Results 881-900 of 20,725 for speaker:Mattie McGrath
- Financial Resolutions 2012: Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)
Mattie McGrath: We were landed with this Government.
- Financial Resolutions 2012: Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)
Mattie McGrath: Why would he not speak? He is an elected Deputy like everybody here, including the Minister.
- Financial Resolutions 2012: Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)
Mattie McGrath: It is.
- Financial Resolutions 2012: Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)
Mattie McGrath: It will be more extraordinary the next time around.
- Financial Resolutions 2012: Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)
Mattie McGrath: We hope it does.
- Financial Resolutions 2012: Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)
Mattie McGrath: What pick and mix?
- Financial Resolutions 2012: Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)
Mattie McGrath: The Labour Party has three gone overboard already.
- Financial Resolutions 2012: Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)
Mattie McGrath: Get the life raft.
- Financial Resolutions 2012: Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)
Mattie McGrath: That is retaliation.
- Financial Resolutions 2012: Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)
Mattie McGrath: Hear, hear.
- Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)
Mattie McGrath: Why did it leave?
- Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)
Mattie McGrath: Fine Gael wanted more.
- Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)
Mattie McGrath: Did the Deputy not know that before the general election?
- Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)
Mattie McGrath: Get on the liferaft.
- 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...
- Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)
Mattie McGrath: They would like to be jobseekers but are not able. I welcome that the decision is to be reversed. The sooner the better. The one-parent family allowance is also hit. I accept we had to take some hits. Education has also been hit. Free education, introduced by the late Donogh O'Malley, is long gone. We need educated young people if we are to regain confidence and pride, to grow our...
- Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)
Mattie McGrath: It is on the record if the Deputy would like to check it. His attack on Deputy Wallace in regard to why he was speaking on behalf of our group was disgraceful. We are an Independent Group. We pick people to speak on particular topics. Deputy Wallace and I have as much right to speak as has the Minister, Deputy Rabbitte. As I stated last week, the Fianna Fáil Government became arrogant...
- Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)
Mattie McGrath: Hear, hear.