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Post European Council Meeting: Statements (26 Mar 2025)

Mattie McGrath: Go raibh maith agat. Anois tá cúig nóiméad ag ain Aire Stáit chun----

Post European Council Meeting: Statements (26 Mar 2025)

Mattie McGrath: We are moving on. I call the Minister of State to wrap up.

Post European Council Meeting: Statements (26 Mar 2025)

Mattie McGrath: Go raibh maith agat.

Post European Council Meeting: Statements (26 Mar 2025)

Mattie McGrath: Will you dance to my tune now, please?

Post European Council Meeting: Statements (26 Mar 2025)

Mattie McGrath: Will I take one more question and the Minister of State can answer three?

Post European Council Meeting: Statements (26 Mar 2025)

Mattie McGrath: The Deputy will get her chance. Deputy Lahart.

Post European Council Meeting: Statements (26 Mar 2025)

Mattie McGrath: The Deputy had three minutes to ask the question. Be fair.

Post European Council Meeting: Statements (26 Mar 2025)

Mattie McGrath: There was.

Post European Council Meeting: Statements (26 Mar 2025)

Mattie McGrath: How much more time does the Deputy want? Please.

Post European Council Meeting: Statements (26 Mar 2025)

Mattie McGrath: Anois, bogaimid ar aghaidh le Teachtaí ón grúpa Neamhspleách réigiúnach - an Teachta Gillian Toole, an Teachta Barry Heneghan agus mé féin.

Post European Council Meeting: Statements (26 Mar 2025)

Mattie McGrath: Táim buíoch den Cathaoirleach Gníomhach freisin for allowing me time to speak here. I am not as enthusiastic as some people about the spending on our European military. Some people, such as the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach, Deputy Lahart, would say that it might help with our situation regarding illegal migrants here. Possibly, but I live in hope. We need to build...

Post European Council Meeting: Statements (26 Mar 2025)

Mattie McGrath: Bogaimid ar aghaidh leis an Ríaltas agus an Teachta Malcolm Byrne. I wish him well with his sore arm.

Triple Lock Mechanism and Irish Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (26 Mar 2025)

Mattie McGrath: I thank the Social Democrats for allowing me some time on this important motion. I wish the Minister of State well in his position. He knows my position on this. My position is that the triple lock is sacrosanct. Our neutrality is sacrosanct. I was concerned about two years ago when the Taoiseach had a roadshow with hand-picked people to try to soften up the public for a change to our...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (26 Mar 2025)

Mattie McGrath: 34. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the delay in publishing the route selection report for the N24 upgrades; when the report will be published and made available to affected communities; if there are plans to revisit the route selected as it does not plan to bypass Clonmel but proposes to use the current inner relief road, which currently experiences major...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Personal Injury Claims (26 Mar 2025)

Mattie McGrath: 43. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the concerns facing businesses (details supplied) regarding the proposal to increase the personal injury awards by 17%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14285/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Asset Management Agency (26 Mar 2025)

Mattie McGrath: 44. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of a case regarding NAMA and land in Cork city (details supplied); if he will provide assurance that NAMA has not been outmanoeuvred in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14356/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Workplace Relations Commission (26 Mar 2025)

Mattie McGrath: 54. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the success ratio of cases involving reasonable accommodation adjudicated on at the Workplace Relations Commission, under the Employment Equality Act 1998-2015, and under the Equal Status Acts 2000-2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14310/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (26 Mar 2025)

Mattie McGrath: 65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason why a school in south Tipperary has not been sanctioned a second autism class; whether this school will be sanctioned for a class as promised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14265/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (26 Mar 2025)

Mattie McGrath: 102. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the blind pension is means-tested and counted as taxable income; the reason is it removed when visually impaired people earn over a certain amount; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14306/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Rights of People with Disabilities (26 Mar 2025)

Mattie McGrath: 184. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth regarding the disabled persons’ representative organisations’ (DPROs) specific consultations on the National Disability Strategy, the reason the Government is not closely working with two DPROs (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14307/25]