Results 1,141-1,160 of 20,725 for speaker:Mattie McGrath
- Order of Business (16 Dec 2011)
Mattie McGrath: I mean it.
- Order of Business (16 Dec 2011)
Mattie McGrath: I am not finished. I want to raise a very serious case. I am a bit uneasy about the comrade stuff that has been taking place behind me this morning. Perhaps i need to move to a different seat. I am not a comrade anyway. I want to ask the Minister for Health-----
- Order of Business (16 Dec 2011)
Mattie McGrath: -----whether legislation is promised to deal with the very sad case of the Ryan family in County Tipperary. The Minister is well aware of the case. A sick child in the family was being looked after by the Jack and Jill Children's Foundation. The HSE has refused to give the child the eight hours of care per week that he needs. It is a very sad situation. It was discussed in the Seanad...
- Order of Business (16 Dec 2011)
Mattie McGrath: It is not working. The child has fallen through the system.
- Order of Business (16 Dec 2011)
Mattie McGrath: I have. The Minister for Health should have some compassion, especially at this time of year. It is a very sad case.
- Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Second Stage (16 Dec 2011)
Mattie McGrath: I am pleased to have the opportunity to comment on the Bill's proposals. I welcome the Minister and I thank his officials for the briefing they afforded the different groups, including the Technical Group. He stated: The Programme for Government undertakes to "establish independent regulation of the legal professions to improve access and competition, make legal costs more transparent and...
- Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Second Stage (16 Dec 2011)
Mattie McGrath: I was and I left it.
- Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Second Stage (16 Dec 2011)
Mattie McGrath: The Minister learned fairly fast. He clearly observed Fianna Fáil very closely because-----
- Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Second Stage (16 Dec 2011)
Mattie McGrath: Forty-five in a week.
- Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Second Stage (16 Dec 2011)
Mattie McGrath: I am not a teacher; I am a learner.
- Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Second Stage (16 Dec 2011)
Mattie McGrath: Good man, a Cheann Comhairle. I am thankful the Christmas spirit is still alive. I am returning to the debate but this is phenomenal, crazy stuff. I do not know how so many could be appointed. Although the Minister was a long time in opposition and is here a lot longer than I am, he is a fast learner. He should talk to the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Richard...
- Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Second Stage (16 Dec 2011)
Mattie McGrath: No, I would not.
- Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Second Stage (16 Dec 2011)
Mattie McGrath: I am just trying to expand on the openness and transparency of the appointment. While there is public procurement policy, the nod had to come from-----
- Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Second Stage (16 Dec 2011)
Mattie McGrath: I would not but I am just concerned about-----
- Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Second Stage (16 Dec 2011)
Mattie McGrath: While I do not know the legal costs adjudicator, Mr. Declan O'Neill, at all, I wish him well. I believe he appeared on some list of political donations quite recently.
- Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Second Stage (16 Dec 2011)
Mattie McGrath: I am not; I am just stating a fact that was published quite recently.
- Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Second Stage (16 Dec 2011)
Mattie McGrath: It was not me, the Technical Group or Fianna Fáil that got it. Anyway, that is another matter. I have concerns over the selection and appointment of members of the authority. There are numerous instances in which ministerial approval or consent is required, or in which ministerial involvement is provided for. It is all about the Minister. I wish him well in his office and wish him good...
- Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Second Stage (16 Dec 2011)
Mattie McGrath: I know that.
- Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Second Stage (16 Dec 2011)
Mattie McGrath: I am being patient; I am just wondering about the indecent haste.
- Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Second Stage (16 Dec 2011)
Mattie McGrath: Go raibh maith agat.