Results 3,241-3,260 of 20,695 for speaker:Mattie McGrath

Irish Corporate Governance (Gender Balance) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Jul 2022)

Mattie McGrath: Although they have now left the Gallery, the staff from the convention centre are on tour tonight, and I pay a warm tribute to them for looking after us so well and kindly down there in difficult circumstances this time last year, and for a long time. I hope they will have a happy visit here this evening. I wish them all the best for the future.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Religious Persecution (7 Jul 2022)

Mattie McGrath: I thank Deputy Nolan for repeatedly asking parliamentary questions on this issue and for highlighting the matter. She is associated with this Topical Issue matter. Last Saturday, we were fortunate enough to have a celebration of mass by our parish priest, Fr. Michael Toomey, out at a mass rock, where priests were victimised and terrorised, and indeed, paid the ultimate price with their...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Religious Persecution (7 Jul 2022)

Mattie McGrath: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this matter for debate. It is very important that we discuss this and make our voices heard as a neutral country. I am in no way taking from the savage despicable war and slaughter in Ukraine but there are other parts of the world to which we do not give equal time. I thank Sister Kathleen McGarvey for outlining so clearly how Christians in Nigeria...

Payment of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Second Stage (7 Jul 2022)

Mattie McGrath: I am delighted to speak to this legislation, which is welcome. I salute all the workers in hospitality and across a range of other services, some of which may not be as visible, including those in the taxi industry and in transport and across the whole spectrum. They have had a torrid couple of years. We all appreciate that. This Bill relates to tips for employees. People always give...

Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Jul 2022)

Mattie McGrath: Fiddle.

Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Jul 2022)

Mattie McGrath: For the sake of cows we cannot even-----

Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Jul 2022)

Mattie McGrath: I am happy to speak on this Bill, although I am very perplexed about the manner in which it has arrived in the Chamber which is as a result of a Supreme Court judgment. Why has this happened at half past the eleventh hour of the Dáil term? What is of more concern is the question of where the planning and environment Ministers are? I have no issue with the Minister of State present with...

Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Jul 2022)

Mattie McGrath: Of course, but why not even on a Sunday? We are here four days a week already but I know that none of the Government Deputies is.

Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Jul 2022)

Mattie McGrath: I accept that but we have some constituents to represent as well. I know the Government Deputies are hiding from them, but they will find you with the peann luaidhe istigh sa bhosca ballóide. They will find you and you will be fairly low down the list when they start using that pencil if you treat the people like this, and you will know what to expect. We are treating the House...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Jul 2022)

Mattie McGrath: Let the people use it.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Jul 2022)

Mattie McGrath: Cash is king.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Jul 2022)

Mattie McGrath: This week the Government made a welcome announcement about back-to-school footwear and clothing and, indeed, school transport. However, there is an ever-expanding cohort of people who are the new working poor. They pay for everything and get nothing. They might be rich on paper, meaning that above all they do not qualify for a medical card or anything else, but with the crippling rise in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (7 Jul 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 350. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a query regarding the retrieval of forestry land (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36958/22]

Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2022)

Mattie McGrath: I, too, support the amendment. I cannot imagine the thought process around it or what kind of thought process came into it that people are not allowed to downsize. We all know there is massive, indeed savage, inflation in building costs right across the board - even leaving the foundations out of it - in terms of blocks, cement, labour, tradesmen and, above all, timber. The Government...

Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2022)

Mattie McGrath: I welcome all the people who have travelled to be in the Gallery tonight. I support the amendment. The Bill is rushed and half-baked. If the fox is minding the henhouse, we can only expect to get dead hens in the morning and no eggs or maybe an odd glugger the fox would not eat. I support the amendment and I support my colleague, Deputy O'Donoghue, who is a member of the committee. The...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Jul 2022)

Mattie McGrath: And we know what they can do. They want to work.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Jul 2022)

Mattie McGrath: Tell them what they can do.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Jul 2022)

Mattie McGrath: Last Sunday I was at the very successful Clonmel Agriculture Show. I met many farmers whose combine harvesters were oiled and greased ready to start harvesting what looks to be a very promising harvest, thankfully. All we need is the weather. Those farmers who are planning on cutting and harvesting their crops have no idea of next year's requirements under the new Common Agricultural...

Cost of Disability: Motion [Private Members] (6 Jul 2022)

Mattie McGrath: I welcome our guests in the Gallery. They are making a special effort. Tá fáilte rompu. I thank the Social Democrats for bringing forward this important motion. I think of the words of the Tánaiste, the iar-Thaoiseach, who said that we are wasting time in here. He wants to shut down debate and deny the good people in the Gallery and their families all over the country...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (6 Jul 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 16. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the reduction in VAT from 13.5 % to 9% will be passed onto the customer in relation to the electricity account credit payment of €200 or if it has been retained by the electricity supplier; if each supplier received €200 per account; or if he will confirm the amount that they received; and if he will...