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Financial Services Regulation (8 Dec 2011)

Mattie McGrath: Ar an gcéad dul síos, ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil leis an Cheann Comhairle. This is my first time to speak during the Topical Issue debate. I do not like to raise the issue but I must do so. I said this morning to the Ceann Comhairle that the Christmas spirit prevailed when I was successful in having a matter selected for discussion during the Topical Issue debate, having...

Financial Services Regulation (8 Dec 2011)

Mattie McGrath: Yes.

Financial Services Regulation (8 Dec 2011)

Mattie McGrath: I have spoken to him.

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)

Mattie McGrath: Why did the Minister cut it then?

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)

Mattie McGrath: The Minister is cutting the grant

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)

Mattie McGrath: Why was the training cut?

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)

Mattie McGrath: The Minister is throwing people off community employment schemes.

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)

Mattie McGrath: That came from the last Government.

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)

Mattie McGrath: Bad and all as it was, it can get credit for something.

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)

Mattie McGrath: Are they being put off community employment?

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)

Mattie McGrath: They cannot survive with these cuts.

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)

Mattie McGrath: They cannot survive.

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)

Mattie McGrath: This is a nuke job.

European Summit: Motion (8 Dec 2011)

Mattie McGrath: I am delighted to speak on the motion proposed by the Technical Group and I thank Deputy Ross for allowing us to bring this important topic before the House. Deputy Peter Mathews has left the Chamber and there is now not one Fine Gael Deputy in the Chamber. I thank the Tánaiste and his colleagues for attending. This issue is serious. We must all wear the green jersey. I am a great...

European Summit: Motion (8 Dec 2011)

Mattie McGrath: I thought the Leas-Cheann Comhairle was telling me to finish up.

European Summit: Motion (8 Dec 2011)

Mattie McGrath: Of course we are, and that is what I am saying. I am trying to address my remarks to the people representing us out there. It is so important that they do the business and assert themselves, that they tell Sarkozy, Merkel and Van Rompuy that we have to be people of our own destination. We have passed treaty after treaty for Europe. We have been good boys. We failed with Lisbon so we did...

Vote 37 - Army Pensions (Supplementary) (8 Dec 2011)

Mattie McGrath: I sincerely thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise a matter for discussion in the Topical Issue debate before.

Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)

Mattie McGrath: I wish to share time with Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan.

Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)

Mattie McGrath: I dislike speaking about absent Members, unlike Deputies Buttimer and Durkan who fired many criticisms of us across the floor of the House. There appears to be a competition between Deputies Buttimer and Durkan in terms of who can be the loudest heckler. While they insulted us for not being in the House, they have now run out themselves. The Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural...

Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)

Mattie McGrath: Comhghairdeas libh. The Taoiseach explained this morning that he had listened to people. It must be removed. It should not have gotten through in the first instance. This is supposed to be a social, caring Government. Had the Government gone ahead with this, it would have had disastrous consequences. People with profound disabilities, regardless of whether they are 16, 20 or 40 years...