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Housing Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (13 Nov 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I, too, am delighted to support this Bill, introduced by my colleague from Tipperary. I thank him for the work he put into it. The Taoiseach said he accepts there is a national housing emergency yet the Minister responsible for housing, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, who is not here tonight although he should be, has reportedly undermined confidence in his homelessness statistics by ordering...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (13 Nov 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 156. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he made representations to the Pakistani Government or its ambassador regarding the high profile imprisonment of a person (details supplied) for blasphemy; if requests have been made to his Department to offer asylum to the individual and that person's family following the public disturbances and disorder following the individual's...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Bodies Data (13 Nov 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 155. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the work of his Department's committee on human rights; the details of its membership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47181/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (13 Nov 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reconsider a decision to cut a teacher from a school (details supplied); the reason for the loss of this teacher; his views regarding class sizes in this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46787/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Science Foundation Ireland Expenditure (13 Nov 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 297. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason funds via Science Foundation Ireland have been withdrawn from a centre (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47019/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Alert Programme (13 Nov 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 306. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE-funded community alert development officer position in the western Garda region that has been vacant since July 2017 has been filled; if full funding has been provided to an organisation (details supplied) for this post in 2017; if full funding has been provided to the organisation for this post in 2018; if so, the steps he will take to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (13 Nov 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 455. To ask the Minister for Health the role of a person (details supplied) in the implementation of the proposed delivery of abortion services; the length of time the person is contracted for in that role; the level of remuneration for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47183/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority (13 Nov 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 493. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the health and safety concerns that led to the closure of Road Safety Authority, RSA, motorcycle testing at the Tipperary driving test centre with immediate effect and which applicants were notified of by letter in August 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46676/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (13 Nov 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 616. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if, under the Planning and Development Act 2000, he has given consideration to a strategic development zone in south and west County Tipperary to help tackle deprivation and to attract small-scale job creation in towns such as Tipperary town and Carrick-on-Suir (details supplied); the measures he will implement to help...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (13 Nov 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 618. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to establish a task force in conjunction with Tipperary County Council to lead a successful regeneration plan for Tipperary town and west County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46724/18]

Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I move amendment No. 145:Parental notification 22. (1) A termination of pregnancy in respect of a pregnant minor may only be carried out in accordance with section 10 where a copy of the certification referred to in that section has been served on a parent of the minor at least 24 hours before the termination of pregnancy is carried out. (2) In respect of a pregnant minor, a copy of the...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Amendment No. 146 makes provision for information that should be provided to a woman seeking an abortion in all cases except for emergencies. The woman herself decides what treatments or procedures she will have. She must be enabled to choose her treatment with full knowledge of the material facts. The Irish courts, as we know, have emphasised the distinction between elective and emergency...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Those are his words. What is the problem?

Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Mattie McGrath: There is always a reason for expediency. We know that with the Minister.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Mattie McGrath: The Tánaiste referred to it being restrictive and spoke of a "cooling-off" period of 72 hours to assure people. The words "cooling-off" are used across legislation, in negotiations with trade unions and even in the insurance industry. These words were used by the Tánaiste, yet the Minister finds them disgusting. I do not know what kind of a Cabinet table they have-----

Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Nobody takes the Tánaiste seriously.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Am I not allowed to continue? I am being interrupted.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Some people in here believe we cannot speak on this issue and we should go away or disappear. The Minister finds different people's words disgusting every day. He should examine his conscience. He said the Tánaiste's words were disgusting and now mine are disgusting.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I am quoting from the record. The quote is from the Irish Examiner.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I am merely pointing out that the Minister said yesterday that the phrase "cooling-off" was disgusting. The Irish Examinerattributed those words to the Tánaiste some time in May. This is a simple matter. We cannot say something today and forget about it tomorrow, even if the Minister would like to do that. Yesterday, the Minister described those words as disgusting. The...