Results 16,381-16,400 of 21,019 for speaker:Mattie McGrath
- Order of Business (11 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: Mr. Tony Rochford is on hunger strike and the Taoiseach agreed to meet him a couple of days ago. Does the Minister know if the meeting took place and, if not, when it will? When is he due to meet him?
- Leaders' Questions (11 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: I begin by commending all Members of this House for voting to their own best judgment and for voting according to their conscience on the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill last night. These are difficult and, indeed, emotional times for many Members of this House, and we all struggle to find a way forward toward realising a deep and passionate commitment to protect the lives of both...
- Leaders' Questions (11 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: It has also been brought to my attention that the Oireachtas has no right to vote on a Bill that contains provisions that have been put to the Irish people in a referendum and which they, in a sovereign exercise, rejected. The Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013 contains two provisions which were put to the Irish people in a referendum in 2002 and which they rejected. These...
- Leaders' Questions (11 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: One moment, please.
- Leaders' Questions (11 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: The Irish electorate voted "No" in the 2002 referendum to repeal sections 58 and 59 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861. The proposal to delete sections 58 and 59 of the 1861 Act-----
- Leaders' Questions (11 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: I have a question.
- Leaders' Questions (11 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: Yes. The electorate voted "No" in 2002 to the referendum specifying that life would only be protected from implantation, yet this Bill presumes now to legislate for protection starting at the stage of human life.
- Leaders' Questions (11 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: In light of these facts, will the Government commit to holding off on the vote on this Bill until it has time to examine these issues I have raised?
- Leaders' Questions (11 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: I wish to inform the Minister, as he mentioned the courts, that a court challenge is getting underway today. Indeed, a press conference will be held at 3 p.m. outside Leinster House to enlighten him further on that. This was made explicitly clear in the Twenty-Fifth Amendment of the Constitution, which provides for the operation of a mechanism whereby proposed changes to Article 40.3 of...
- Leaders' Questions (11 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: Yes, I am saying-----
- Leaders' Questions (11 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: My question is this. He and the other Ministers here, Deputy Bruton in particular, have respect for health and safety laws and employment legislation, which apply to everybody here, both Members and staff.
- Leaders' Questions (11 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: Excuse me. I am an employer. I would love to know how many you employ. You could not create a job if you were paid.
- Leaders' Questions (11 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: I am asking the Minister will he have respect for health and safety, the working time directive and everything else, and will he obey them in future?
- Leaders' Questions (11 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: It is the right decision.
- Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Architectural Heritage (11 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: 141. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to reintroduce a grant scheme for the restoration of listed buildings throughout the country; the options that are available to those who own listed buildings and who cannot afford to restore same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33983/13]
- Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: I wish to place on the record of the House a matter of the utmost importance in respect of the constitutional validity of the proposed Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013. It has been brought to my attention that the Oireachtas has no right to vote on a Bill that contains provisions that have been put to the Irish people in referendums and which they in a sovereign exercise...
- Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: These provisions must be removed from the Bill currently before the Oireachtas before it is subjected to a final vote. The decision also puts these provisions out of the reach of the Government. If the Government wants to include them, it must first get the Irish people to reverse its previous decision. The Irish electorate voted "No"-----
- Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: -----in the 2002 referendum to repeal sections 58 and 59 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861. The proposal to delete sections 58 and 59 of that Act, which this Bill seeks, would require a new referendum. Similarly, the Irish electorate voted "No" in the 2002 referendum, specifying that the life would be protected from implantation-----
- Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: -----yet this Bill presumes to legislate for protecting a stage of human life. In light of these facts which I have placed on the record of the House I am calling for a suspension of the vote on the Bill until the matter is resolved in a manner that respects-----
- Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: I am speaking on the legislation. I am asking for it to be delayed to respect the sovereign decision of the people.