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- Local Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: The Minister of State has to accept that people up and down this country are stating clearly-----
- Local Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: -----that they want the independent process to be just that - independent.
- Local Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: That is what the Government needs to ensure happens. A decision might have been made in the last Government but the decision was that there should be an independent process and that is not the case.
- Local Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: A decision might have been made in the last Government but the decision was-----
- Local Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: -----that there should be an independent process and that is not the case.
- Local Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: Furthermore, the company that is essential to it is not giving out the information that the communities are demanding, and that is all they are asking. They are asking that their voices be heard. The Government is not willing to let that happen, just as it put some of its members over here on the backbenches because it would not listen to them either. That is how arrogant it is. In terms...
- Local Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: -----and the cable has been put under ground.
- Local Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: As arrogant as the Minister of State is, he is entering into a process where he is refusing to listen to the people. He is attempting to talk me down in this House where I have a right to speak and a right to my opinion.
- Local Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: I am telling the truth-----
- Local Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: -----but the Minister of State and his colleagues do not like the truth over there. They are used to twisting and turning it------
- Local Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: -----and putting it out into the public domain. They are failing to get that message across and that is why the public are outraged with what they are attempting to do in regard to this issue. They are a disgrace. They should listen to the public.
- Local Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: I hope that very soon they might have their say. All they are asking is a proper consultation process, proper information to be delivered to them, a forum to achieve that and an understanding that there is mixture of pylon and undergrounding needed to ensure that people's health and the local communities are protected.
- Local Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: That is absolutely what is needed and that is what the Government should stand over and that is what it should insist that EirGrid and that company absolutely deliver. For once, please listen to the public. The other issue I wish to raise is the reference to reform in the Bill. All that is being done here is that instead of blowing away a few cobwebs from a system that was not perfect,...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (14 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: 190. To ask the Minister for Health if a motorised chair or scooter will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if they have been assessed by the Health Service Executive for this type of equipment. [48603/13]
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: Are the minutes of the meeting of 7 November agreed to? Agreed. Is there any matter arising from them?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: I will deal with the first item, Deputy Shane Ross's request. The Central Bank is not accountable directly to us, unless the Comptroller and Auditor General carries out a report. Therefore, we would not normally ask its representatives to appear before the committee; we are precluded from bringing them before it. However, I agree with the Deputy that a considerable amount of taxpayers'...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: Arising from public concern, the Deputy has expressed his point of view that we ask the clerk to go ahead and make these inquiries and facilitate a meeting, if possible, in the shortest period of time.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: The second item with regard to procurement raised by Deputy Mary Lou McDonald is a big issue, one I had hoped we would discuss with the representatives of the Department when they last came before the committee. I requested the newly appointed person responsible for procurement to come before the committee on that day, but we did not discuss the procurement issue. What the Deputy has stated...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: We will include that in the proposal. Is that agreed? Agreed. No. 3A on the agenda is correspondence from Accounting Officers and Ministers. Correspondence was received on 7 November from the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Alan Shatter, on the need to review the legal code and investigate processes with regard to white collar crime. This correspondence arose from proceedings...