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Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (21 May 2013)

Mattie McGrath: The Minister of State is being bugged.

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (21 May 2013)

Mattie McGrath: The listening devices are on the Minister of State's side.

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (21 May 2013)

Mattie McGrath: Tá brón orm go bhfuil an Taoiseach imithe. One could be forgiven for believing one is waking up from a very bad dream. We have heard it all before and we are walking around in a haze and a fog. I am sure the Taoiseach must pinch himself most mornings when he wakes up. He must ask if it is true that he is the Taoiseach of the country. He now has his opportunity as the boss in...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (21 May 2013)

Mattie McGrath: I wish Galway no ill will and I hope they will come back from it. Tipperary beat Waterford two years ago and it was the worst thing that ever happened us. A victory like that is not good for anyone. They were out on the field but they had neither design, vision, energy nor enthusiasm. They thought they would change the game play in the second half. What hope have we in the next few...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (21 May 2013)

Mattie McGrath: Yes, I agree. I have no expertise in Galway or Connacht football; I am just using it as a comparison. There is no sign of any stability in the banking system. We are drifting. Does the State have sufficient funds to cover the bank guarantee for deposits? I have been informed that there are not sufficient funds. I ask the Minister of State to tell the people the situation. We saw what...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)

Mattie McGrath: I welcome our guests. Head 11 of the Bill removes freedom of information from the ambit of the proposed Bill. Nobody proposes that individuals' names and addresses be mentioned in any official record keeping yet head 11 goes much further than that. Bearing in mind the seriousness of what this Bill proposes, and the political and cultural struggle with matters of transparency, do the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Courses Availability (21 May 2013)

Mattie McGrath: 356. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of CAO applications for BSC Honours Computing and Creative Multi-Media Courses in Limerick Institute of Technology; the number of these applicants that have applied for LIT Tipperary Clonmel Campus; the direct cost of educating such students in the LIT Tipperary Clonmel Campus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24328/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology Staff (21 May 2013)

Mattie McGrath: 357. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Limerick Institute of Technology staff specifically supporting the Clonmel Campus of LIT Tipperary as defined from shared services; the total salary cost of staff at the Clonmel Campus of LIT Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24329/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Eligibility (21 May 2013)

Mattie McGrath: 438. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an elderly or disabled person who requires work to their home would be considered for an emergency needs payment when the local authority is no longer accepting applications for housing aid for older people or housing adaption grants and where works are necessary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24272/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Special Housing Aid for the Elderly (21 May 2013)

Mattie McGrath: 472. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider the reintroduction of the special housing aid for the elderly scheme to assist the elderly and disabled who require works to their home and where the local authority is no longer accepting applications for housing aid for older people or housing adaption grants due to their lack of funding; and if he...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (20 May 2013)

Mattie McGrath: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for attending at this time in the evening. My first question is directed to Mr. Saunders. Mr. Saunders mentioned in his opening statement that the procedures referred to in the heads of the Bill do not fall within the definition of the mental health services or come within the remit of the Mental Health Commission. All references in the heads of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (20 May 2013)

Mattie McGrath: With respect to the guests and all of us, we are doing our best here. I believe that if we do not get a longer break than 15 minutes, we should arrange for some refreshments to be brought up - just something light. It is too far to go to the restaurant, which appears to be half-closed. I thank the staff who looked after us, but people are still trying to get some food.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (20 May 2013)

Mattie McGrath: In that case the Chairman should allow more time for breaks. It is not fair.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (20 May 2013)

Mattie McGrath: That is why I say it - because we are late coming back.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (20 May 2013)

Mattie McGrath: That shows the indecent haste of the whole thing. It is ridiculous.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (20 May 2013)

Mattie McGrath: What is the indecent rush? We are Members of the House and we are expected to eat. With respect to our guests, we should be here on time for them. I only had tea and a scone, and I was glad of it, but it is not fair.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (20 May 2013)

Mattie McGrath: On a point of order-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (20 May 2013)

Mattie McGrath: I welcome our guests and thank them for the frankness and honesty of their approach. I will ask them a question I asked earlier. The X case judgment stated that abortion could be the only way of treating suicidal ideation. Is there psychiatric evidence for what that judgment presupposed, namely, that abortion is a form of necessary mental health treatment? The heads of the Bill also...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (20 May 2013)

Mattie McGrath: I too welcome our guests and thank them for their attendance. Part one of the test for abortion on suicide grounds, as per the X case, is that as a matter of probability there must be a real threat posed to the life of the mother by way of self-destruction. Can psychiatrists judge, as a matter of probability, whether someone will commit suicide? Can they point to any published research...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)

Mattie McGrath: I welcome and thank the guests. It is a relaxed session and I find it beneficial. The submission from Dr. Gerard Burke says it is unwise to attempt to produce a prescriptive legislative framework to cover all eventualities. Are clinical guidelines preferable and does legislation run the risk of being overly prescriptive? The witnesses make no reference to head 4 in the submission. Is...