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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Risks to Mental Health of Pregnant Women: Professor Veronica O'Keane (25 Oct 2017)
Mattie McGrath: The Chairman does not want to control-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Risks to Mental Health of Pregnant Women: Professor Veronica O'Keane (25 Oct 2017)
Mattie McGrath: -----because she is totally biased. I am leaving this charade right now, for today anyway. I am exposing what it is. It has been a total absolute charade, from the start. The Chairman sat at a meeting in England last week again, trying to get people over here to talk about bringing abortion into Ireland in the middle of this committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Risks to Mental Health of Pregnant Women: Professor Veronica O'Keane (25 Oct 2017)
Mattie McGrath: I am making my point that it is a charade and Senator Ruane is part of the charade.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Risks to Mental Health of Pregnant Women: Professor Veronica O'Keane (25 Oct 2017)
Mattie McGrath: We can see the charade.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Risks to Mental Health of Pregnant Women: Professor Veronica O'Keane (25 Oct 2017)
Mattie McGrath: I will leave but I want that record corrected.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Oct 2017)
Mattie McGrath: In the programme for Government specific reference is made to the agricultural sector and horticulture. We were all talking about the storm last week and I thank everyone involved in the cleanup and the advice given. In south Tipperary several nurseries were completely wiped out. We have been in touch with the Minister of State, Deputy Andrew Doyle, begging him to come down to visit south...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Oct 2017)
Mattie McGrath: Yes. The programme for Government commits to support the agriculture and horticulture industry. Will the Taoiseach instruct the Minister of State with responsibility for agriculture and horticulture to visit south Tipperary now and see for himself the devastation at first hand? It is eight or nine days on now, the cleanup is under way and the Minister of State must see the devastation. We...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Oct 2017)
Mattie McGrath: The programme for Government.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2017)
Mattie McGrath: He is one of thousands.
- Housing: Motion [Private Members] (24 Oct 2017)
Mattie McGrath: I compliment Deputy Healy on bringing forward this motion. As with many other Private Member's motions and Bills, the Government is not listening.
- Housing: Motion [Private Members] (24 Oct 2017)
Mattie McGrath: It does not want to hear. It is a case of speak no evil, hear no evil and see no evil. The housing policies are a disaster and were so long before the recession kicked in because the Government gave in to the private sector. The councils had stopped building. There is an argument there. The councils do not get the money but the Government says it gave it to them. Deputy Fitzmaurice said...
- Catalonia: Statements (24 Oct 2017)
Mattie McGrath: Good man.
- Catalonia: Statements (24 Oct 2017)
Mattie McGrath: I too welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. I issue a fáilte Uí Cheallaigh to the Spanish ambassador and his colleagues. Irish ambassadors all over the world expect and get respect in the vast majority of countries. We must keep diplomatic channels open at all times and engage with that process. Catalonia, of which Barcelona is the capital city, has more than...
- Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)
Mattie McGrath: The medical evidence is there.
- Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)
Mattie McGrath: I thank all the emergency services that worked so hard and are still working, particularly ESB Networks, the council workers and everybody who dealt with and tried to help, such as the Red Cross, the Garda, and others. However, I have one issue to raise relating to the strategic infrastructure Bill, namely, Uisce Éireann. Uisce Éireann really is unfit for purpose and has been...
- Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)
Mattie McGrath: My question concerns Irish Water's role in disseminating information to us as representatives. It closed down the Oireachtas line at the weekend when everybody else was out trying to help and then gave us misleading-----
- Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)
Mattie McGrath: It is under the strategic infrastructure Bill.
- Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)
Mattie McGrath: Irish Water should be brought to account because it is giving out misleading information. I do not want to call it anything stronger but that is what it is. It was telling me that water was back in places when it was not back until several days later. When I asked about some place in Tipperary, it talked about Buttevant in Cork and some place in Kilkenny. It is so serious it is almost...
- Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)
Mattie McGrath: I did.
- Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)
Mattie McGrath: It was agreed. The issue did come up but it was agreed. What about the staff who have booked holidays? What about all the other staff whose plans have been thrown into disarray just for grandstanding here by Deputy Martin? That is all it is. Grandstanding of the highest order.