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Mattie McGrath

Independent Tipperary South TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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573
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
80,673
words spoken in the chamber
Across 244 contributions. Plus 188 contributions from the chair, not counted
170
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
160
topics asked about
Across 20 departments

From the Dáil chamber only: committee meetings are not in this archive.

What they ask about

The subject headings the Oireachtas filed their questions under.

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Month by month

Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.

Questions asked 573 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 244 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 10 0
February 2025 24 18
March 2025 51 21
April 2025 30 15
May 2025 32 32
June 2025 39 21
July 2025 24 24
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 24 0
October 2025 46 0
November 2025 50 30
December 2025 45 9
January 2026 22 0
February 2026 39 3
March 2026 25 0
April 2026 15 0
May 2026 27 16
June 2026 25 11
July 2026 17 5
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 18 28
October 2026 10 11

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 141 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.

Asked about similar topics

Worked out by computer from the subject headings of each TD's questions, giving more weight to headings few TDs use. It shows shared subjects, not shared views.

Party, constituency and offices

  1. constituency Tipperary South 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Independent 29 November 2024 to now
Mattie McGrath Written 3 Dec 2025 · to Agriculture
214. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of audits or inspections carried out on slaughterhouses performing non-stun slaughter; the findings of these audits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68194/25]
Mattie McGrath Written 3 Dec 2025 · to Agriculture
215. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the economic value of the Halal market to Irish meat exports; and if he will consider whether this market justifies the continuation of non-stun slaughter practices given animal welfare concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68195/25]
Mattie McGrath Written 3 Dec 2025 · to Children
222. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children/parents who attended an individual or group intervention in Clonmel CDNT5 to date in 2025, by month, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68257/25]
Mattie McGrath Written 3 Dec 2025 · to Children
223. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of persons who did not attend an individual or group appointment in Clonmel CDNT5, by month in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68258/25]
Mattie McGrath Written 3 Dec 2025 · to Children
224. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether a child (details supplied) in south Tipperary will receive Access and Inclusion Model (AIM) funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68296/25]
Mattie McGrath Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Housing
342. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider introducing a flexible controlled burning scheme for upland areas, allowing farmers to apply for permission to burn heather outside the current statutory window, in order to reduce fire risk and protect biodiversity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67703/25]
Mattie McGrath Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Agriculture
459. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will engage with stakeholders including NPWS, Teagasc, county councils, and the fire service to develop a multiyear fire prevention plan for the Comeragh Mountains, addressing the increased risk posed by heavy heather growth and rising tourist numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67704/25]
Mattie McGrath Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Agriculture
460. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the impact of current burning restrictions under the Wildlife Act 1976 on upland farmers, particularly in relation to CAP payment eligibility, and consider introducing a regulated application process similar to the EIA legislation for hedgerow removal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67705/25]
Mattie McGrath Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Agriculture
461. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being taken to address the encroachment of bracken on upland areas (details supplied) which is reducing biodiversity and farming viability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67706/25]
Mattie McGrath Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Children
471. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to provide the Clonmel Children's Disability Network Team with its own dedicated space as the service currently shares a building with CAMHS and primary care with insufficient therapy room space; if the lack of therapy space is contributing to the difficulties recruiting therapists; if a request for additional space has been…
Mattie McGrath Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Children
472. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the children on the open case load of the Clonmel CDNT team with an age breakdown; the number of children on the open case load who have not received any therapies; the breakdown of children waiting for therapies by age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67362/25]
Mattie McGrath Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Children
473. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children who had been referred to the Clonmel CDNT team by the primary care team and subsequently referred back to the primary care team; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67363/25]
Mattie McGrath Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Health
535. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of children on South Tipperary primary care waiting lists for OT, SLT, psychology and physiotherapy; the breakdown of therapists available on primary care teams across South Tipperary, by primary care team location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67361/25]
Mattie McGrath Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Health
536. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of patients being seen by an organisation (details supplied) in Clonmel; the frequency of clinics in Clonmel; the numbers waiting for mental health supports in South Tipperary; the plans to increase the frequency of clinics in South Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67364/25]
Mattie McGrath Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Health
583. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if her Department recognises the severe consequences of maintaining the dental treatment services scheme at its current level which is clearly underfunded; the other area of healthcare that expects practitioners to deliver treatment at a loss; if she plans for dentists to continue participating under such conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matt…
Mattie McGrath Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Health
584. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reimbursement costs for all procedures under the dental treatment services scheme; the average actual costs of same treatments; if her Department has reviewed the average laboratory costs in relation to the payments made to dentists under the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67698/25]
Mattie McGrath Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Health
639. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of babies born alive after an abortion procedure at 24-weeks' gestation or later; the number of these cases which involved babies diagnosed with major congenital anomalies; the number of babies born alive after abortion earlier than 24-weeks' gestation; the number of them which had been diagnosed with major congenital anomalies, from 2022 to date in …
Mattie McGrath Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Health
640. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of abortion cases in which feticide was carried out in each of the years from 2019, to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68012/25]
Mattie McGrath Written 26 Nov 2025 · to Education
171. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a school bus ticket will be awarded to a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66391/25]
Mattie McGrath Written 26 Nov 2025 · to Education
173. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the school transport scheme will be amended to support students who do not travel to their most local mixed post-primary school, but instead choose to attend a single-sex school, as is their right; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66433/25]
Mattie McGrath Written 19 Nov 2025 · to Education
142. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of the agreement made with the industrial school hunger strikers in recognition of the State’s responsibility for their treatment in residential institutions; and to provide the full extent of supports that will be made available to those who seek redress from same. [64173/25]
Mattie McGrath Written 19 Nov 2025 · to Children
328. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to ensure that the two SLT posts which will become vacant in Clonmel CDNT due to maternity leaves which will be filled as a matter of urgency as the vacancy rate for posts in this CDNT Team will fall to over 70% vacancy; if she is aware that there are already 11 vacancies within this CDNT team out of 18 WTE; the specific act…
Mattie McGrath Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Enterprise
395. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the assessment that has been carried out on the potential impact of the Short-Term Letting and Tourism Bill 2025 on small-scale rural tourism enterprises, particularly those operating as part of farm diversification strategies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62726/25]
Mattie McGrath Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Enterprise
396. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the way in which the Tourism Policy Framework 2025–2030 supports the development of agritourism as a tool for rural regeneration; if specific funding or policy measures are being considered to promote this sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62729/25]
Mattie McGrath Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Enterprise
397. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if the Tourism Policy Framework 2025–2030 includes provisions to support the adaptive reuse of protected structures, such as thatched cottages, for tourism purposes; if exemptions or incentives are being considered to ensure their viability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62730/25]