Results 281-300 of 308 for cork speaker:Mattie McGrath

Home Help and Home Care Services: Motion [Private Members] (16 Oct 2012)

Mattie McGrath: ...lies. The Minister of State knows all about lies. There are no lies in what I am saying. The Minister of State was a member of the committee. She should be ashamed of herself. She comes from a Cork constituency and demanded so much.

Natural Gas Grid (19 Jul 2012)

Mattie McGrath: ...and Natural Resources the circumstances surrounding the underground gas exploration that occurred during the commissioning of the new Bord Gáis high pressure pipeline between Middleton, County Cork and Ballyporeen, County Tipperary and the gas explosion in Leixlip, County Kildare; the safeguards that are in place to prevent a re-occurrence of same; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Workplace Safety: Workplace Safety (18 Jul 2012)

Mattie McGrath: ...Natural Resources if he will explain the circumstances surrounding the underground gas explosion that occurred during the commissioning of the new Bord Gáis pipeline between Midleton in County Cork and Ballyporeen in County Tipperary; the safeguards that are in place to prevent a reoccurrence of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35525/12]

Order of Business (10 Jul 2012)

Mattie McGrath: I refer to the strategic infrastructure Bill. The Taoiseach informed the House last week that the national co-ordinating committee was meeting as a result of the flooding in Cork and elsewhere. I wish to speak on the plight of farmers and the tourism industry as result of the inclement weather. What action will be taken to compensate or to do something to help alleviate the desperate...

Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 May 2012)

Mattie McGrath: ...land to build two roads, but there was no accountability involved. When I asked why it took over this land, I was told "You'll have to talk to the design team". Anyone travelling from Dublin to Cork will know there is a problem with part of the motorway on the Tipperary-Limerick border where one lane is currently closed for repair works. I was told it was a drainage problem but we do not...

Road Safety Authority (Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (1 May 2012)

Mattie McGrath: ...were designing our wonderful motorways? All of this took place during the past ten or 15 years when they were in power with the former Minister, Mr. Dempsey. They built a motorway from Dublin to Cork without even a rest station. One cannot pull in to take care of the basic necessities. Members will know what I am talking about but it is a wet night and I will not go into it. I am...

Industrial Relations (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2011: Second Stage (17 Jan 2012)

Mattie McGrath: ...Thursday. Nonetheless, anyone undertaking a peripheral examination would know that there is a lot wrong in this system and it is not all about employers. The Vita Cortex dispute was mentioned in Cork. I can say that the Ronan family were damn good employers in south Tipperary for decades. When NAMA was set up, I said it was like a wild animal in the woods and no one knew where it would...

Private Members' Business. Local Authority Public Administration Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Jan 2012)

Mattie McGrath: ...to bed. The Independents are entitled to it. We have no researchers but the Government is falling over such personnel. How dare the Deputy bring it up but I am glad he did. I will beat him from Cork city right up to west Cork with this one. His party is robbing the country. The parties are getting €112,000.

Road Transport Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2011)

Mattie McGrath: .... I worry about the Garda vetting process. Apart from the delays, the system is now decentralised in every county and Garda vetting no longer operates as it used to. I was glad to see people from Cork today protesting about rural Garda stations. The local garda knew everybody, which is the only way to vet people. He knew a person's character and he knew the family. Now, a person fills...

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (15 Nov 2011)

Mattie McGrath: ...but all moneys must be accounted for. I have an issue with the consultancy industry. It seems every project must have a consultant to draw up a plan. I worked with Sister Celestine from east Cork on the board of ICSH, Irish Council for Social Housing. She is a wonderful person, as are most of the sisters who give so much of their time to projects. They have no distractions. At one...

Closure of Army Barracks: Motion (Resumed) (5 Oct 2011)

Mattie McGrath: .... A major flood relief project is under way currently. It was built and designed with the intention to provide assistance from the Army when there are flood warnings but it will be in Kilkenny, Cork or Limerick. It is a strategic location in the south east and a very valuable-----

Welfare of Greyhounds Bill 2011: Second Stage (30 Jun 2011)

Mattie McGrath: ...provided there. Lest we get carried away with condemnation and so forth, it is a very valuable industry as well as an important way of life, certainly in south Tipperary, west Waterford and east Cork. It was mainly families who were involved in the breeding and training of greyhounds and bringing them to race at tracks. There is also a social aspect to that. It is a huge industry that...

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Instruction to Committee (23 Jun 2011)

Mattie McGrath: ...in a better position than anybody to understand what was happening in Anglo Irish Bank. I am wondering what happened there and whether Dr. Somers was consulted at all about that important item. In Cork recently, Mr. Frank Daly, the chairman of NAMA, made an interesting statement at a meeting of the British-Irish Parliamentary Body. I have come across major issues concerning NAMA in my...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2011)

Mattie McGrath: ...IMF. However, we received some favourable terms from the IMF and certainly more so than in the case of the EU. To put Ms Lagarde there is like putting one's best player elsewhere. We are playing Cork next Sunday in Cork but we will not give Lar Corbett to the Cork team and it is like doing that, which bemuses me. The public seek explanations and are confused. I look forward to reading...

Written Answers — National Reserve Applications: National Reserve Applications (24 May 2011)

Mattie McGrath: ...ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a decision will be made on an application under the national reserve 2011, category B, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12622/11]

Proposed Legislation (12 Oct 2010)

Mattie McGrath: ...business and are wonderful but we must think of the businesses along the old routes, including a number of businesses on the old N8 in Tipperary, which has been bypassed by the M8, the Portlaoise-Cork road. Business has declined by 90% because of the bypass. Surely this is unfair. I acknowledge that the new road was completed ahead of schedule and within budget. A wonderful job was done...

Litter Pollution. (28 Apr 2010)

Mattie McGrath: .... Irish people will not be told what to do and have to be encouraged to work with agencies to create a cleaner, greener and more pleasant environment. I drive along the motorway between Dublin and Cork at least twice each week. This newly built road cost millions of euro and entailed significant inconvenience to communities along its route, including compulsory purchase orders and land...

Third Level Education. (10 Dec 2009)

Mattie McGrath: ...would then be able to reorganise and refocus to serve the people of Tipperary and beyond, as was envisaged from the outset, and to attract many students who currently leave the county to study in Cork, Waterford and Limerick, to pursue their courses in Tipperary.

Schools Building Projects. (17 Nov 2009)

Mattie McGrath: ...Sisters of Mercy on 25 August 2009. I took this information seriously and on behalf of the boards of management contacted the Sisters of Mercy in Cahir who referred me to their Reverend Mother in Cork. I received a response from the recruitment manager stating that she had sent a reply to the Department's letter on 11 July 2007 saying the sisters would be disposed in principle to the...

Accountability of Government Agencies and Companies: Motion (Resumed) (11 Nov 2009)

Mattie McGrath: .... A pass the issue approach is taken by county councils and the NRA on matters and it is not good enough. Ministers must come to the House and reply to questions. There is a new motorway from Cork to Dublin which is a fine project and a much safer road. I was chairperson of the county council when the project was decided upon and signed all the compulsory purchase orders. I also signed...