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Commission of Investigation relating to disclosures by members of An Garda Síochána: Statements (9 Feb 2017)

Mattie McGrath: Vote early and vote often as de Valera used to say.

Commission of Investigation relating to disclosures by members of An Garda Síochána: Statements (9 Feb 2017)

Mattie McGrath: I am coming to the subject matter now. It is about how important Deputy Howlin felt the subject matter was and how he could not wait for today. This was scheduled for today by the Business Committee and he knew that from his own representative. Is mór an trua that he did not have the patience to wait for it. I welcome the commission. It is very important that any wrongdoing is...

Commission of Investigation relating to disclosures by members of An Garda Síochána: Statements (9 Feb 2017)

Mattie McGrath: I am glad to have some time to speak on the proposed commission of investigation. As I have said a few times here, this is a very serious situation. We are lucky to have an eminent judge to chair the commission of investigation and other judges as well. As I have said more than once, we will have to put the position of "retired judge" on the CAO form given that we have so many commissions...

Commission of Investigation relating to disclosures by members of An Garda Síochána: Statements (9 Feb 2017)

Mattie McGrath: -----or are fired out of here. He will be called on to defend the Government when some other party is in power. That is why I previously told the Tánaiste that I support the Minister, Deputy Ross's, battle over the register of interests. We are lucky to have judges to do this, but we should have full clarification with nothing hidden about involvement in anything else either. As...

Commission of Investigation relating to disclosures by members of An Garda Síochána: Statements (9 Feb 2017)

Mattie McGrath: I am not wandering.

Commission of Investigation relating to disclosures by members of An Garda Síochána: Statements (9 Feb 2017)

Mattie McGrath: They had the choice to stay. He spoke enough yesterday morning. I think it was outrageous. We had a situation recently with a journalist asking someone to ask questions. I heard him this morning. It was a case of dúirt bean liom go ndúirt bean léi mar a dúirt tusa, a Cheann Comhairle. It was a case of dúirt bean, fear agus buachaill óg freisin. There was...

Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Feb 2017)

Mattie McGrath: In the context of the health information and patient safety Bill, the mobility allowance was discontinued some years ago. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Finian McGrath, who met a family from Tipperary with me, namely, Maggie Butler and her son Alex. This is a profound difficulty for families who have to have specially-adapted vehicles. We were told we would see the allowance in...

Hospital Waiting Lists: Statements (9 Feb 2017)

Mattie McGrath: Earlier, the Minister said more hospitals and capacity needed to be built. The Minister has the visited Cashel hospital, where €22.5 million was spent, after which it closed. The Minister has visited it. There was an overrun of €7 million and I have referred the matter to the Committee on Public Accounts. Will the Minister insist that step-down patients be allowed into the...

Hospital Waiting Lists: Statements (9 Feb 2017)

Mattie McGrath: Step-down beds.

Hospital Waiting Lists: Statements (9 Feb 2017)

Mattie McGrath: I am delighted to be able to speak on this matter. I compliment those who produced it but I did not need the "RTE Investigates" programme - none of us did - to know what is going on. The Minister has been in the job for long enough now to know what is going on. We have just celebrated the centenary of the 1916 Rising in 2016 and all that has happened in Ireland but what do we have? We...

Hospital Waiting Lists: Statements (9 Feb 2017)

Mattie McGrath: -----right, cleanly and honestly-----

Hospital Waiting Lists: Statements (9 Feb 2017)

Mattie McGrath: -----and with integrity. Now they have been captured by senior officials who promote themselves. Then, when they retire, they go off setting up agencies to supply services by the agency-----

Hospital Waiting Lists: Statements (9 Feb 2017)

Mattie McGrath: -----weeks after they retire.

Hospital Waiting Lists: Statements (9 Feb 2017)

Mattie McGrath: Scandalous.

Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (8 Feb 2017)

Mattie McGrath: I am pleased to be able to speak to the Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016, the publication of which is timely. I thank the Minister for meeting the Save Our Community group in Tipperary on two occasions. One meeting took place before the general election and in fairness to the Minister when we asked her to meet it again, she kept her commitment and did so. It is a wonderful group and I salute its...

Courts (No. 2) Bill: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Feb 2017)

Mattie McGrath: I, too, am delighted to have the opportunity to speak on the Bill. Deputy Broughan has been pursuing it like a dog with a bone for years and I commend him on his efforts. There are many inadequacies in the system and that should not be the case. While the Bill is trying to deal with them, we must consider other areas. The Minister is examining enforcement and the wording of summonses. We...

Media Ownership Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Feb 2017)

Mattie McGrath: Concerns around media ownership have been doing the rounds since 1999. At the time the report of the Council of Ministers adopted recommendations on measures to promote media plurality. Radio stations such as Tipp FM and Tipp Mid West Radio are my local stations. Deputy Eugene Murphy, who has just left the Chamber, was a voice of local radio for many years. I compliment his party - I...

Media Ownership Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Feb 2017)

Mattie McGrath: No, I never did any broadcasting but I try to get my message out to the media. I do other types of casting but not broadcasting. The recommendation presented measures which member states could take in six areas. These included: ownership; regulation of new communications; technologies and services for digital broadcasting; content; editorial responsibility; and public service broadcasting...

Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Feb 2017)

Mattie McGrath: I refer to the health information and patient safety Bill. Three weeks ago I made representations to University Hospital Waterford on behalf of a constituent wishing to see a urologist. I was told at that time the waiting time for a consultant was 48 months. Today, less than three weeks later, I have been told the waiting time for the same consultant is now 51 months and growing. That...

Business of Dáil (8 Feb 2017)

Mattie McGrath: I would like Deputy Coppinger to correct the record because we had a motion last week on roads and she had no interest in speaking on it. She told me that here in the Chamber.