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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (12 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 706. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the recent culling of cattle on a farm in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan (details supplied); if he is satisfied that the slaughter of the animals was humane; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21276/16]

Ibrahim Halawa: Motion (7 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: I will speak for this motion on behalf of the Rural Alliance and I thank the Business Committee for presenting the motion. I also thank the Government for listening, because it has gone past time for us to take action. I thank the Minister, his officials, and the embassy staff and diplomats for all their hard work since the incarceration of Ibrahim Halawa almost 1,000 days ago. While some...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (7 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 72. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to support proposals to issue a moratorium on house repossessions; her plans to establish a special court to deal with the issue of mortgage arrears and mortgage debt; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20248/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (7 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 73. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of full-time gardaí in the Garda Síochána's Tipperary division; the number due to retire in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20249/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Expenditure (7 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 173. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide a breakdown of the savings made in each relevant sector of the Irish economy since the introduction of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Acts 2009, 2013 and 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20235/16]

Private Members' Business - Broadband Service Provision: Motion [Private Members] (6 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: Hear, hear.

Private Members' Business - Broadband Service Provision: Motion [Private Members] (6 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: The ewe is missing and the lambs are lost. They have no mother.

Private Members' Business - Broadband Service Provision: Motion [Private Members] (6 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: Deputy Durkan should be the Ceann Comhairle, not the Leas-Cheann Comhairle.

Private Members' Business - Broadband Service Provision: Motion [Private Members] (6 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: Nóiméad beag.

Private Members' Business - Broadband Service Provision: Motion [Private Members] (6 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: The Minister went through too fast.

Private Members' Business - Broadband Service Provision: Motion [Private Members] (6 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: Hear, hear.

Private Members' Business - Broadband Service Provision: Motion [Private Members] (6 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: I am sharing time with two other Members who are on their way. I will take eight minutes.

Private Members' Business - Broadband Service Provision: Motion [Private Members] (6 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: I move:“That Dáil Éireann: notes the importance of ensuring that every premises, school and business in Ireland should have access to high speed broadband; acknowledges that the National Broadband Plan (NBP) aims to address this conclusively; notes the importance of ensuring that no home, school or business is left behind in the implementation and delivery of the NBP; and...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (6 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: The Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 has been enacted for a full 12 months, yet there is still no sign of the regulatory authority being set up. People are being charged enormous fees and significant issues arise in that regard. When will the regulatory authority which underpins the Act be set up?

Election of Leas-Cheann Comhairle (Resumed) (6 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: I will not delay the House long. I am delighted that we have reached the point today that we will elect someone to the office of Leas-Cheann Comhairle. It is a very important office in support of the Ceann Comhairle and in the functioning of this House. If privileged to be elected to that post, I will do my utmost to ensure parity of esteem for each and every Member, ensure Standing Orders...

Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (5 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: I also welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. I thank Deputy Cullinane for introducing it, and other Deputies for their valuable contributions. Ireland has one of the highest levels of low-paid workers in the EU, as well as having the second highest level of wage inequality after Portugal. Those are frightening statistics. As a long-standing employer myself for over 30 years,...

Topical Issue Debate: Poverty Data (5 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: Ar an gcéad dul síos ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas a ghabháil leat. I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing Deputy Smith and I to raise this Topical Issue. Deputy Smith has outlined the matter, which is serious. I am glad the Minister is here to deal with it. In spite of all the recovery, there are 750,000 people in poverty in Ireland today. There is much talk of boom...

Topical Issue Debate: Poverty Data (5 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: Saying that the figures are from 2014 is not a big help. Most people know that much poverty is not reported for various reasons. The figures could be much more telling. Without social welfare payments, more than half of Ireland's population would be living in poverty, which is a frightening statistic. Inequality is rife and we must deal with it, as Deputy Smith noted. For example, we...

European Council Meeting: Statements (5 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: I am delighted to speak about this very important issue. The meeting of the Heads of State last week was very important. Europe must take some of the blame. The European project was a noble one and I salute its leaders and architects. I remember the canvassing for entry back in the 1970s and the different referenda since then. However, it has become too bureaucratic, powerful and rigid....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (5 Jul 2016)

Mattie McGrath: 38. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the representations he has made to the Saudi Arabian embassy in Dublin regarding that state's restriction of religious freedoms, in particular the application of the death penalty for those found guilty of apostasy or conversion to Christianity; if he thinks it is appropriate for Ireland to have trade links with such states; and if he will...