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Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)

Mattie McGrath: It is a sad situation that they do not have the courage to do that much.

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)

Mattie McGrath: The Bill would have been long finished if the Deputy was not here. He need not have come at all because he missed the first 15 or 20 minutes of the debate.

Domestic Violence Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (25 Apr 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I want to say, on behalf of the Rural Independent Group, that we are supporting the passage of this Bill. For too long this has been tolerated. We need more than this legislation however, as Deputy O'Callaghan and others have said, because this issue needs to be approached from the cradle to the grave including through education in the national and secondary schools and through all other...

Domestic Violence Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (25 Apr 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I know that.

Domestic Violence Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (25 Apr 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I know the Minister said that but it has been announced several times by Deputies Enda Kenny and Lowry, by the Minister himself and a few more, perhaps including the Minister of State, Deputy Moran. When will we see the sod turning? I had reason to be in the station a couple of times recently and there is no space for anybody.

Domestic Violence Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (25 Apr 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I am not inviting any interruption. I am just saying that Garda stations need to be more user-friendly and such issues must be dealt with in a room or space where there are not other people within earshot. As I have said, I am supporting the social workers and all those services that need to be rolled out to deal with people in distress, from whatever side they come, in situations like...

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Cá bhfuil an tAire? Is he gone out to the cyclists?

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I will try to pick up on the road I was travelling last night, because if the Minister, Deputy Ross, gets his way there will be no one travelling any roads, especially in rural Ireland. It will only be the thieves and the vagabonds. They can do what they like. There is no one to stop them or catch them. That is what we are forcing. When I was sitting here during discussion of the last...

Nurses' and Midwives' Pay and Recruitment: Motion [Private Members] (25 Apr 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I am delighted to speak on this motion. We all got an email recently from a nurse which gave us the devastating news that some student nurses have as little as €6 a week left to buy food. That is appalling. Indeed, fourth-year student nurse, Tara Nic Chormaic, who is 28, has stated that the hell of the hospitals has left the class of 2018 burnt out and disillusioned. In addition,...

Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Apr 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Mé féin, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle.

Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Apr 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Of course I will. I always do, especially in this section. I want to ask a question in respect of the programme for Government and its commitment to health. There are definitely health issues in Tipperary. The Minister, Deputy Harris, who is actually present, visited Cashel some time ago and was aghast to see an empty hospital on which €25 million had been spent. Over the road,...

Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Apr 2018)

Mattie McGrath: What is the Minister, Deputy Harris, going to do about GPs in the country in general? We had an excellent GP in Cashel, Dr. Ryan. He is retiring. What will the Minister do to make sure that hospital can continue to operate and to give solace to the families and patients who are there for necessary care? What will he do to ensure there will be a GP to cover that assessment unit in St....

Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Apr 2018)

Mattie McGrath: They are all emigrating.

Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2018)

Mattie McGrath: When?

Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Apr 2018)

Mattie McGrath: There should be fair play for everyone.

Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Apr 2018)

Mattie McGrath: There should be fair play for everyone.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Response to National Emergencies: Irish Water (25 Apr 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Like others, I also welcome the witnesses and thank them for all their efforts. I also commend the Irish Water teams on the ground and county council workers who helped with both serious weather events. Farmers and the general public were also of great assistance in rural areas especially. Reference was made to generators. In many cases they were brought to sites with the help of farmers....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Response to National Emergencies: Irish Water (25 Apr 2018)

Mattie McGrath: What are they made of?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Supply Project: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Ar an gcéad dul síos, ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh na daoine anseo inniu. I thank all of the witnesses for attending. I welcomed Irish Water earlier and I want to welcome Ms Kennedy now, along with the guests from businesses in the Shannon region. I want to ask Mr. Grant and his team about the non-domestic demand analysis. Indecon made it clear that, in its view,...

Community Employment Pension Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (24 Apr 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I hope more Fine Gael Deputies turn up for the division than turned up for the debate.