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Mattie McGrath TD

- Independent TD for Tipperary
- Changed party from Fianna Fail on 29 Jun 2010
- Entered the Dáil on 24 May 2007 — General election
- Email me whenever Mattie McGrath speaks (no more than once per day)
Voting record
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Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Covid-19 Pandemic, Departmental Expenditure, Departmental Funding, Medical Cards, Departmental Staff Data
(based on written questions asked by Mattie McGrath and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2023: Motion (29 Nov 2023)
“They are getting ready for Government. They call that getting ready for Government.”
- Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2023: Motion (29 Nov 2023)
“I thank the Government for this funding for this vital industry and fully support it. Both industries are so vital but I will speak today about the horse industry and the prowess we have had in Tipperary, all over the world and in other parts of Ireland. I want to make remarks on the greyhound industry because it is vital. It used to be a cottage industry. Every small farmer in south...”
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 Nov 2023)
“There is now a chronic situation in the Department of Health and the HSE with many families waiting for crucial appointments and procedures. We now have a situation going on for ten weeks where the Fórsa trade union is on a kind of work-to-rule. We cannot get answers to parliamentary questions or to our representations so that the public out there are being left bewildered. We cannot...”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 298 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
- Has received answers to 229 written questions in the last year — average among TDs.
- People have made 3 comments on this TD's speeches — well above average among TDs.
- This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 13–14 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 54 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Mattie McGrath speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 2470 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
(Yes, this is a silly statistic. We include it to draw your attention to why you should read more than just these numbers when forming opinions.)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 11 Mar 2015. More about the Register