Results 3,221-3,240 of 27,945 for speaker:Michael McGrath
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Credit Union Bill 2012: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: This is even more of a factor at present, with bank branches closing nationwide.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: It is not happening.
- Topical Issue Debate: NAMA Court Cases (25 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: I am pleased the Minister for Finance is present to discuss this issue. On 2 August last, the National Asset Management Agency, NAMA, was advised by a journalist from The Sunday Times that a senior executive in the agency, Mr. Enda Farrell, purchased a five bedroom house in Dublin last December from the agency's portfolio in a private deal without the property being put up for sale on the...
- Topical Issue Debate: NAMA Court Cases (25 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: I thank the Minister for his response. However, I disagree with him that NAMA made a swift and decisive response once the information was brought to its attention. The Minister stated the contravention of provisions of the National Asset Management Agency Act are criminal offences. NAMA is not a competent authority for investigating possible criminal offences. This matter should be...
- Topical Issue Debate: NAMA Court Cases (25 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: That is not good enough. That was a matter for the Garda.
- Topical Issue Debate: NAMA Court Cases (25 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: There was the use of internal information.
- Topical Issue Debate: NAMA Court Cases (25 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: I did not.
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Liquor Licensing Laws (25 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No 483 of 3 July 2012, if he will arrange for the report from the Gardaí to be forwarded to this Deputy as soon as possible. [40622/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pension Provisions (25 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to address the dispute between the workers of Aer Lingus, Dublin Airport Authority and former SRT workers and the relevant employer organisations arising from the difficulties in the Irish airlines (general employees) superannuation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40617/12]
- Topical Issue Debate: Banks Recapitalisation (26 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this important issue for debate. The statement last night by the Finance Ministers of Germany, the Netherlands and Finland can only be seen as a major setback to the efforts to secure an overall deal on this country's bank debt. It is all very fine for the Taoiseach to insist that the summit statement from last June still stands, but that is no...
- Topical Issue Debate: Banks Recapitalisation (26 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: There is no fear of that.
- Topical Issue Debate: Banks Recapitalisation (26 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: That is not the case.
- Topical Issue Debate: Banks Recapitalisation (26 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: I thank the Minister for his response. I will ignore the political swipe he made, which sounds rather tired at this stage, and focus instead on the substance of the issue. He referred to differences of interpretation. What we read last night from the finance Ministers of Germany, the Netherlands and Finland was not a new interpretation of the summit statement from the end of June. The...
- Topical Issue Debate: Banks Recapitalisation (26 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: We are seeking parliamentary accountability.
- Topical Issue Debate: Banks Recapitalisation (26 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: In that case, last night's statement is irrelevant.
- Topical Issue Debate: Banks Recapitalisation (26 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this important issue for debate. The statement last night by the Finance Ministers of Germany, the Netherlands and Finland can only be seen as a major setback to the efforts to secure an overall deal on this country's bank debt. It is all very fine for the Taoiseach to insist that the summit statement from last June still stands, but that is no...
- Topical Issue Debate: Banks Recapitalisation (26 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: There is no fear of that.
- Topical Issue Debate: Banks Recapitalisation (26 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: That is not the case.
- Topical Issue Debate: Banks Recapitalisation (26 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: I thank the Minister for his response. I will ignore the political swipe he made, which sounds rather tired at this stage, and focus instead on the substance of the issue. He referred to differences of interpretation. What we read last night from the finance Ministers of Germany, the Netherlands and Finland was not a new interpretation of the summit statement from the end of June. The...
- Topical Issue Debate: Banks Recapitalisation (26 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: We are seeking parliamentary accountability.