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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Estates (7 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 1363. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the preparation and finalisation of a national protocol with regard to the taking in charge of estates served by developer-provided infrastructure, such as waste water tank and shores, will be finalised in order that local authorities can proceed to take these estates in charge; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service Staff (7 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: 1388. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of fire fighters employed in each county in each of the past three years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36439/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Good man, Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I hope the Chair is not talking about me either, I will be patient.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I want to pay tribute to the postmasters and postmistresses who are retiring and indeed those who are continuing for the work they do and I thank the fir agus mná an phoist who deliver the services. It was mentioned earlier about new services expanding in the vans. I can tell the witnesses that many of them are bringing the bread and the paper and are bringing the only bit of life and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I hate to cut across the Minister but he did not get the post office portfolio when he was appointed. It was under the remit of the then Minister of State, Deputy Ring. It was like the Last Supper on Holy Thursday. He just could not wait to get rid of it some months later. The Minister might want to correct the record on his point that he has been dealing with questions about post offices...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Yes. I want the Minister to clarify the position.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Could the Minister answer the question Deputy Nolan asked about the motion that was passed by Dáil Éireann more than two years ago? We negotiated the motion with his Department before it was agreed by all Deputies and accepted by the Government.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Keep doing it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I asked whether the postmasters had received full information on the contract at the time of the vote. I am informed they did not.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Did they receive legal advice?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I have two brief clarifications.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: One question I did not ask and one I did.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: One is about the social welfare contract.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Is the social welfare contract only offered on a 12-monthly basis to each postmaster? Could Mr. McRedmond repeat the percentage of postmasters who voted to accept the package? Did Mr. McRedmond say 80%? I did not understand him.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I asked a question that the Minister will not answer. Who gave the IPU the authority to take away post office services from rural Ireland? The IPU is entitled to represent its members but it has no mandate from anybody to close post offices in agreement with Mr. McRedmond, or the Minister, or anybody else. It is not mandated by anybody and I want an answer to that, please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: My question was about the social welfare contract. Is it only awarded on an annual basis? Mr. McRedmond said 80% of IPU members voted to accept the deal. Who gave the authority to the IPU? It is entitled to represent its members, by all means, but it is not entitled to take away services from a village of the very customers who are supporting its members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I accept that. Mr. McRedmond did not answer the question about the percentage. I accept that they are businesses and are entitled to negotiate and their remuneration is not wonderful. They have signed up to a deal that has now removed the post office services from their community. They are being blamed for it but An Post acquiesced and dangled the package in front of them and gave them a...

Air Services Agreements: Motion (12 Jul 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I hope they all have full licences.

Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2018)

Mattie McGrath: In the middle of the worst housing crisis ever, a mother of two children who refuses to make herself homeless has been incarcerated at Mountjoy for 70 days at the request of a vulture fund. When will we do something for Ms Yvonne Walsh and the many hundreds of people facing similar treatment over the summer? The banks and vulture funds will be relentless. Ms Walsh has written to both the...