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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (30 Nov 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 394. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the provision of additional housing staff to Tipperary County Council for the establishment of new affordable housing schemes in towns and villages across the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52900/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (30 Nov 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 486. To ask the Minister for Health whether he or the Government have accepted or rejected amendments to Article 59 of the WHO International Health Regulations (IHR) 2005, including details on the public consultation process; the rationale for not facilitating a Dáil Éireann debate, and a request to publish all communication on the matter with the WHO; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (30 Nov 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 487. To ask the Minister for Health what steps he proposes to take for a genuine public consultation process, potentially including a referendum and a Dáil Éireann debate, before deciding to support or reject the WHO Global Pandemic Treaty, as this consideration is crucial due to the treaty's legal binding nature and its potential impact on Ireland's democratic sovereignty, which...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (30 Nov 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 488. To ask the Minister for Health to outline all details of the Government’s engagement with the World Health Organisation concerning the controversial amendments to the International Health Regulations, providing the WHO with expanded powers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53024/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (30 Nov 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 489. To ask the Minister for Health to disclose publicly the legal opinion or risk assessment, if any, undertaken or provided regarding Ireland’s position on the amendments and future negotiations on a proposed WHO Global Pandemic Treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53025/23]

Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2023: Motion (29 Nov 2023)

Mattie McGrath: They are getting ready for Government. They call that getting ready for Government.

Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2023: Motion (29 Nov 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I thank the Government for this funding for this vital industry and fully support it. Both industries are so vital but I will speak today about the horse industry and the prowess we have had in Tipperary, all over the world and in other parts of Ireland. I want to make remarks on the greyhound industry because it is vital. It used to be a cottage industry. Every small farmer in south...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 Nov 2023)

Mattie McGrath: There is now a chronic situation in the Department of Health and the HSE with many families waiting for crucial appointments and procedures. We now have a situation going on for ten weeks where the Fórsa trade union is on a kind of work-to-rule. We cannot get answers to parliamentary questions or to our representations so that the public out there are being left bewildered. We cannot...

Capital Supply Service and Purpose Report Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 Nov 2023)

Mattie McGrath: Ar an gcéad dul síos, ba mhaith liom mo chomhghairdeas a ghabháil leis an Teachta Shanahan ó Phort Láirge. I commend and congratulate Deputy Shanahan from my neighbouring constituency on this very insightful, thoughtful and necessary legislation. Our group is wholeheartedly supporting it. We have a litany of issues. It is probably repetitive at this stage. We...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (29 Nov 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 15. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide the latest financial modelling of the total cost of implementing all actions set out in the 2021 Climate Action Plan to achieve net-zero targets by 2030, and also targets between 2030 and 2050, including a detailed breakdown of the costings, along with details of how these broad ranges of measures will be...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (29 Nov 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 16. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide details of all cost-benefit analysis studies that have been carried out on the total cost of implementing all actions set out in the 2021 climate action plan to achieve net-zero targets by 2030, and also targets between 2030 and 2050, incorporating the impact on living standards and on inflation, and to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (29 Nov 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 17. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the ground transport, heat and electrical sector generation, transmission, and distribution have been fully factored into both the 2030 and 2050 climate action targets; if so, to provide detailed financial assumptions for each, including how they will be funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52676/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (29 Nov 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 18. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to outline in detail the projected size requirement of the Irish electricity grid to power all the heating required for buildings, both domestic and commercial, as set out in the climate action plan using joule heat (heat pumps), in comparison to today's grid size; the financial costs of doing so; how this investment...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Transmission Network (29 Nov 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 19. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to outline the expected number of homes in Ireland that will have to be rewired (details supplied) including with a bigger mains fuse, other necessary rewiring, etc., to meet the needs of the new electrical distribution system (as set out in the climate action plan) being proposed to power EVs, heat pumps, and other...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (29 Nov 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 20. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the analysis that has been carried out by his Department to determine if the Irish vehicle fleet were to go electric tomorrow, how many tonnes of cobalt, lithium carbonate and copper would be required; whether he agrees that this increase in metal mining via open-cast mining is unsustainable from an ecological...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (29 Nov 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 21. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he agrees with detailed scientific analysis on metal mining requirements for EVs carried out by scientists at the UK National History Museum (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52683/23]

Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (28 Nov 2023)

Mattie McGrath: The Tánaiste announced a consultative forum last week. He and his cabals of NGOs are getting away with so much, and he wants to set up another in the form of a citizens' assembly. Is citizens' assembly é an Teach seo. We are elected to a citizens' assembly. The Tánaiste is subverting democracy by trying to do what he is doing instead of backing up our Army. I was here...

Policing, Protests and Public Order: Statements (28 Nov 2023)

Mattie McGrath: The brutal and unprovoked stabbings of innocent children, two girls aged five and six and a boy aged five, and the innocent crèche worker, Leanne Flynn, who used her body as a human shield outside Gaelscoil Choláiste Mhuire last week, are shocking. Our thoughts and prayers are with the five-year-old girl who remains in critical condition in the hospital and the care worker who was...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Nov 2023)

Mattie McGrath: There is a very thin line between anarchy and good living. I support gardaí in their efforts always and, indeed, last Thursday night. Shamefully, however, the numbers of gardaí in my county have dropped to an appalling level. Carrick-On-Suir, with 5,000 in its town and hinterland, has four gardaí and two sergeants. Its complement is 14 gardaí and four sergeants. Up in...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Nov 2023)

Mattie McGrath: On the basis of the Taoiseach's replies during Leaders' Questions, I call once again for a reasonable and rational debate on inward migration, including on illegal and undocumented people coming here. I do not want any lectures from the liberal left here. I have been asking for this reasonable debate for months at meetings of the Business Committee. If we are to really examine issues, we...