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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Domestic Violence (10 Oct 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 257. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the housing supports available to women who have suffered domestic abuse and have had to flee the marital home (details supplied); if such persons will be approved for housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43495/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (10 Oct 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 468. To ask the Minister for Health if private autism assessments can be funded under the National Treatment Purchase Fund; if so, the steps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43489/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (5 Oct 2023)

Mattie McGrath: One of the two radiography machines in University Hospital Limerick is out of order since last Thursday. This is supposed to be a world-class facility for cancer care not only serving Limerick city and county, but also Clare, Tipperary, Kerry and parts of Cork. My office has received numerous calls from cancer patients whose treatment has been delayed by over a week. You can understand how...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (5 Oct 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 278. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has not had their disability allowance awarded as per section 210(1)(b) of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 as amended and Article 137 of the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 as amended; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Committee on Public Petitions: Closure of Vital Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Oct 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I thank the Chairman. I appreciate his forbearance and his allowing me and the other Members to contribute early. I welcome our guests. I am not going to comment on the situation in the west; I will stick to St. Brigid's, if the Cathaoirleach does not mind. We have heard it all before. The facility, with its 16 beds, including three palliative care beds and respite beds, has been closed....

Committee on Public Petitions: Closure of Vital Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Oct 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I forgot to ask a question I was requested to ask by Catherine Foley, who is on the committee to reopen St. Brigid's. She has written numerous times, with dozens of calls and emails, and there has never been a response. Why does the HSE treat the public with such disdain? I can read out her text message, versions of which she has sent dozens of times. I believe her 100%. We cannot get...

Committee on Public Petitions: Closure of Vital Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Oct 2023)

Mattie McGrath: Mr. Ryan really turned himself inside out with his answer. He said issues of cross-contamination led to HIQA closing the hospital, yet the HSE was going to put in Covid patients. It beggars belief that he would give that kind of answer. If there were the potential for cross-contamination from patients with normal illnesses such as flu or whatever, surely to God we needed much more space...

Committee on Public Petitions: Closure of Vital Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Oct 2023)

Mattie McGrath: Has Mr. Ryan ever been in St. Brigid's Hospital?

Committee on Public Petitions: Closure of Vital Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Oct 2023)

Mattie McGrath: Has he ever been in it?

Committee on Public Petitions: Closure of Vital Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Oct 2023)

Mattie McGrath: That tells me the answer. Surely Mr. Ryan would have familiarised himself with the place if he was coming in here to answer questions here about it. That is the reason the hospital did not have enough space, and the same is true of Clogheen, where a fabulous job was done with an extension. That is how little interest Mr. Ryan has. I will not ask him any more questions because he has not...

Committee on Public Petitions: Closure of Vital Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Oct 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I have a question about the Minister having told one of my Dáil colleagues and Councillor Kieran Bourke that this institution would be reopened after Covid-19. Does that count for anything?

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Second Stage (4 Oct 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I too am pleased to have a chance to speak to this Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023. Like previous speakers have said, we did engage with the all-party Oireachtas human dignity group, which had a meeting here. There were presentations from people who really know about this, who work at the coalface. We were shocked at the figures. That is not to say we did...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (4 Oct 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I stand up this afternoon on behalf of the Rural Independents to ask again to extend the slurry-spreading deadline at least to the end of October. I have already asked for this and we got a week last week. We acknowledged that from the Minister, Deputy McConalogue. We have another week today. Look at the weather we have had this year. I do not want to stand up here week in, week out...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (4 Oct 2023)

Mattie McGrath: The last week.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2023)

Mattie McGrath: The Taoiseach is a phantom leader.

An Garda Síochána: Motion [Private Members] (4 Oct 2023)

Mattie McGrath: The Minister's own backbenchers are not here. An Garda Síochána is the same. Her own constituency is the worst in the country for numbers. Will she wake up and smell the coffee? PR exercises and stunts such as walking down O'Connell Street flanked by senior gardaí are no good. It does not cut it. I salute the members of An Garda Síochána for the bravery and...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ Oversight and Long-Term Support and Funding: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (4 Oct 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I am sorry I missed some of the session. I had a meeting I could not avoid with a group. I welcome the Minister. I was here for her opening address. I am very circumspect about the whole situation. The public is aghast. I sympathise totally with the very good workers in RTÉ - hundreds of them are doing their best all the time. This is a shocking scandal and we cannot question the...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ Oversight and Long-Term Support and Funding: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (4 Oct 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I am not asking the Minister about that. As I said, there has been ongoing and persistent discrimination against female people who work in RTÉ. One took a court case which cost €1.4 million. This did not cost RTÉ but cost the taxpayer, as I pointed out at the time. I would like to speak about the extent of the baked and naked fraud which has gone on with respect of...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ Oversight and Long-Term Support and Funding: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (4 Oct 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I am not waiting for any report because I want to-----