Results 1-16 of 16 for revert speaker:Mattie McGrath

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2021)

Mattie McGrath: ...from the Tánaiste today. The people want to know how much it would cost to make the hospital HIQA-compliant. Other hospitals that got worse reports from HIQA were commandeered for Covid-19 and have now reverted to normal hospitals. There is something vindictive going on with regard to St. Brigid's. The Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, and the Minister of State, Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (6 Oct 2020)

Mattie McGrath: ...had been designated as Covid-19 step-down facilities; if the step-down designation of both Gorey and Thomastown district hospitals has been removed, when this occurred; if the two hospitals have reverted to their pre-Covid-19 operation status and use; the reason St. Brigid's Hospital has not reverted to its pre-Covid-19 status in the same manner as the similar facilities outlined; when St....

Finance Bill 2019: Second Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Mattie McGrath: ...our economy and, worst of all, rural villages and our way of life. Some of the measures that I asked for in my pre-budget submission included supports for business and the self-employed, for example, reverting the hospitality VAT rate to 9.5%. Changing it last year was a retrograde step. Another measure would be the introduction of a corking or capping tax on the sale of alcohol in...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jun 2019)

Mattie McGrath: ...the district in Tipperary town. We look forward to engaging with the council, all the groups and the newly elected councillors but one cannot proceed without money. The Taoiseach told me he would revert to me. I received a reply to a parliamentary question late last night from the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, who stated there are...

Topical Issue Debate: Citizens Assembly (22 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: I accept the Minister will revert to me on the specific issues, but I am disappointed with his reply. He stated that the Department of the Taoiseach set up this group of advisers. Last week I asked the Taoiseach if he was satisfied with this five-member group and he said he was. I have read into the record pertinent reasons demonstrating how two of them are totally unsuitable for the role....

Order of Business (14 Oct 2015)

Mattie McGrath: ...against the might of massive companies for the past few years. There is a lot of subterfuge and we now have an announcement prior to a general election that it is being deferred or that it is to revert back to the old policy of using existing lines. People simply do not believe this. When will we see the EirGrid Bill and the reins being put on the people who are wrecking the lives of...

Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2013)

Mattie McGrath: ...way for their greyhounds and horses and to generate an industry and jobs for themselves and their families, are we going to stop them because some idealist says this is cruel? I have said it before and hate to revert to it, but some of the people who are anti-blood-sports are totally pro-abortion. I cannot get it into my little head how anyone can be of that frame of mind. That debate...

Transport (Córas Iompair Éireann and Subsidiary Companies Borrowings) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2012)

Mattie McGrath: ...and I also welcome the comments he made publicly some time ago to the effect that this issue must be dealt with and is not a bottomless pit. As I noted earlier, there are many areas for reform. To revert to Coras Iompair Éireann and the various organisations therein, in the main I must compliment its workers and staff, including the outdoor workers on the rail lines and everything...

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Jan 2012)

Mattie McGrath: I am not prepared. Will the Acting Chairman revert to me again?

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Jan 2012)

Mattie McGrath: ...arguments and debates. If the pre-planning meetings do not go well, the agents and I - they are more technically qualified in their areas than I am - will reassess, seek further advice and might revert to the officials. We work with the county council to try to secure the best outcome for the constituent within the proper planning guidelines. Unfortunately, we are discussing the 2009...

Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (27 Sep 2011)

Mattie McGrath: .... We had 40 years to get them down, but over the past number of years the fat cats in the insurance companies have used every excuse, including the weather, the ash cloud and anything they can, to revert to previous charges. Prices have been increasing over the past number of years and this levy will be the straw that will break the camel's back. Nonetheless, we must address the...

Bank Bailout and EU-IMF Arrangement: Motion (Resumed) (6 Apr 2011)

Mattie McGrath: ...the election campaign and months before. Opposition parties castigated the previous Government, including Deputy Lenihan, and voted against the bailout but now they seem to think they can revert to the policy. Such a transfer of public money to cover private losses has never taken place anywhere in the world. I cannot understand why it is happening here. I am demanding that we face up...

Finance Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Jan 2011)

Mattie McGrath: ...going well. Instead, people wanted to make money. Rightly or wrongly, we became associated with big developers and builders. This is our taint and we must pay the price. We need to rebuild and revert to the ideals of de Valera and Lemass by setting up a country in which people can be proud to be in business and to have property. Without such people, we will not have a country. I will...

Local Government (Mayor and Regional Authority of Dublin) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2010)

Mattie McGrath: ...councillors and given to the managers, will be returned to the mayor. I am unsure whether that has worked out to the benefit of the public because at least elected representatives are obliged to revert to the electorate on a regular five-year basis as is laid down in law. The mayor will be the head man or woman and this will be a new departure as up until now, the manager was the person...

Energy (Biofuel Obligation and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (22 Apr 2010)

Mattie McGrath: ...want to diversify because business has slowed. We need to keep the spirit of enterprise in our business people, young people and farmers, who are always willing to rise to any challenge. We will revert to the spirit of the late, great Canon Hayes, ní neart go chur le chéile. We would rather light a candle than curse the dark. We must return to basics, that is, our communities....

Water and Sewerage Schemes. (11 Nov 2009)

Mattie McGrath: ..., lobby to have the Burncourt scheme progressed with haste and to move the matter on. We are weary and tired of consultants' reports and other reports going to the Department. In turn, it reverts to the locality some months later with queries. County council officials compile reports for health consultants and they go back to the Department. This has been going on for far too long and...