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Industrial Development (Amendment) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second Stage (24 Oct 2019)

Mattie McGrath: I apologise for being delayed. I was attending a meeting of the Business Committee. I am delighted to speak to this Bill and the Minister knows what I am going to say. Yesterday was a black day for employment, from Cork city to the Minister of State's county of Clare. I passed the iconic building that houses the printing presses of Independent Newspapers Limited in west Dublin this...

Finance Bill 2019: Second Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Mattie McGrath: I am just saying that the people are waiting in the long grass for Fine Gael. Why would they not be? Fine Gael has never had any interest in the little people, na daoine beaga. That it is supported and kept in power by the Deputies beside me is a shocking state of affairs. We have no Opposition when it comes down to it. Fine Gael has been found out. In the privacy of the ballot boxes,...

Finance Bill 2019: Second Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Mattie McGrath: The whole lot will fall down and there will be a big rupture in the pipe. The confidence and supply agreement will blow up through the dome of the Chamber. That is where it is going to go.

Finance Bill 2019: Second Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Mattie McGrath: I am being very cúramach. This is fact.

Finance Bill 2019: Second Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Mattie McGrath: I am not straying. The Government was straying when it was brought down. The conglomerates always had Fianna Fáil in hock but it is now Fine Gael. It is a case of Tweedledum and Tweedledee and of saying, "To hell with the ordinary people." I accept that after the budget last year, the Minister introduced some additional measures in this area that were that were not announced on...

Finance Bill 2019: Second Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Mattie McGrath: I am happy to speak on this Bill which seeks to give effect to the taxation changes announced on budget day. Section 2 of the Bill provides that the reduced rate of universal social charge for full medical card holders whose individual annual income does not exceed €60,000, will be extended for a further year until the end of the 2020 tax year, which I welcome. We know from the ESRI...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Oct 2019)

Mattie McGrath: I acknowledge that the Taoiseach has set up a task force for Tipperary town, but there is another problem there. I refer to a group of 27 small traders who are very spirited and want to make sure Tipperary town will remain open for business. This is a question for the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Eoghan Murphy. Roadworks have been ongoing in the town for more...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Supply (23 Oct 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 152. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to remove the age restriction on the FreeStyle Libre device and make it available to persons with type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43739/19]

Child Maintenance: Motion (22 Oct 2019)

Mattie McGrath: I am sharing time with Teachtaí Michael Collins and Danny Healy-Rae.

Child Maintenance: Motion (22 Oct 2019)

Mattie McGrath: I am happy to speak on this important motion and I salute Deputy Brady for moving it. However, I am surprised. Cá bhfuil Páirtí an Lucht Oibre? Tá sé imithe. It is supposed to be the party of the working people and ordinary people, but it is missing more time in the Chamber. This beggars belief. That has a knock-on effect on us because we are watching what time...

Developments in Spain: Statements (22 Oct 2019)

Mattie McGrath: I wish to discuss the situation in Spain and the civil unrest and protests following the decision of the Supreme Court of Spain in the case of some of the people responsible for the Catalan independence process. As we know, the Spanish court sentenced these people to between nine and 13 years in prison. It has been said that this was not just a conviction of the members of the Catalan...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Child and Family Agency (22 Oct 2019)

Mattie McGrath: As the Minister says, I am referring to the Alliance of Birth Mothers Campaigning for Justice. It was launched some time ago and I know Deputy Rabbitte has attended its meetings. I honestly do not believe Tusla is fit for purpose. Has the situation outlined by the Alliance of Birth Mothers Campaigning for Justice ever arisen before? I have heard of many concerning cases. I have handed...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Child and Family Agency (22 Oct 2019)

Mattie McGrath: I wish I could be as absolutely confident. The Minister mentioned accountability and transparency. They are not in evidence. As the Minister said, Tusla has been in place for five years now. As I said at the time, many officials were simply hived off from the HSE and left to their own devices. Parents deal with Tusla, An Garda Síochána and the courts by themselves. The...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Child and Family Agency (22 Oct 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 55. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has met with a group (details supplied); if she has received a report compiled by the organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43418/19]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Child and Family Agency (22 Oct 2019)

Mattie McGrath: Does the Minister believe Tusla is fit for purpose and that it can deal with the many pressing issues? I am concerned about the way it treats the Alliance of Birth Mothers Campaigning for Justice which is campaigning for justice for its members' children.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Value for Money Reviews (22 Oct 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 97. To ask the Taoiseach the consultancy service providers engaged by his Department from 1 January 2018 to 1 January 2019; the costs associated with each (details supplied); and the reason for each service engagement. [43321/19]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Value for Money Reviews (22 Oct 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 98. To ask the Taoiseach the details of each value for money and policy review conducted by his Department from 1 January 2018 to 1 January 2019; and the cost of each exercise. [43338/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Consultancy Contracts Data (22 Oct 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 102. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the consultancy service providers engaged by his Department from 1 January 2018 to 1 January 2019; the costs associated with each (details supplied); the reason for each service engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43311/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Value for Money Reviews (22 Oct 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 103. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details of each value for money and policy review conducted by his Department from 1 January 2018 to 1 January 2019; the cost of each exercise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43328/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Value for Money Reviews (22 Oct 2019)

Mattie McGrath: 132. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the consultancy service providers engaged by his Department from 1 January 2018 to 1 January 2019; the costs associated with each (details supplied); the reason for each service engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43315/19]