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National Educational Psychological Service: Motion [Private Members] (8 Mar 2017)

Mattie McGrath: I compliment Deputy Thomas Byrne on tabling this important motion. The NEPS is drastically understaffed, with 95,543 primary and post-primary pupils across almost 400 schools without access to an assigned NEPS psychologist. This is shocking. There also is a serious shortage of special autism spectrum disorder, ASD, classes, at post-primary level. In Clonmel, Tipperary, there are two...

Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Closures (8 Mar 2017)

Mattie McGrath: They will not be there.

Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Closures (8 Mar 2017)

Mattie McGrath: The Minister of State is washing his hands of it now.

Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Closures (8 Mar 2017)

Mattie McGrath: The Minister of State is washing his hands of it. He should use some soap.

Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Closures (8 Mar 2017)

Mattie McGrath: Why does the Minister of State not wash his hands of it altogether on the way out?

Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Closures (8 Mar 2017)

Mattie McGrath: On a point of order, why is the Minister of State here then? This is ridiculous.

Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Closures (8 Mar 2017)

Mattie McGrath: I am not upset. I just want to find out who is responsible.

Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Closures (8 Mar 2017)

Mattie McGrath: Why is he not here so?

Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Closures (8 Mar 2017)

Mattie McGrath: The Minister of State is not responsible, however.

Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Closures (8 Mar 2017)

Mattie McGrath: We can come back but the post offices cannot come back.

Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Closures (8 Mar 2017)

Mattie McGrath: I know we are a week into the Lent but what the Minister of State is doing, blaming the Minister, Deputy Denis Naughten, is the greatest Pontius Pilate act I have ever witnessed. I had to deal with all the Departments involved and they dealt with our recent motion on this. We got the report from An Post. What does it do this week? It puts up the price of a stamp by 35% when sales of...

Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Closures (8 Mar 2017)

Mattie McGrath: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this Topical Issue today. The Rural Independent Group recently tabled a Private Members' motion. We had consultation with the Departments of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Communications, Climate Action and Environment and the Taoiseach. The motion was agreed and we were delighted. Everybody supported it here. In Monday's...

European Council Meeting: Statements (8 Mar 2017)

Mattie McGrath: I compliment Deputies Michael Healy-Rae and Haughey, as well as other members of the European affairs committee, who have done much work on the ground. While not a personal criticism of the Minister of State, Deputy Breen, that is work the Government should be doing. The Taoiseach referred to the last Council meeting which 27 member states attended without the UK Prime Minister, Theresa...

European Council Meeting: Statements (8 Mar 2017)

Mattie McGrath: I am wondering about the wearing of badges and emblems in the Chamber because I was prevented last week from coming into the Chamber with a daffodil.

European Council Meeting: Statements (8 Mar 2017)

Mattie McGrath: I was stopped when I was coming in here. Is Deputy Boyd Barrett's jumper not a political emblem?

European Council Meeting: Statements (8 Mar 2017)

Mattie McGrath: The Leas-Cheann Comhairle does not know what it is. We all know what it is.

Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Mar 2017)

Mattie McGrath: I refer to the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act. We are all rubbing our hands about the case of Grace - rightly so - and the Tuam mothers and babies. I put a question to the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Zappone, about the abuse cases continuing to this day. As part of her reply, I was informed by Tusla that, according to the most recent figures disaggregated by the...

Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2017)

Mattie McGrath: That is very important.

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Expenditure (8 Mar 2017)

Mattie McGrath: 100. To ask the Minister for Health the details of all moneys provided by the State toward the development of a national paediatric hospital since 2006, including all costs associated with development such as design, planning, land acquisition, consultation, media and public relations, board payments, bonuses and so on; if approvals have been sought for an increase in the original estimate...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Capital Expenditure Programme (8 Mar 2017)

Mattie McGrath: 224. To ask the Minister for Health the details of all priority capital projects that have had their funding reduced in the 2017 HSE capital plan; the amount of the reductions that have occurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12307/17]