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General Practitioner Contract: Statements (3 Nov 2020)

Mattie McGrath: I am not dealing with innuendo. The photograph was there. The Tánaiste has said Dr. Ó Tuathail was not his friend. Does the Tánaiste accept he is having a Nixon moment? Former US President Nixon said that when a president does something, it is not illegal. When the Taoiseach did this, it seems it was not illegal. What example does this give to the rest of the Government,...

General Practitioner Contract: Statements (3 Nov 2020)

Mattie McGrath: I am surprised by many of the answers the Tánaiste has given. This contract was worth more than €210 million and I would have thought that Cabinet confidentiality and the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 would have prevented him from sharing confidential documents. Has the Taoiseach, Deputy Micheál Martin, made any demands of the Tánaiste in exchange for his continued...

General Practitioner Contract: Statements (3 Nov 2020)

Mattie McGrath: I have done so once or twice. Does the Tánaiste accept that if Fianna Fáil and the Green Party were not in such a dismal situation, his actions would already have collapsed this Government when he has already got the heads of two Fianna Fáil Ministers, Deputies Cowen and Calleary, for very minor misdemeanours?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Nov 2020)

Mattie McGrath: The regulations for level 5 are full of inconsistencies. Two weeks ago the coursing industry received a hammer blow which stopped coursing even though clubs were in the middle of it. Today I raise a diktat issued last Thursday evening in relation to the pheasant shooting season, which was due to open on 1 November. People are not allowed go out with their guns and dogs, out into the wilds....

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Nov 2020)

Mattie McGrath: It is not agreed.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Nov 2020)

Mattie McGrath: We are not agreeing to it. We are being told this in the middle of the Order of Business and the amount of time being provided is not adequate to have proper, meaningful questions and answers. The public needs this and we need this, because it could be far-reaching in its effects on other contracts and other important issues of State. The national children's hospital comes to mind, as does...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Nov 2020)

Mattie McGrath: Fourteen minutes is not enough time, so I oppose the proposal.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Nov 2020)

Mattie McGrath: The Government is trying to hide, not us.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Nov 2020)

Mattie McGrath: The Government is trying to cover up, not us.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Nov 2020)

Mattie McGrath: It does not matter what we write. The Government will not give us any more time. It bullies everyone.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Nov 2020)

Mattie McGrath: He does not respect the Chair.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Nov 2020)

Mattie McGrath: Are you sure?

Cancer Screening: Statements (3 Nov 2020)

Mattie McGrath: On behalf of the Rural Independent Group, I thank the Taoiseach and President Higgins for acknowledging the failure. It is truly shocking to listen to Vicky Phelan, who spoke on the radio yesterday, Emma Mhic Mhathúna, Stephen Teap and others, but have we learned anything? I do not believe we have. Since the first lockdown in March, all procedures have been backed up, with people not...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 183. To ask the Taoiseach if the national framework for living with Covid-19 has a regulatory basis in statute or regulation or of it is purely advisory. [32405/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 537. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if extracurricular music education classes are allowed to continue during level 5 restrictions; if she will provide details on the guidelines relating to musical education under level 5; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33190/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 785. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if extracurricular music education classes are allowed to continue during level 5 restrictions; if she will provide details on the guidelines relating to musical education under level 5; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33191/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 1144. To ask the Minister for Health the provisions which prohibit the holding of public mass with a congregation in attendance in SI No. 413 of 2020; the provision or sections of the statutory instrument which prohibit or prevent the holding of public masses with a congregation in attendance; the legal basis for such a provision having regard to Article 44.2.1 of the Constitution which...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Palliative Care Services (3 Nov 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 1231. To ask the Minister for Health the number of palliative care patients who required access to a palliative care bed in south County Tipperary since March 2020; the number of palliative care patients who were refused a bed in a palliative care facility in County Tipperary since March 2020 due to the of lack of beds; the number of patients who required convalescent care in south County...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance (3 Nov 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 1245. To ask the Minister for Health if it is now policy for public hospitals to refuse admission and care to a patient that holds private health insurance until such time as the private health insurance details are presented to the hospital; if a medical card holder that also holds private health insurance is not entitled to be treated in the public system without presenting private health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (3 Nov 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 1246. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the national children's hospital; when the development is expected to be finalised; the current anticipated final cost of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32768/20]