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- Private Members' Business - Care Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: Fine Gael wanted more then.
- Private Members' Business - Care Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: I am delighted to be able to speak on tonight's motion and I compliment Deputy Halligan on tabling it and the Technical Group on supporting it. I am slightly concerned about Deputy Ross and the seating arrangements here because we had confusion last night over the votes in the House. I am worried to see Deputy Tom Fleming and him sitting between the two hard left Members and he is supposed...
- Private Members' Business - Care Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: I will take it.
- Order of Business (19 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: There will be more of them.
- Order of Business (19 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: Hear, hear.
- Order of Business (19 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: It has been eight days since the Supreme Court handed down a judgment on the events leading up to the children's rights referendum involving misappropriation of funds and other issues. The Taoiseach indicated to Deputy Adams that he had not read the report he spoke of but this decision has been around for eight days. Will the Taoiseach comment on it? It was a shameful abuse of funds.
- Order of Business (19 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: This relates to the children's rights referendum Bill.
- Order of Business (19 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: It is a Supreme Court decision. The Taoiseach did not know about it when he spoke on radio as he referred to a High Court matter.
- Order of Business (19 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: It relates to the children's referendum Bill. The Government used €1.1 million.
- Order of Business (19 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: That is not right. That is a cop-out.
- Order of Business (19 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: Eight days have now passed.
- Order of Business (19 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: It is Christmas and I want to be nice but the Taoiseach should also be nice or fair.
- Leaders' Questions (19 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: After the fact.
- Leaders' Questions (19 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: They will be appointing consultants.
- Leaders' Questions (19 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: The Taoiseach's party was not too bad itself.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (19 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the assistance that will be given to a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary who has a grant shortfall of €24,000 for a new extension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57149/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (19 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the assistance given to a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary who will no longer in a position to meet loan repayments following the removal of the minor works grant and other cuts in the education budget; if emergency funding will be made available to the school to assist the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57277/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes (19 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports that will be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary who has submitted an application under the disability access route to education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57353/12]
- Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (18 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: They are doing a good job of it.
- Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (18 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: And the sheriff as well.