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Order of Business (14 Jun 2012)

Mattie McGrath: I am glad the Minister of State, Deputy Lynch, is here, as I have a question with regard to A Vision for Change, the proposals therein and the transfer of accident and emergency for admissions to South Tipperary General Hospital of patients suffering from psychotic attacks.

Order of Business (14 Jun 2012)

Mattie McGrath: I am talking about A Vision for Change and health reform, where much has been promised.

Order of Business (14 Jun 2012)

Mattie McGrath: I have. They have closed our psychiatric hospital and now patients have no place to go.

Order of Business (14 Jun 2012)

Mattie McGrath: A Vision for Change. They had a great vision for change before they came in here, but they have lost all their vision.

Order of Business (14 Jun 2012)

Mattie McGrath: They need Specsavers.

Order of Business (14 Jun 2012)

Mattie McGrath: That is below the belt.

Order of Business (14 Jun 2012)

Mattie McGrath: I know where the Minister would be let in and we can go that way if he wants.

Written Answers — Public Sector Staff: Public Sector Staff (13 Jun 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Question 47: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he will bring forward legislation to prevent the rehiring of retired public servants who have taken a gratuity and who have pensions, which was promised in the Programme for Government; the reason for the delay in bringing forward such legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26234/12]

Written Answers — Professional Qualifications: Professional Qualifications (13 Jun 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Question 233: To ask the Minister for Health when an application for validation of non-national radiographic qualifications will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28645/12]

Independent Inquiries into Planning Irregularities: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2012)

Mattie McGrath: What about Dungarvan?

Independent Inquiries into Planning Irregularities: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2012)

Mattie McGrath: I know.

Independent Inquiries into Planning Irregularities: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Tá siad ag fanacht.

Independent Inquiries into Planning Irregularities: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2012)

Mattie McGrath: He is not here to defend himself.

Independent Inquiries into Planning Irregularities: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2012)

Mattie McGrath: It is not half enough time but déanfaidh mé mo dhíchil-----

Independent Inquiries into Planning Irregularities: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2012)

Mattie McGrath: No, he has enough to say too. We have to rebut all those allegations. Even though I am not a member of Fianna Fáil, I hate to hear spurious claims made about a party I was proud to belong to for many years. I sympathise with the Minister of State, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, because she is a reasonable person. Unfortunately, the man beside her is not a reasonable person and has not shown...

Independent Inquiries into Planning Irregularities: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Of course I will return to planning. There are also the outrageous charges he made just now.

Independent Inquiries into Planning Irregularities: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2012)

Mattie McGrath: We will all be forced to have a basket. I did not say anything that was not nice about the Minister of State. I said she was a decent, hard working Minister, unlike the person beside her-----

Independent Inquiries into Planning Irregularities: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2012)

Mattie McGrath: -----who wishes to bully his way through and who was able to tell me in another part of this House - he can deny it when he is asked elsewhere - that he would make sure the constituency boundaries would be sorted out in such a way that I would not be here. Talk about independence and arrogance.

Independent Inquiries into Planning Irregularities: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2012)

Mattie McGrath: You said it.

Independent Inquiries into Planning Irregularities: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2012)

Mattie McGrath: The Minister said that.