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- Order of Business (25 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: What about the consultants?
- Order of Business (25 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: The Minister should get back from Dublin Castle to the real world.
- Order of Business (25 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: On the Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2011, I will not mention names today but we know the bankers who are getting huge pay. I raise this issue with the Tánaiste because of the actions of the banks. The Central Bank of Ireland does not have a code of practice by which it can restrain what can only be described as hit men who are going out and intimidating people, be...
- Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: Of course, but the tax was increased. They did not have them in 1966. They might have had the horse-drawn one. The Government hardly taxed the horses and carriages. They had a horse-drawn one at that time in my place. The hearse is taxed. Every vehicle on the road should be taxed. I am not advocating that anybody should drive without tax.
- Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: The Minister of State is making an interesting comment but I cannot hear him. Every vehicle on the road must be taxed. One would think from what speakers have said that half the county was driving untaxed vehicles and if stopped they were going to Garda stations to get a garda to sign something for them. That is a disgraceful supposition to be making. It casts a slight on the people and...
- Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: I am. I am pointing out that when one gets away with robbing millions it is easy to rob thousands from people. The figures are in the Minister of State's speech. This is unbelievable. Surely if it is too costly to post cheques to people they could be given it in cash over the counter. When people tried to pay their household charge with cash it was refused. The Government and agencies...
- Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: I am delighted the Acting Chairman, Deputy Tom Hayes, is in the Chair to give me an easy run when I am speaking. He is a fellow Tipperary man. It will not be very hard at all and I will try to be as compliant as possible seeing that we have present the more polite Minister in the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. I have said this to him personally and...
- Order of Business (24 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: On the Water Services (Amendment) Bill, I ask the Taoiseach - I am glad the Minister is in the Chamber - if the Government will make any effort to ensure small contractors and self-employed persons-----
- Order of Business (24 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: It is not. It is very important to have a debate on the issue.
- Order of Business (24 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: Of course, it has. There was a promise that small contractors-----
- Order of Business (24 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: On the Children First Bill, the Government has ignored the Supreme Court's decision. Where is the Bill? When will the Government address the Supreme Court's decision in the McCrystal case?
- Order of Business (24 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: The Taoiseach will be the former Fine Gael man very soon.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: Does the Taoiseach intend to stand over the cowardice on the part of the Minister? The then Minister for Finance, Deputy Lenihan, God be good to him, said if they would not do it themselves that he would legislate for it.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: Will he legislate for it or stop this outrageous charade that is going on in the Burlington Hotel today and all over our country? Have we become a refuge for failed bankers from other countries?
- Leaders' Questions (24 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: The Taoiseach is good at it himself.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: History.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: What else is it?
- Leaders' Questions (24 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: The Taoiseach has a short memory. I remember he and his party voting-----
- Leaders' Questions (24 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: Can I speak? I have always acknowledged that I made a mistake in voting for the bank guarantee but the Taoiseach voted for-----
- Leaders' Questions (24 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: It does not make it okay.