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Estimates for Public Services 2020 (Resumed) (9 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: Go raibh maith agat. I wish the Minister well in her new role.

Estimates for Public Services 2020 (Resumed) (9 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: Ba mhaith liom comhghairdeas a ghabháil leis an Aire. I wish him and his Minister of State well. I thank him and his office for their help on various issues, many of which arose during the Covid crisis. There are still issues arising and his office is working on them at present. There is a sad tragedy requiring a lady to go to a family funeral abroad. On Votes 27 and 28, I see...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: Schoolchildren have been severely affected by the Covid crisis. They are now on holidays and looking forward to going back to school at the end of August. Teachers and boards of management are doing their best to get that organised. However, there are difficulties with regard to the school bus transport system. Contractors who are with Bus Éireann are getting 50% payment, which may...

Rent and Mortgage Arrears: Motion [Private Members] (8 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: My speaking time will be shared with three colleagues. I also support the motion. There was discussion last night with the new Minister in whom I have great faith. I hope he is listening because the banks in Ireland are not functioning across the board. This is crucial for anyone seeking a loan or some reprieve during these times of Covid. The banks are so arrogant that they are trying...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: The programme for Government specifically mentions older people, and the Government has a Minister with responsibility for older people. I note he will have an examination of the issue of increasing the pension age. Our older citizens have made this country what it is and they have been severely punished with the lockdown. Even worse, they have been excluded from any source of payment....

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Jul 2020)

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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: The position on mental health services in Tipperary is very serious. It was serious all along prior to Covid. I wish the new Minister of State, Deputy Mary Butler, the very best. Hers is a very good appointment. I look forward to engaging with and working with her. She has agreed to a request from Deputy Cahill and me to visit Clonmel. There is not one single long-stay mental health bed...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: I thank the Taoiseach for his response. Has he the will to find a way? A Vision for Change has been a failure. A mental health crisis nurse was appointed on a 24-7 basis but did not get the go-ahead because of the embargo on mental health places. This embargo is not fair when people are losing their lives. It is just shocking. St. Michael's hospital has been transformed to deal with...

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (7 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: I am delighted to have an opportunity to speak tonight. I want to issue my comhghairdeachas to the new Minister, Deputy Darragh O’Brien, and the Minister of State with responsibility for heritage, Deputy Malcolm Noonan, who is from Kilkenny in the south east, where I am from. I wish both the Minister and Minister of State all the best. I worked with the Minister when he was a member...

Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (7 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: Thank God. The Acting Chairman will allow me three more minutes. Good man.

Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (7 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: Maith an obair. That is okay. Gabh mo leithscéal. I think Deputy Collins was misinformed on that and my office might have been to blame for that. I am sorry. One learns something every day. The Minister of State is from a rural county. He knows what is needed. It is not the red tape and the lámh mór around money and finance. The banks are closed. We might as well...

Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (7 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: I wish the Tánaiste well in his new role. I hope he gets down and dirty and understands business. As Deputy Collins has said, it is not all about the capital city, spin, Facebook and all the other platforms that the Tánaiste likes. Earlier I criticised the €20 million increase in spending for the Department of the Taoiseach, much of which is going on spin doctors to tell...

Estimates for Public Services 2020 (7 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: I called what is happening a scamdemic and it has proven to be such.

Estimates for Public Services 2020 (7 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: Some of these Revised Estimates are quite staggering, particularly in these times of hardship. I see the cost of running the Department of Taoiseach has gone from €34,337,000 to €54 million. The Vote for the Central Statistics Office has reached €65.6 million, up from €54 million. This is a runaway train. The Department of the Taoiseach has been allocated a...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: Many people have been affected by the Covid lockdown. We referred to some of them today. There is a cohort of young men and women with intellectual disabilities. There are a couple in my parish. One story about little Jack was shared on Facebook on Sunday. It is heart-rending. I welcome the July provision but this cohort of people does not have anything, even trips to their special...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: I attended the Business Committee meeting yesterday and there was no request from Deputy Cowen or any other group for time in this regard. This is just showboating and shenanigans. The correct procedure is being used for the Minister's statement and we will all wait to hear it.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (7 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 264. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to support the country and Irish music industry following Covid-19; if the industry will receive sufficient national airplay from broadcasters to ensure the survival of the industry; the support package she has in place to support artists that continue to be out of work as a result of Government restrictions; her plans...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 821. To ask the Minister for Health if procurement procedures are being followed for all Covid-19 projects and expenditure; the way in which capital expenditure projects are being prioritised; the areas from which the funding for such projects is coming from; the spend on all Covid-19 infrastructure projects; the infrastructure projects by county being carried out to respond to Covid-19; the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (7 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 822. To ask the Minister for Health when full disability services will resume in County Tipperary for both adult and child disability services; the reason for the delay; the services that have resumed; the supports in place for those with special needs who are regressing as a result of closure of all services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14321/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (7 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: 833. To ask the Minister for Health the long-term plans for a unit (details supplied) following the expenditure of €700,000 on upgrade works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14390/20]