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Magdalen Laundries Report: Statements (19 Feb 2013)

Mattie McGrath: As we are speaking earlier than expected it is not clear if Deputy Halligan will arrive in the Chamber. I appreciate the forbearance of the Acting Chairman. I am happy to add to the statements made by the party leaders and the Head of Government, An Taoiseach. I compliment the Taoiseach on his fulsome, honest and heartfelt apology on behalf of the Government, the Cabinet, backbenchers,...

Magdalen Laundries Report: Statements (19 Feb 2013)

Mattie McGrath: I will conclude. I listened to the Tánaiste especially today. The Minister of State, Deputy Jan O’Sullivan is present. He indicated that everything has changed but that is not the case. I again put on record my disdain for the fact that the House approved the expenditure of €3 million for a referendum on the rights of children and €1.1 million of it was stolen by...

Magdalen Laundries Report: Statements (19 Feb 2013)

Mattie McGrath: It has a lot to do with it. It has been said that this country has moved on but that is an example of the abdication of democracy in the House. This House voted €3 million to fund a referendum on children’s rights but the funding was hijacked by the Government.

Magdalen Laundries Report: Statements (19 Feb 2013)

Mattie McGrath: That only happened in recent months.

Magdalen Laundries Report: Statements (19 Feb 2013)

Mattie McGrath: No, I am not straying. I am saying we can move on. We have heard a lecture from the Tánaiste about modern Ireland and the new type of country his party has so bravely championed in spite of opposition, yet he can allow money the Oireachtas voted - €3 million for the referendum last November – to be misappropriated, abused and misspent. They are not my words; they are the...

Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Mattie McGrath: I raise a serious issue which is of concern to people all over the country, namely, the proposed sale of our timber and forestry assets, including those held by Coillte. When does the Government intend to reform and update the legislative framework relating to forestry to support the development of a modern forestry sector? Can it not see the wood from the trees?

Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Mattie McGrath: It will be later than 9.45 p.m.

Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Mattie McGrath: It will commence at 10.45 p.m.

Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Mattie McGrath: On a point of information------

Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Mattie McGrath: No, it will be later.

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2013)

Mattie McGrath: That is an insult. They never sat in stations. They were out talking to the public.

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2013)

Mattie McGrath: I hope the Taoiseach had the opportunity to hear the passionate words of Father Michael Cusack on RTE last Saturday. The Taoiseach was away on very serious business in London but I hope somebody relayed Father Cusack's words to him. With the lack of basic equipment, the withdrawal of Garda vehicles and the lack of access to information and communication technology, morale is at an all-time...

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2013)

Mattie McGrath: ----are contributing to an all-time low in morale. I ask the Taoiseach and his colleagues to listen to the Garda Síochána. The Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Shatter, refuses to listen to them and demonises them, saying that the GRA has "form". This is different and anyone who watched the rally last night could clearly see the frustration on the faces of all of the...

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2013)

Mattie McGrath: The Taoiseach needs to show it.

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2013)

Mattie McGrath: He left them waiting for over an hour for a meeting.

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2013)

Mattie McGrath: They have no telephones.

Finance Bill 2013: Second Stage (19 Feb 2013)

Mattie McGrath: If it is not being paid, it should be. I do not want to frighten them away from our shores because we need them. I am a small-scale entrepreneur and I know that we need stimulation and initiatives. Above all, we need our people at work. They must have dignity and be respected for what they do. At this time, the people of Ireland need hope and a vision for the future in order to get rid...

Finance Bill 2013: Second Stage (19 Feb 2013)

Mattie McGrath: I am pleased to speak on the Finance Bill 2013. As I did this morning on the Order of Business, I object to the time the Bill was introduced tonight. It is disappointing. I recognise the Minister has a heavy schedule, and I understand he wanted to be here, but perhaps we should have moved to London with him for the next three days to debate it there or, more appropriately, we should have...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (19 Feb 2013)

Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance the hourly rate and the amount that has been paid to date to the Joint Special Liquidators appointed by him to liquidate the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, formerly Anglo Irish bank under the provisions of the Irish bank Resolution Corporation Act 2013; the way this hourly rate compares with other countries in the EU; his views on the often exorbitant rates...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Ombudsman (19 Feb 2013)

Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of levies paid by each credit institution to the Financial Services Ombudsman in 2010, 2011 and 2012 [8799/13]