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- Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: I am speaking to the Bill. That is why the Bill has been introduced. We must have trust from the top down. We must have trust in the Commissioner and the Minister for Justice and Equality, which we do not have. The Minister has treated the Garda with total disdain on many occasions. He was not invited to the conference. He did not allow gardaí to use facilities at his house. That...
- Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: What about Laura? I do not care about Laura.
- Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: More power to him with his book, but he is not answering the questions.
- Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: The Garda must have trust and confidence in the Minister.
- Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: We must have trust in the Commissioner. This is the same Commissioner who objected to an extension of time for a predecessor, but now he has received an extension himself. Is this the pot calling the kettle black? Where is the trust? I question the Commissioner on this aspect. How can he be impartial? The relationship between him and Minister is tainted. It is time the Minister - or...
- Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: Yes, but-----
- Order of Business (18 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: I wish to ask about two items under the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill. The Omagh bomb victims handed a report to the Minister for Justice and Equality tomorrow 12 months ago, that is, 19 July 2012, and they have heard nothing back. I implore the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to try to meet those people to give them a response to that important...
- Proposed Deployment of the Permanent Defence Force to UNDOF: Motion (18 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: Hear, hear.
- Proposed Deployment of the Permanent Defence Force to UNDOF: Motion (18 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: Confusion reigns again, and while I want to be positive and I want the Government to be positive in responding to a request, it is typical. We are in the last day of this Dáil session. One month ago a request was made but, typical of the Whip, confusion abounds. People have been denied speaking time because the officials were confused. First Deputies were given five minutes each and...
- Proposed Deployment of the Permanent Defence Force to UNDOF: Motion (18 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: I am doing so, but it is very hard to prepare to speak on a motion when one does not know whether one has five, ten or 15 minutes speaking time. The Whip likes to keep matters confused.
- Proposed Deployment of the Permanent Defence Force to UNDOF: Motion (18 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: We have.
- Proposed Deployment of the Permanent Defence Force to UNDOF: Motion (18 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: I want to say-----
- Proposed Deployment of the Permanent Defence Force to UNDOF: Motion (18 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: It fits the way the Chief Whip is behaving so I have no notion of withdrawing it.
- Proposed Deployment of the Permanent Defence Force to UNDOF: Motion (18 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: I have to withdraw it, but that is the way he behaves. He arrived into the Seanad when a Senator was speaking with an envelope of dismissal. I have never heard the like of it in my life.
- Proposed Deployment of the Permanent Defence Force to UNDOF: Motion (18 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: I condemn the shambolic way in which he-----
- Proposed Deployment of the Permanent Defence Force to UNDOF: Motion (18 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: I never saw that term on the list.
- Proposed Deployment of the Permanent Defence Force to UNDOF: Motion (18 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: Is it new advice?
- Proposed Deployment of the Permanent Defence Force to UNDOF: Motion (18 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: I will withdraw it if that is the position-----
- Proposed Deployment of the Permanent Defence Force to UNDOF: Motion (18 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: -----but the situation is totally shambolic. The UN blue helmet soldiers have given huge commitment through the decades to peacekeeping all over the world. I had the privilege of knowing many of them in my area who were based in Kickham Barracks. They are no longer with us. They did outstanding work. Irish peacekeepers are highly respected anywhere they have gone. It is important that...
- Proposed Deployment of the Permanent Defence Force to UNDOF: Motion (18 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: Our families might not be as eager for us to be in this House either. I will not take any lectures from Sinn Féin about protecting and respecting soldiers and everyone else.