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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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Contracts (3 Feb 2021)

Mattie McGrath: 706. To ask the Minister for Health the exact details of the contract entered into with a company (details supplied) for data sharing information of its customers; the monetary value of the contract; the way in which the information is being used; the other State organisations which his Department shares the information with; if it complies with GDPR data legislation; and if he will make a...

Response of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to Covid-19: Statements (28 Jan 2021)

Mattie McGrath: As with Deputy Collins, I have huge issues with rural planning and with planning in general and how slow it is. There needs to be transparency around the Part V and the Part 8 process operated by the county councils. Some councils are very fluid, lax and bullish about it. There is a Part 8 process in Tipperary town currently for road works and 291 submissions went in. These were sought...

Response of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to Covid-19: Statements (28 Jan 2021)

Mattie McGrath: I wrote to the Minister after a debate in October or November. The residents are being forced to take legal action. That is not right. The county council kept on building these houses. We are all for houses but in this area the only green area they had was taken up. There are heaps of other sites. There is one site down the road with 25 or 30 acres on it. They insisted in building on a...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Jan 2021)

Mattie McGrath: I ask the Tánaiste and the Government to try to intervene in a situation where the regional newspapers are being gobbled up. The Clonmel Nationalist has been serving the people for generations with excellent journalists and excellent reporting always, even through the Covid pandemic. The journalists work from the kitchen table and bring the news to people's homes. People love these...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2021)

Mattie McGrath: I must go back to the issue of capacity in our hospitals and to a question I put to the Taoiseach previously that he refused to answer. I refer to the closure of St. Brigid's hospital, Carrick-on-Suir, a wonderful facility that is over 200 years old. HIQA has deemed it unsuitable. However, it was deemed suitable for use as a Covid-19 hospital by HIQA at the beginning of the pandemic. If...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2021)

Mattie McGrath: I do not know why the Tánaiste cannot answer the question I asked. I accept that he does not have up-to-date information on St. Brigid's but I asked why a hospital that was deemed to be suitable for Covid patients last March was deemed unsuitable for any overnight patients in November. That is a simple question. I also ask that Ministers and the HSE stop sending out letters that are...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (28 Jan 2021)

Mattie McGrath: 7. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to roll out a scheme similar to the restart and restart plus grant for rate-paying businesses following the current lockdown to ensure their survival; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4673/21]