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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Bus Services: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Mattie McGrath: Sorry?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Bus Services: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Mattie McGrath: There are lots of colleges with courses at night time. A lot of colleges of further education have evening courses. I am making the point it is so discriminatory against rural dwellers. I will be going to a different building in this town to make sure it is stopped because it is discriminatory against people I represent and I will not stand for it. The Minister can laugh if he likes and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Bus Services: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Mattie McGrath: The Minister is not often at the committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Bus Services: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Mattie McGrath: No, I do not because he leaves it after voting, does not listen and will not engage with us. I have engaged with the Minister over the years and I thank him for coming to Tipperary. I am not saying he should know everything about rural Ireland or that I should know everything about Dublin, because I do not. It is a broad brief. Money, however, is being wasted. The Minister railed against...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Bus Services: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Mattie McGrath: We know he has and I accept his bona fides that he will try. I raise issues that €100,000 or €50,00 would fix but not a bob is available. The money is not there and he knows that as well as I do but one sees €460,000 against €2 million wasted on consultants and incidentals. The public are not fools. It is outrageous.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Bus Services: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Mattie McGrath: The Minister did not accuse them of filibustering but he accused us of doing so. He said an awful lot worse than that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Bus Services: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Mattie McGrath: I know what I am talking about.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Bus Services: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Mattie McGrath: We live in a democracy society. What has that go to do with the Minister's insulting money?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Bus Services: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Mattie McGrath: Thank God we have freedom. The Minister would have all the rural dwellers locked up at night if he could.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Bus Services: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Mattie McGrath: The Minister has plenty of experience of that, if he wants to go there. He has plenty of experience of locking people up.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Bus Services: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Mattie McGrath: I apologise, Vice Chairman. I must return to one comment. I welcomed the money and I told the Minister my feet are worn from working on rural transport, something I am passionate about. I welcome any increase and I acknowledge it. I just said that €460,000 would not operate the logistics of the scheme never mind the scheme itself. That is all I said.
- Referendum of 25 May: Statements (Resumed) (31 May 2018)
Mattie McGrath: I am happy to make a few remarks, although I am less happy with the outcome of the referendum. We now know that more than 1.2 million voters voted "Yes" for the removal of the constitutional protection of the life of the unborn child. They voted "Yes" to a Government proposal that I still believe will be seen in the fullness of time as an historic lost opportunity to choose a better way....
- Referendum of 25 May: Statements (Resumed) (31 May 2018)
Mattie McGrath: Yes, he did. I was not allowed to go to that meeting yesterday. The Minister will find out. I spoke to his top person and was told there was no problem but then that person came back to me and said the Minister did not want me there. Is that the way he is going to move forward? We are used to this kind of deceit and trickery from the Minister. I will be reasonable and understanding....
- Referendum of 25 May: Statements (Resumed) (31 May 2018)
Mattie McGrath: That is not true.
- Referendum of 25 May: Statements (Resumed) (31 May 2018)
Mattie McGrath: That is completely untrue and the Minister knows that.
- Referendum of 25 May: Statements (Resumed) (31 May 2018)
Mattie McGrath: There were people there other than health spokespeople.
- Referendum of 25 May: Statements (Resumed) (31 May 2018)
Mattie McGrath: The Minister does not know what the truth is.
- Referendum of 25 May: Statements (Resumed) (31 May 2018)
Mattie McGrath: It is completely untrue.
- Referendum of 25 May: Statements (Resumed) (31 May 2018)
Mattie McGrath: He said that there were----
- Referendum of 25 May: Statements (Resumed) (31 May 2018)
Mattie McGrath: The Minister is telling untruths. He knows who was there.