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Investment Limited Partnerships (Amendment) Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (16 Dec 2020)

Mattie McGrath: It is very late. If there are people at home who may be watching this debate at this hour of the night, I, too, am concerned about the priorities of this Government and successive Governments and the lack of legislation around banking. It is the Wild West out there as far as the banking sector goes. They banks can do what they like, and have done what they like and got away with it. Other...

Planning and Development Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2020)

Mattie McGrath: The Minister is goading.

Planning and Development Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2020)

Mattie McGrath: Again, I am disappointed that the Minister would simply refuse these amendments, just like that. As for the lecture on alienation, I wonder what his own party is doing so wrong that its language is not working when it comes to the polls. It has alienated quite a lot of people. Then we got the lecture about us holding public meetings. It is true that I often chaired public meetings-----

Planning and Development Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2020)

Mattie McGrath: I am speaking to the amendments, which the Minister has replied to and rejected. I am just saying that I attended and chaired many public meetings as a layperson before ever I was in politics. I am not suggesting that politicians would do that when they are in power. The Minister suggested that we would be trying to garner support or whatever. We did not go around north Dublin setting...

Planning and Development Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2020)

Mattie McGrath: I am replying to the Minister. He has replied to the points we made. The Leas-Cheann Comhairle herself mentioned alienation.

Planning and Development Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2020)

Mattie McGrath: The amendment proposes to have public meetings and the Minister has set his face against it. He is talking about hybrids and whatever else. He should remember that I did not go to Germany and I did not go down to see J. P. McManus. We are lucky to have J.P. McManus. I am sticking to the amendment and the issues around it, which is about keeping the public engaged. Ní neart go cur le...

Planning and Development Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2020)

Mattie McGrath: It is a pity the Minister would not get some Christmas spirit.

Planning and Development Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2020)

Mattie McGrath: Where are all the Minister's colleagues?

Planning and Development Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2020)

Mattie McGrath: Every year, it is the same.

Planning and Development Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2020)

Mattie McGrath: What is seldom is wonderful.

Planning and Development Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2020)

Mattie McGrath: I am, but I am talking about embracing the community and citizens. Seán Citizen and Mary Citizen are entitled to have-----

Planning and Development Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2020)

Mattie McGrath: I am sorry, who is gone?

Planning and Development Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2020)

Mattie McGrath: The Acting Chairman should not talk about the Orange Order or he will be in the same territory as Deputy Stanley. He should say nothing and keep an béal dúnta. I respect the Deputy as a Chairman but on the issue of the Orange Order-----

Planning and Development Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2020)

Mattie McGrath: Yes, I will. Déanfaidh mé mo dhícheall but this is very relevant for Seán Citizen or Mary Citizen.

Planning and Development Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2020)

Mattie McGrath: It is very relevant.

Planning and Development Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2020)

Mattie McGrath: It is very relevant to enforcement.

Planning and Development Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2020)

Mattie McGrath: The amendment is about public meetings but it will lead to enforcement at some stage if plans are enacted and the people have not had their say on them. Enforcement proceedings may arise if objections are deemed ineligible. I believe this is all relevant but I will be guided by the Acting Chairman. I respect the Chair but we will keep our discussion to the Republic. We will not go near...

Planning and Development Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2020)

Mattie McGrath: It was the Acting Chairman who introduced the topic of the Orange Order. I do not think they have any lodges down in the South, although they have one or two in Cavan and Monaghan.

Planning and Development Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2020)

Mattie McGrath: I thank the Acting Chairman for the history lesson. He is a good man.

Planning and Development Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2020)

Mattie McGrath: I am sticking to the Bill. I am sticking to the legislation. It is nearly an omnibus Bill. The Minister made a liquorice allsorts of it. He put in nice bits and bad bits and hoped that the nice bits would prevent us seeing the bad bits. He also brought it in very late, in the last days of the term before Christmas. That is shameful and wrong. The Minister would rail against that if he...