entire domestic economy. Interestingly, it will not impact on the largest companies in the world today, some of which operate out of Ireland, including Facebook, Apple, Twitter, Google and the large multinationals. Ireland's small and medium enterprises account for approximately 45% of GDP and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Value Added Tax (10 Feb 2021)

Mattie McGrath: 228. To ask the Minister for Finance if the temporary reduction to the standard rate of VAT currently in place will cease at the end of February 2021; and, if so, if it will be extended. [7136/21]

Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Feb 2021)

Mattie McGrath: I am very happy to speak on the important matter of connectivity with the rest of the world. I wish the Minister of State well with her brief and thank her and the senior Minister. I will be speaking to the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, on a meeting on Zoom tomorrow that I requested, about issues in Tipperary town, which I appreciate. The aviation industry is very important. People can...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Feb 2021)

Mattie McGrath: We all expected teething problems on 1 January with regard to Brexit. Irish Road Haulage Association hauliers and many private haulage companies and car importers have been on to me and many other politicians about this issue. There are anomalies in the 300 page document and nobody in Revenue, who are doing their best, can give people an answer as to why they must pay the import duty at the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Feb 2021)

Mattie McGrath: It is affecting all kinds of transport but particularly cars coming in here. Cars and packages-----

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Feb 2021)

Mattie McGrath: -----such as foodstuff and so on are being affected. I ask the Tánaiste to please try to get this resolved because it is causing huge problems.

Covid-19 (Mental Health): Statements (4 Feb 2021)

Mattie McGrath: Like Deputy Nolan, I wish the Minister of State well in her work in this vital and important area. I will ask the Minister of State a number of questions. Deputy Butler will not have time to reply but she might write to me. The first is about the current stage of the Crisis House in Clonmel, a commencement date for that house and where it is at, and also about the Jigsaw roll-out in...

Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020: Motion (3 Feb 2021)

Mattie McGrath: I offer my thanks and congratulations to the Minister of State, to the Department, to the social welfare people who are out there dealing with this, and to Revenue for this excellent scheme. It has provided very valuable funding for businesses that have grown over the years, which are businesses that give huge employment. I welcome that the scheme is extended to 31 March. I want to ensure,...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Feb 2021)

Mattie McGrath: The Taoiseach promised me some time ago that he would meet with Councillor Kieran Bourke and his Fianna Fáil colleagues on Tipperary County Council regarding the scandalous closure of St. Brigid's hospital, in Waterford. The Minister of State, Deputy Butler, met them yesterday armed with HSE officials, who said the hospital was closed because it might flood. The existing hospital has...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Feb 2021)

Mattie McGrath: A virtual meeting.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Feb 2021)

Mattie McGrath: The clock is ticking on.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Feb 2021)

Mattie McGrath: Our group is unhappy with the Order of Business too but coming onto this floor every week and wasting time on Questions on Promised Legislation is very unfair to Deputies as well. I ask the Taoiseach to ask the Chief Whip, Deputy Chambers, to be more flexible and understanding at the Business Committee, to try to get things sorted out like we used to and not to have time-wasting on the floor...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (3 Feb 2021)

Mattie McGrath: 79. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the forecasted completion date of high-speed broadband roll-out to premises in County Tipperary; and the current status of the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan including promised properties and delivered properties in County Tipperary. [5912/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Appointments to State Boards (3 Feb 2021)

Mattie McGrath: 228. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 256 of 27 January 2021, the number of all State and semi-State board appointments made by him since taking office; the name of the board or agency; the remuneration level associated with the board position in tabular form (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5860/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Appointments to State Boards (3 Feb 2021)

Mattie McGrath: 229. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 257 of 27 January 2021, the reason the Department's website states that 13 boards are under the aegis of the Department but the reply only provided information on two boards; if he will provide a complete list of all State and semi-State boards that fall under the aegis of his Department; the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance (3 Feb 2021)

Mattie McGrath: 608. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made by his Department to replace or provide alternatives to the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant schemes that it was decided to close in 2013 on foot of the reports of the Ombudsman in 2011 and 2012 regarding the legal status of both schemes in the context of the Equal Status Acts; and the timeframe for a new scheme to come...