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Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2015)

Mattie McGrath: I hope they are good apples. No rotten apples.

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: ...to be Bulmers - the drink is still called "Bulmers" - is now owned by C&C and the latter has a huge vacant property in Dowd's Lane. I remember, as a buachaill óg, going to Dowd's Lane with the apples my brothers and sisters and I had been involved in picking. The apples were transported there by a tractor and trailer. Then, in weather such as today's, although a bit later,...

Government Appeal of European Commission Decision on State Aid to Apple: Motion (7 Sep 2016)

Mattie McGrath: I am sticking to Apple but there are a few bad apples always in every pack. Deputy Grealish might know that. This is about the corporate tax rates. We said it is not about tax avoidance. It clearly is not. It is not about tax evasion. It is not about the justness of our tax system. Ostensibly, it is not even about tax. It is about illegal state aid, full stop. The Minister, Deputy...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jul 2013)

Mattie McGrath: ...for their integrity since the foundation of the State. I too have had some bad experiences. I could be bitter but I will not tarnish the entire force because of the actions, in my case, of one or two rotten apples. There are many rotten apples but it is a minority of the 13,000 strong force. That is the magic number we have now. I seek clarification from the Minister on whether the...

Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2015)

Mattie McGrath: Apples and oranges.

Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2015)

Mattie McGrath: An apple a day keeps the doctor away from Leo.

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I am saying it was wonderful. Many of us at that time did not have a lot. The young fellows would pick the apples. Hundreds of groves had contracts to supply the apples from as far away as Dungarvan. There are still a few. It is a whole part of our heritage in Tiobraid Árann Theas, in Cluain Meala. I hope that all the Members will come on tours just as Deputy Danny Healy-Rae said...

Government Appeal of European Commission Decision on State Aid to Apple: Motion (7 Sep 2016)

Mattie McGrath: ...other people would the 150 pages because there will be a lot of fudging and legal speak in it. I certainly believe that the decision is very suspect. Political and media commentary on last week's Apple decision has, in the main, been alarmingly off the mark. Official Ireland has colluded to mislead its citizens - this would not be the first time it has done so - and the international...

Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: Of course, it is. Apples are exported all over the world. The nurseries affected have contracts to fill. The Minister of State, Deputy Andrew Doyle, indicated that he would visit the ones affected but then refused to do so. I have also raised the matter with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Michael Creed, but nothing has been done for the nurseries affected

Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (18 Oct 2023)

Mattie McGrath: ...because people want oversight. We have been talking about this windfall tax for long enough. I am reminded of what a windfall meant at this time of year when I was young. I would always pick apples after the storms had brought them down. I am sure many of them came down today. The Government does not seem to know, or want to know, what a windfall tax is.

Report of the Fennelly Commission: Statements (12 Apr 2017)

Mattie McGrath: ...I am personally involved in a situation and I wish to put it on the record that I am not happy. As the Minister knows, I support the Garda Síochána, at least 99%. However, where there are bad apples they must be rooted out, and bad practices also must be rooted out. People are getting this type of treatment. They are entitled to their good name, which is all one has, and to...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Dec 2021)

Mattie McGrath: ...Waterford. The building is three quarters finished. The Taoiseach was quoted in the media as saying he could not understand why this has not been done and that it is the low-hanging fruit. Whether apples, pears or oranges - I hope not bananas - we want this fruit. It has to be delivered for the management there, the very hard-working and dedicated staff and the patients. They have the...

Central Statistics Office Sexual Violence Survey 2022: Statements (Resumed) (17 May 2023)

Mattie McGrath: ...abuse. She was subjected to all kinds of threats and abuse and coercive control by a member of An Garda Síochána and got no support. I support gardaí in what they do around the country but there are bad apples. I met another woman recently from Rathfarnham in Dublin. There is an appalling list-----

Covid-19: Motion [Private Members] (10 Feb 2021)

Mattie McGrath: ...Covid strategy will kill off the entire domestic economy. Interestingly, it will not impact on the largest companies in the world today, some of which operate out of Ireland, including Facebook, Apple, Twitter, Google and the large multinationals. Ireland's small and medium enterprises account for approximately 45% of GDP and they employ 70% of the workforce. The lockdowns are having a...

Diversification of Primary School Provision: Statements (20 May 2010)

Mattie McGrath: ...a proven track record over the past 80 years in meeting the responsibilities and needs of colleges. A model has been set out that can only enhance the national school sector. There are a few bad apples in every bunch and some have brought the name and reputation of the Catholic faith into disrepute. I pay tribute to the vast majority of Catholic brothers and sisters who made a...

Trade and Foreign Direct Investment: Motion [Private Members] (20 Jun 2017)

Mattie McGrath: ...Deputy Barry's figures which suggest companies pay no tax. I support the 12.5% rate but I want it applied rigorously so they will not get away with undermining or evading that. There is this myth about the Apple tax, namely, that the Apple harvest is coming and anyone would think we are going to shake every tree. According to those on the hard left, Ireland will be a rich country after...

Rising Rental Costs: Motion [Private Members] (4 May 2022)

Mattie McGrath: ...landlords. Some landlords are accidental landlords and never wanted to be. We cannot keep demonising the developers, builders and others as bad people. There were some rogues but there are bad apples in every area. All day today and yesterday people were demonising the sisters who provided the maternity care in this country for generations. Now we want to demonise them. We are...

Topical Issue Debate: Crime Prevention (29 Sep 2015)

Mattie McGrath: .... Otherwise they would fry and there would be multiple casualties. They are coming in from eastern Europe, as the Minister of State said, because we are ripe and ready to be picked and plucked, like apples hanging from a tree. The reason is that we have an inept Government which has refused to deal with this issue. The Government was elected by the people and Bills are regularly...

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: ...political groupings ebbed and flowed, changing their minds before the heavy hands of the health spokespersons, the more I wondered about the democracy of it all. This is certainly ridiculous. The apple festival was launched to celebrate the proud history of Bulmers cider in Clonmel, County Tipperary, last Saturday evening. That event will have to be labelled in the future if we dare...

Financial Provisions (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (14 Jul 2020)

Mattie McGrath: ...in the greater Clonmel area. Merck Sharp & Dohme is there more than 50 years. These are long-stay enterprises, not fly-by-night entities that run away after they get their special deals. Chasing the Apple money is like a chasing a rainbow. When the sun comes out, one sees plenty of rainbows, but there is no crock of gold from Apple at the end of that particular rainbow. Now...