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Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2018: Motion (25 Jan 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Yes. We did not discuss it at the Business Committee. We did it by telephone. We were asked to do it like this.

Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Jan 2018)

Mattie McGrath: It is, but on the last point-----

Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Jan 2018)

Mattie McGrath: -----I remind the Tánaiste that there was a minority report too, and one of his own members formulated that report. During the talks on the programme for Government, the rural Independents advocated for funding for rural roads. The rural roads are decaying by the day and we are inundated with complaints. Any TD from rural Ireland will know that. When will we see some forward...

Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Jan 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Excuse me. I thought Deputy Murphy was a rural TD as well. I am surprised he is objecting to this question.

Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Jan 2018)

Mattie McGrath: The Tánaiste might know something. He travels the roads sometimes. The Taoiseach hardly ever gets down to rural Ireland. He is afraid of the place.

Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Jan 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I asked about funding for rural roads.

Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Jan 2018)

Mattie McGrath: County roads.

Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Jan 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Yes.

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (24 Jan 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Hear, hear.

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (24 Jan 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I have sat here for almost three hours and there was only one representative of the Government here at all times. There was no representative from the Independent Alliance or the Labour Party and only a few from Sinn Féin. I am calling a quorum.

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (24 Jan 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Hear, hear.

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (24 Jan 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Hear, hear.

Companies (Statutory Audits) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Jan 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Does it bite?

Companies (Statutory Audits) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Jan 2018)

Mattie McGrath: No.

Companies (Statutory Audits) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Jan 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Daylight robbery.

Companies (Statutory Audits) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Jan 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Thank God. How many were there before he left? How many self-employed subcontractors were working for him?

Companies (Statutory Audits) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Jan 2018)

Mattie McGrath: He supplied that many, but had no help from the previous Government, of which Deputy Humphreys was a member from 2011 to 2016. Thankfully, there are 700 jobs left. However, there were a couple of thousand jobs at one point, not counting all of the self-employed people. Throughout the country, there are many laws for the little people but no laws for the others. Consider the situation...

Companies (Statutory Audits) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Jan 2018)

Mattie McGrath: The ducks as well but there is too much ducking now. That is what is wrong. There is only one duck farm left in Emyvale but there are a lot of people ducking around here and in these organisations. They think they cannot be found. They are not being found and will not be found because no one is looking for them, apart from the eejits outside here paying taxes. I do not mean that in a bad...

Companies (Statutory Audits) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Jan 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I am not sure if Deputy Healy-Rae is coming. Déanaim comhghairdeachas leis an Aire freisin. I congratulate her on her appointment and wish her well. One never knows where I might bump into her. The last time it was down in the sleepy Nire valley over the holidays. She was most welcome there. I hope she had a good stay at what is a small business of a great business woman. God...

Shortage of Teachers: Motion [Private Members] (24 Jan 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I too compliment an Teachta Byrne on tabling this motion. I welcome the students who are in the Gallery. This is a developing situation. It did not happen today or yesterday and the Department should have seen it coming. I attended a briefing of the education and training board, ETB, in Tipperary recently and the shortages there, especially in Irish, mathematics and sciences, are...