• Independent TD for Tipperary South
• Changed party from Fianna Fail on 29 Jun 2010
• Entered the Dáil on 24 May 2007 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Covid-19 Pandemic, Departmental Expenditure, Departmental Funding, International Protection, Health Services

(based on written questions asked by Mattie McGrath and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tidy Towns (4 Mar 2026)

“356. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to address concerns regarding the Tidy Towns competition and the apparent structural bias affecting rural communities and smaller settlements (details supplied). [17304/26]”

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (3 Mar 2026)

“584. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if local authorities under the housing adaptation grant approve and fund modular bathroom pods where they are deemed the most appropriate method to meet the applicant’s needs, and in a timely manner, given they already pay for stairlifts which are modular and temporary; and if he will make a statement on the matter....”

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Early Childhood Care and Education (3 Mar 2026)

“757. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the capital funding supports currently available to early years providers and crèches seeking to expand their premises in order to accommodate additional childcare places; and whether any funding streams exist to assist with the purchase or provision of temporary accommodation while permanent structures are being planned or...”

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• Has spoken in 102 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 370 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.
• 55 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Mattie McGrath speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 2755 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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