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Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Can Deputy Hayes use the word "lies" in this Chamber?

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)

Mattie McGrath: That is outrageous. Deputy Hayes should withdraw what he said.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)

Mattie McGrath: No, he has not.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)

Mattie McGrath: He should read it into the record that he said what he said.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Deputy Hayes did not withdraw the word "lie".

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Deputy Hayes did not. He should just say it for the record. It happened last week with a Minister. On the day Deputy Healy-Rae became unwell the Minister refused to withdraw his comment. He muttered something and I challenged him on it. He said he was talking to a Deputy coming into the Chamber. That is the arrogance with which we are dealing.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)

Mattie McGrath: I am not hiding from anyone.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Am I in possession? On a point of order-----

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)

Mattie McGrath: We never discussed this Bill.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)

Mattie McGrath: I appreciate that and am not blaming the Acting Chairman, who is fair.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)

Mattie McGrath: I blame the Minister, Deputy Hogan, for applying the guillotine. We were misled by the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Quinn. In fairness, the Taoiseach told Deputy Ó Cuív and me in the corridor yesterday that he would try to have the record corrected, as it was patently untrue that fines would be levied by 2 or 3 February. What we must do by that date is enter a defence to a...

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Of course it has relevance.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Am I?

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)

Mattie McGrath: You can, by all means, if you want to be personal, but I am stating facts.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Why did you not sue the newspapers that printed this information and the radio station that broadcasted it?

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)

Mattie McGrath: I will go down any road I have to, to get-----

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)

Mattie McGrath: I appreciate that.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)

Mattie McGrath: I am referring to it.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)

Mattie McGrath: He will not.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)

Mattie McGrath: I have tabled 32 amendments to the Bill. Deputy Tom Hayes has been a Member for 17 years and has hardly tabled an amendment to any Bill. If he did table any, I did not see them.