Results 801-820 of 20,709 for speaker:Mattie McGrath
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (12 Jun 2024)
Mattie McGrath: This is what I am comparing with RTÉ. It is a sacred cow and it can employ KPMG and other big, powerful companies that, as Mr. O'Rourke said, negotiate for companies every day of the week, but the little man, na daoine beaga or na mná beaga in business, the backbone of this country, cannot get that. They do not have that latitude.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (12 Jun 2024)
Mattie McGrath: What penalty-----
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (12 Jun 2024)
Mattie McGrath: There are two brief questions, if you do not mind. One of Mr. O'Rourke's colleagues may answer on the figure I understood they had put away in anticipation of a settlement of Revenue. The second is directed at Mr. O'Rourke. What penalties has RTÉ incurred from Revenue, the Department of Social Protection or anywhere else at this stage with all that has gone on?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (12 Jun 2024)
Mattie McGrath: I am talking about the penalties. What penalties has RTÉ paid?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (12 Jun 2024)
Mattie McGrath: I have no faith in that report and neither does the public because they are all insiders. Will somebody please answer-----
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (12 Jun 2024)
Mattie McGrath: I asked what was the figure. Mr. O'Rourke said €21 million. I understood it was a €50 million fund. I was told that figure was put away in anticipation of a settlement with Revenue.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (12 Jun 2024)
Mattie McGrath: Just a brief question. Could the witnesses supply the number of private contractors at this time, as against employees? Not today, but could they furnish me with that figure?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (12 Jun 2024)
Mattie McGrath: Thank you.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (12 Jun 2024)
Mattie McGrath: What does Ms Cusack mean? The Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 was clearly violated and the chair has just said RTÉ did not deal with it properly, but it is not a matter of dealing with it properly. If the laws were broken, and I believe they were badly broken, it is not a matter of dealing with it properly. RTÉ was operating outside the law. I am concerned about the...
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (12 Jun 2024)
Mattie McGrath: So RTÉ has none paid. That is my point. It is riding along and before the summer break it will get another big cash injection from the taxpayer. All of these are show investigations and nothing short of that. I called all the time for the fraud squad to be in there from the start. Fraud was committed - naked, basic fraud at a large degree. The new chair comes in here and I am...
- Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (11 Jun 2024)
Mattie McGrath: We were not here.
- Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (11 Jun 2024)
Mattie McGrath: What? Only one day.
- Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (11 Jun 2024)
Mattie McGrath: Is the Minister saying we are not?
- Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (11 Jun 2024)
Mattie McGrath: I welcome the TFI bus routes. We have a new bus in Clonmel in the past six to eight months. It has been a huge success. I remember when we had not a bus and before Covid it was a private service. A lot of people worked very hard. I compliment Michael Moroney in the council and his team. It is a major success. There is one problem, and perhaps Deputy Ó Cathasaigh would like to...
- Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (11 Jun 2024)
Mattie McGrath: Tá an clog stoptha. Cad a tharla don chlog?
- Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (11 Jun 2024)
Mattie McGrath: It is on strike. It got a shock when the election was up.
- Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (11 Jun 2024)
Mattie McGrath: Stop the clocks. I succeed in a lot of things, but anyway.
- Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (11 Jun 2024)
Mattie McGrath: Maybe the Minister is doing it. I will continue. I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle. Bhí mé ag féachaint ar an gclog so gabhaim buíochas léi. I was speaking of the whole issue of traffic calming and cycle lanes. I have it in Tipperary now. It has become ridiculous. We had a lovely road going from Cashel to Cathair Dúin Iascaigh. My goodness, €1.5...
- Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (11 Jun 2024)
Mattie McGrath: I am just saying the RSA should be involved in these issues as well. A holistic approach is needed, not big, crude plans. Concrete aprons and high kerbs are being put in. If people hit them, they are in fierce trouble. They are crude. There is talk about aesthetics. Masses of concrete laid out as a ready-mix with a machine is no more aesthetically sensible or pleasing than anything....
- Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (11 Jun 2024)
Mattie McGrath: I will finish. Mar fhocal scoir, I am thankful we are an agricultural country, unless the Deputies in the Green Party want to quench the farming and we will all be reading I do not know what.