Tá an t-am caite.
TDs / Mattie McGrath
Mattie McGrath
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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
| Month | Questions | Contributions |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- constituency Tipperary South 29 November 2024 to now
- party Independent 29 November 2024 to now
Go raibh maith agat.
Go raibh maith agat.
Tá an t-am caite.
Go raibh maith agat, a Theachta.
I heard the Minister's speech when I was in the Chair. I congratulate the Minister and Minister of State on their new roles. I wish them well.
She outlined the massive increase in funding from €14 billion to almost €26 billion. I have a personal story to relate and the heading of tonight's debate is appropriate. It hurts me. My lifelong friend who is 90 years of age, celebrated two weeks ago, was in hospital for a w…
I congratulate the three Ministers and wish them well. Disability services in south Tipperary are quite simply non-existent and not fit for purpose. The CDNT teams, despite the efforts of the therapists working in them, are simply not fit for purpose with huge vacancies and even longer waiting lists. Children are crying out for autism assessments, psychology services and speech and language and occupational therapies…
122. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the efforts being made to urgently address the crisis within the childcare system, with many childcare facilities unable to attract and retain staff; whether childcare facilities struggling to retain staff and at risk of closure can receive additional funding to improve the staff pay and conditions; and if she will…
Ar an gcéad dul síos, I congratulate the Leas-Cheann Comhairle on his elevation to office and I wish him well. I also wish an dá Aire well in their new roles. I really want to ask the Minister the steps she is taking to deal with the lack of disability services in south Tipperary, the number of vacancies in CDNTs 4 and 5, the number of children waiting for occupational and speech therapy and psychological services wi…
I apologise. I had two questions. I will introduce the first one again. The question is on childcare. Naíonra Chaisleáin Nua was set up fadó fadó and we have a huge problem retaining staff. The whole early years sector is bursting at the seams with children but staff are moving on. Progression is a good thing but we cannot get replacements. It is a huge issue the Ministers might address.
Certainly, we need the voluntary sector here. Naíonra Chaisleáin Nua is a voluntary crèche. I salute the current board there, who work tirelessly, and Helen Nic Craith, who set it up. It was her dream. We need to support those people because these are voluntary boards. We should not remove them or stifle them with bureaucracy. It is the same with the section 39 workers. It is fine for the Minister to say she has no r…
It sounds great. As Gaeilge, it would probably even sound better. I salute the staff, management and teams that are there. However, the regulations are huge. For the baby room and the early years, the staff ratios are huge. In national school, you can have one teacher to 32 children. It is not a level playing field. I acknowledge there is unprecedented funding.
It is trickling down to the likes of Naíonra Chaisleáin…
I welcome this legislation, including amendments Nos. 6 and 7, because it is long overdue. It relates to many families going back to the Whiddy Island disaster in Bantry Bay all those years ago. I came across a case in Tipperary about which I have spoken previously. I have raised it with several Ministers. It was bizarre that we had a Marine Casualty Investigation Board populated by people with no seagoing experience…
Tipperary now has 1,926 learner drivers waiting on a test. We have only one tester in Clonmel. Last week, that tester was out on badly overdue leave, which is fair enough, but the situation regarding tests in Clonmel is pathetic. The former Taoiseach, Deputy Harris, told me last year that the wait was ten weeks but it is now 28 weeks in Clonmel. This is not acceptable. People cannot get to their jobs, apprentices can…
-----and people in rural Ireland are completely disenfranchised without access to driving tests.
I wish both Ministers of State well. There is a big job of work to be done here. Mental health is just the poor relation. There are so many problems. CAMHS services are non-existent in Clonmel. Where services exist, some consultants - not a lot - are exploiting the situation by not treating patients in the public service and instead forcing them into the private service. Much investigation needs to be done there. We …
The Tánaiste visited Clonmel some months ago when he met with Nora O’Dwyer and Andrea Crowe regarding Dundrum House Hotel and its use as a refuge for hundreds of people from Ukraine. They have been settled in and integrated into the community. Many work in the community. The Tánaiste made commitments that day to get back to them but they have not heard a peep since. Now we understand that this refuge has been changed…
People need to be consulted.
Before the Minister of State, Deputy Canney, starts, I take this opportunity to wish him, the Minister and the Minister of State, Deputy Buttimer, well in their portfolios.
Bogfaidh muid ar ais go dtí an Rialtas leis na Teachtaí Barry Ward agus Peter 'Chap' Cleere.
Ar an gcéad dul síos, gabhaim buíochas leis an gCeann Comhairle, an Teachta Ní Mhurchú.
I thank the Ceann Comhairle for choosing this Topical Issue this morning. The power up grant was introduced following budget 2025 as an apparent replacement for the Government's refusal to reduce VAT rates. However, the criteria the Department laid down to local authorities for this grant have proven unworkable and unfair and lea…
I welcome the positive response from the Minister of State, but it needs to be dealt with. It is simply unfair that, for instance, the post office in Clonmel is getting the grant, while those in Fethard, Ballingarry or Killenaule are not. Small businesses in Ardfinnan and Clogheen might be getting it while those in Caisleán Nua, Ballyporeen and Cahir are not. I welcome the amount of money involved and the number of b…
Anois, bogaimid ar aghaidh chuig Páirtí an Lucht Oibre. An chéad cainteoir ná an Teachta Ciarán Ahern.
Go raibh maith agat. Well done Deputy on your first speech. Bogfaimid ar aghaidh anois go dtí Sinn Féin agus an Teachta Ó Broin.
Deputies, please.