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Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

Mattie McGrath: ...name it. The same people who set up and run clubs are normally the same people who vote, because they are active in the community. They will vote and participate. They will be waiting for the Government. The grass is not very long on the GAA pitches and the Tipperary hurlers are unfortunately not much good at cutting it this year either, but we will come again. Beidh lá eile ag...

European Union Migration and Asylum Pact: Motion [Private Members] (1 May 2024)

Mattie McGrath: ...to the pact could make Ireland a more attractive destination for individuals. That is just nonsense. The amendment also does not provide a clear breakdown of the costs associated with, or address the potential long-term consequences of, opting in to the pact. The amendment totally disregards the potential costs and future consequences. The text could be seen as dismissive of concerns...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)

Mattie McGrath: Cashel town in Tipperary has a proud history of medical care in Our Lady's Hospital. We lost major services to Clonmel in the early 2000s after a long battle. We also have St. Patrick's Hospital, which is a wonderful institution. The assessment unit there does tremendous work to this day for people who need rehab. We have been promised a 60-bed community nursing unit for the past decade....

Support for Carers: Motion [Private Members] (24 Apr 2024)

Mattie McGrath: ...We saw what the then Taoiseach thought of the carers when a week before the vote he said the family was and should be the primary carer. We know where the Government's commitments lie. They are a long way from supporting the ordinary people who give of their valuable time so selflessly, 24-7. We need recognition for them. This motion should be adopted. I am not going to go into the...

Acknowledgement and Apology to the Families and to the Victims of the Stardust Tragedy: Statements (23 Apr 2024)

Mattie McGrath: ...of whom I met outside and on the street. I met people from my constituency - Alison and Heather. Her mother was unable to come today. They are weary and tired from fighting for justice for so long. I salute them. The disaster has been a long-standing symbol of injustice in our country and not the only one. Some of the 48 people who lost their lives in the Stardust were just...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Apr 2024)

Mattie McGrath: I join with the Tánaiste in wishing the families of the victims of the Stardust tragedy all the best today. I happened to be in Dublin that night as well. They have been a long time waiting for justice. I am questioning the issuing of planning exemptions for telecommunication structures such as masts as per the statutory instrument, class 31, of the Planning and Development Act...

Ceapachán an Taoisigh agus Ainmniú Chomhaltaí an Rialtais - Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (9 Apr 2024)

Mattie McGrath: ...his time as higher education Minister. I acknowledge that unlike what I said this morning about his abysmal time in health. Recently, it has not only been Fine Gael that has been far too left for far too long. In my opinion all three Government parties and most of the Opposition occupy that left-wing space even though it is the private sector that generates our national income and...

Accommodation for International Protection Applicants: Motion [Private Members] (21 Mar 2024)

Mattie McGrath: ...people. However, the Minister cannot hide from the electorate. Neither can Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, Sinn Féin, Labour or the Social Democrats. They got their answer last week. People are waiting in the long grass for them because they are sick, sore and tired of them and their dislike of the Irish people. They simply have a hatred for the Irish people who elect them and who...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (20 Mar 2024)

Mattie McGrath: ...of State, Deputy Burke, will be there at the meetings but I think the Taoiseach will be seen as a lame-duck participant this time because of the situation he has announced today. In any case, my long-time and continuing concerns relate to what really goes on at these meetings. I have asked the Minister of State this question before. Does he really bring the concerns of this House to...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Mar 2024)

Mattie McGrath: Why are the lists so long then?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Mar 2024)

Mattie McGrath: Why are the lists so long?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh (Atógáil) - Priority Questions (Resumed): Ambulance Service (29 Feb 2024)

Mattie McGrath: ...our paramedic service. There are currently eight staff vacancies in the south Tipperary paramedic service, which is an awful lot in that area. Two of them are temporary but the remaining six are long-term vacancies which have not been filled. The difficulty is that there is no effort to recruit locally. There are recruitment campaigns but they have not been effective. The south...

RTÉ: Statements (28 Feb 2024)

Mattie McGrath: ...today in the Dáil that I have sympathy and great respect for the thousands of staff members who are doing their jobs every day throughout the country within RTÉ. The cabal at the top has been there for a long time and its members will not listen to anyone. They do not care about the Minister because they know she has been dancing and will dance to their tune. Successive...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (27 Feb 2024)

Mattie McGrath: ...accommodation project that was received by her Department in November 2023 (details supplied); the turnaround time for a decision on such reports; if she will expedite the project, given the long delays already experienced by this project which was sanctioned in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8703/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (27 Feb 2024)

Mattie McGrath: 439. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a child (details supplied) in south Tipperary will have a full cognitive assessment funded privately due to long delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8951/24]

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Mattie McGrath: ...mistake. I refer to experts such as the late Jonathan Irwin, who was so passionate in the Jack and Jill Foundation. Fuair sé bás cúpla mí ó shin. I want to pay a warm tribute to Mr. Irwin for the sterling work he did alongside his wife, former Senator Mary Ann O'Brien. They did great work with the Jack and Jill Foundation and its nurses. Mr. Irwin came to the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Feb 2024)

Mattie McGrath: ...and ensure full transparency ahead of the referendums on 8 March? It is crucial we have full information on what were not ordinary meetings but were 16 very important interdepartmental meetings over a long time, together with correspondence from NGOs. The people need to know the full truth.

Healthcare Provision in Rural Communities: Motion [Private Members] (21 Feb 2024)

Mattie McGrath: ...of good people working in the HSE and thousands of good things happen there. We saw the poor unfortunate young adults suffering with scoliosis in the Public Gallery last night. They have been suffering for so long and have had to come to protest outside the gates of Leinster House and come into the Public Gallery to appeal. This has been going on every year but has not been dealt with....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (15 Feb 2024)

Mattie McGrath: 230. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the long-awaited review for local authority housing adaptation grants will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7352/24]

Recent Developments in Northern Ireland: Statements (14 Feb 2024)

Mattie McGrath: I, too, am delighted to speak on this issue. It is long awaited. I salute those involved in the peace process, none less than former Minister, and a colleague of mine in Tipperary, Martin Mansergh, and, indeed, the late Fr. Alec Reid, John Hume and all the people who tried. We got the peace process and then we saw Stormont stop and start repeatedly, but anois ag dul ar aghaidh,...