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Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (25 Feb 2021)

Mattie McGrath: I too rise to support the Labour Party amendment and the associated amendments in this grouping. We in the Rural Independent Group have tabled a number of amendments and I thank Brian Ó Domhnaill in our office for assisting us in producing them. They are quite detailed and also quite rushed because we did not have a lot of time. There is not enough time allocated to discuss this Bill....

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Feb 2021)

Mattie McGrath: I thank the Minister for meeting with the Tipperary groups last Friday night. It was a meaningful meeting with Jobs4Tipp, March4Tipp, Councillor Anne Marie Ryan and indeed the Tipperary Town Chamber of Commerce. They really appreciated it. I hope the Minister continues the collaboration in an effort to get the trucks out of the town with a ring road. We have had bad weather in the last...

Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2021)

Mattie McGrath: I am pleased to be able to speak on the Bill. It is something that should have been done back in April 2020. On behalf of the Rural Independents I attended the briefings with the then Taoiseach and Dr. Holohan and others. I sympathise with Dr. Holohan on his recent bereavement. Every time we met, I asked why we were not closing the borders. The response I got is that we could not because...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Treasury Management Agency (25 Feb 2021)

Mattie McGrath: 53. To ask the Minister for Finance the current amount invested in the National Treasury Management Agency prize bonds; and the percentage of this amount that was invested in each of the years from 1957 to date. [10849/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Treasury Management Agency (25 Feb 2021)

Mattie McGrath: 54. To ask the Minister for Finance the breakdown of the €4,715,350 prize money paid out in 2020 on behalf of the National Treasury Management Agency to winning prize bonds purchased between 1957 and 2011, inclusive in monetary and percentage format in each of the years in question. [10850/21]

New Decade, New Approach Agreement: Statements (24 Feb 2021)

Mattie McGrath: I am delighted to speak on this today. I salute the architects of the Good Friday Agreement and the peace that we now enjoy. I look forward to the New Decade, New Approach agreement. I happened to be in the residence of the British ambassador in Washington two years ago, on the day before St. Patrick's Day. The most senior civil servant in Northern Ireland at the time, whose name eludes...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Feb 2021)

Mattie McGrath: Community employment, CE, and community involvement schemes are a vital part of our community. The caring sector, Tidy Towns associations, sports clubs, schools and so on are having major difficulty in terms of their sponsors and sub-sponsors due to Covid-19. They cannot fundraise and are ending up with deficits. They have to pay insurance costs, bank charges, IT costs, payroll and all the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Feb 2021)

Mattie McGrath: I spoke on this earlier and I alluded to the fact that it is very strange that the Government is not extending the life of the commission, yet it accepted the motion. This is playing politics at a very cynical level. It might look good for the Government and get it off the hook with its backbenchers, but it sends a distressing message to the victims, their families and their advocates. We...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Feb 2021)

Mattie McGrath: On behalf of the Rural Independent Group, I must object to rushing this legislation. Rushed legislation is normally bad legislation. We do not have enough time to debate it. I am unsure as to how many Deputies will be present to vote. The Taoiseach has stopped briefing Opposition leaders, including me. Contrary to what he told the House last week, we have not had a briefing since...

Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Motion [Private Members] (24 Feb 2021)

Mattie McGrath: I support the Social Democrats motion. I am a bit perplexed by the actions of the Government. We know there were rumblings on the backbenches about opposing this motion and some Members were uneasy about that but now we seem to have a typical split decision as the Government is not opposing the motion but is not extending the time for the commission either. I was interested to hear Mrs....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (24 Feb 2021)

Mattie McGrath: 220. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has engaged with the Central Bank regarding its decision to advise credit unions not to pay a dividend or give members a rebate on their loan interest. [10451/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (24 Feb 2021)

Mattie McGrath: 472. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the provisions her Department have put in place for students that Bus Éireann categorise as concessionary ticket holders due to the students not attending their nearest school (details supplied). [10168/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (24 Feb 2021)

Mattie McGrath: 473. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position of a student who wishes to attend a primary school within his or her parish (details supplied). [10169/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (24 Feb 2021)

Mattie McGrath: 474. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps her Department has taken to reform the school transport scheme that excludes thousands of students from school transport each year. [10170/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (24 Feb 2021)

Mattie McGrath: 475. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to reimburse or roll over school transport scheme fees for the next year as, to date, families have been unable to avail of this service this term. [10171/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (24 Feb 2021)

Mattie McGrath: 701. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress of legislation to deal with harmful and grossly offensive communications with intent to cause harm perpetrated online; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9538/21]

Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Feb 2021)

Mattie McGrath: I am glad to have an opportunity to speak in this debate. When the Bill was first introduced, I thought it might be a good idea. However, having looked at the proposals in it, I think it will be a disaster. As previous speakers said, it will suit the developers. A huge hoarding of land has gone on since the last housing crisis and economic bust and that is all there. I want to speak...

Covid-19 (Enterprise, Trade and Employment): Statements (18 Feb 2021)

Mattie McGrath: I want to ask the Minister a number of questions and I ask for the replies in writing. Last week, I raised the issue of the importation of cars and other goods, and the major delays at ports which are shocking. Duty and VRT has to be paid. Another issue has now arisen, namely, the three-year-old goods relief being allowed by Revenue for cars re-entering the EU from 31 December 2020 back...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Feb 2021)

Mattie McGrath: There are almost 30,000 families, homes, businesses and schools waiting for broadband in Tipperary, according to National Broadband Ireland, NBI. A recent response I got to a parliamentary question told me that there were 8,000 surveyed in Tipperary, which means that 21,000 were not surveyed. These people are trying to work, do business, get education, pursue leisure and do everything, so...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Feb 2021)

Mattie McGrath: Four years ago, the Rural Independent Group tabled a motion to stop the madness of the black hole that is the national children's hospital. The motion gave the Dáil an opportunity to vote against what was going on. The confidence and supply arrangement was in place at the time and the Taoiseach's party supported and voted with the Government to continue the madness of a project that...