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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I can appreciate that, and for Mr. Tubridy's family also. We would also send our good wishes to them. There were people out there, however, who during that time were suffering due to cuts in their incomes and there were small businesses in particular that were wiped out-----

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: -----despite their hard work and due to the fact they were not getting the proper help. Is Mr. Tubridy sorry now that he did not correct the figures when they were published?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I appreciate that Mr. Tubridy is putting his hands up, absolutely. Does Mr. Tubridy still have full confidence in Mr. Kelly?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I appreciate that, and I do not expect his friendships to be upset, but on a human level I would very find it very hard to accept false invoices, and that they were not invoices for the purposes they were created by different companies and changed in a separate company again. That is not standard practice for anybody. I would not buy a truck like that if somebody said that I needed to get a...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: Mr. Kelly cannot use "instruction". Is it a case of ask no questions, hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil? One has to have some idea-----

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: We know now about trust. What of the licence payers and their trust?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: But in business one cannot take everybody at their own say so. One must make sure one can stand it up and that invoices are legitimate.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I thank the Cathaoirleach.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: Indeed. If Mr. Tubridy is out of a job on Friday, which he seems to think he might be, he is welcome down to retrace his footsteps and maybe make a film.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (11 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 282. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there is such a large discrepancy between the pension entitlement for a primary school teacher and that of an SNA, where both staff pay the same percentage of their salary to their pension and the SNA pension entitlement is two-and-a-half times less than that of teachers; the reason for the discrepancy; if he will urgently review...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (11 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 736. To ask the Minister for Health who decided to go ahead with reconfiguration of the mid-west region despite the 600 beds required by the Hanly Report to offer safe patient safety not being in place; if he will launch an investigation into this decision, given that it has caused untold suffering on patients and staff in the mid-west region for 14 years; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (11 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 738. To ask the Minister for Health following his comments that reconfiguration was not working (details supplied), if he will put an urgent plan in place to reopen Nenagh, Ennis and St. Johns accident and emergency departments, given the new 96-block bed unit will only actually realise 48-beds meaning that the mid-west region will still not be at the 600-beds needed to provide patient safety...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (11 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 739. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish the evidence he relied upon when he stated that reopening an accident and emergency department in Ennis Hospital was inadvisable on safety grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33758/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (11 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 740. To ask the Minister for Health if he will commit to meeting with TDs and Health Forum members from the mid-west as requested by the HSE Mid-West Forums meeting recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33759/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Overcrowding (11 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: 737. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish the figures he relied on when speaking on a radio station (details supplied) when he stated that trolley numbers were down at UHL while comparing trolley numbers at the same period in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33756/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: With all that is going on in RTÉ at the moment, when will there be an investigation into the conduct of the National Asset Management Agency, NAMA? I have been contacted by Mr. John Fraher, a hard-working businessman in Clonmel who has been working since he was 13 years of age. He is alleging that his tax number was fraudulently used by officials from NAMA and then attempts were made...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I am being as careful as I can.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I am not. Parts of land that were traditionally owned by South Tipperary County Council have now been acquired by this company. This all sounds very murky. We had Project Eagle. Is this going to be project Cluain Meala? It is a lovely name, meaning the vale of honey. There are serious questions to be answered here about persons who were on the board of NAMA and interfered with Revenue...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: I have.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: That is his own business. I have encouraged-----