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Water Services Reform: Statements (26 Apr 2012)

Mattie McGrath: I affectionately called him Big Phil previously.

Water Services Reform: Statements (26 Apr 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Of course. Yes, he is the Minister. He knows I mean that. He is the same man who is in charge of the local government boundary changes. It will be the biggest example of gerrymandering since Jimmy Tully. I suggest that Jimmy Tully would not be a patch on him.

Water Services Reform: Statements (26 Apr 2012)

Mattie McGrath: I know we are but I question whether this man is fit to be in government because his cavalier approach to all of these matters is shameful. It is nothing short of bully-boy tactics. County councils are looking after water services but the Minister wants to disband them as well. He will not disband the part of Kilkenny that is in Waterford. He gave the area €1 million to set up a new...

Water Services Reform: Statements (26 Apr 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Has the Minister ever heard of proper planning involving rainwater harvesting? That is what the Minister should be looking at in the Department. It was part of the plans envisaged by the former Minister, Mr. Gormley, that rainwater would be harvested in tanks and used by households and schools. A retrofit programme is required to harvest rainwater for two and three classroom schools so...

Water Services Reform: Statements (26 Apr 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Minister big Phil. I say it is easy to climb a tall tree when it has knots so bígí cúramach.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Apr 2012)

Mattie McGrath: I am concerned about this pussyfooting around the banks. During the last Government's term, the Minister and I were members of the committee dealing with social protection. She was then a strong advocate for people in mortgage arrears and in receipt of social welfare generally. She was also very much opposed to the bank guarantee, so she is in a better position than most to know that the...

Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2012)

Mattie McGrath: What about Deputy Peter Mathews?

Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Hear, hear.

Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Not to this extent.

Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Mattie McGrath: It is too slow.

Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Mattie McGrath: When will the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government publish the waste water standards? Will the Taoiseach do so? Details of the number of people who contacted the Department during the consultation process, which ended on 31 March last, also need to be published.

Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Mattie McGrath: It has been promised.

Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Mattie McGrath: It needs to be brought to a conclusion.

Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Mattie McGrath: No.

Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Turn off the taps.

Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Who is watching Big Phil?

Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Water and gas do not mix.

Private Members' Business. Motorist Emergency Relief Bill 2012: Second Stage (24 Apr 2012)

Mattie McGrath: They need to cut turf.

Private Members' Business. Motorist Emergency Relief Bill 2012: Second Stage (24 Apr 2012)

Mattie McGrath: I, too, am delighted to speak on this motion, in the limited time available to me. I am really disappointed in the response from the Government. I quote from a speech the Taoiseach made some years ago. He stated: "I am disappointed that Deputy Cowen does not have an initiative with regard to the mix of excise duties and VAT to ensure they are not used as a further battering ram against the...

Private Members' Business. Motorist Emergency Relief Bill 2012: Second Stage (24 Apr 2012)

Mattie McGrath: The Minister of State should know better because he is a businessman. He is codding the people and is on a hiding to nothing. The Government wants to stop people cutting turf; it wants to break the resolve of people in this country to fend for themselves and keep the last bit of decency and respect for themselves.