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- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Severe Weather Events (12 Jul 2018)
Mattie McGrath: Show me the money.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Severe Weather Events (12 Jul 2018)
Mattie McGrath: The Minister is out of touch.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Severe Weather Events (12 Jul 2018)
Mattie McGrath: Out of touch.
- Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)
Mattie McGrath: I understand that Deputy O'Dea has received legal advice and I will defer to that. It is a very difficult area of legislation and I declare an interest as an employer myself. It is very difficult for SMEs. Any changes we make, however technical, can have many implications for small businesses and employer-employee relationships. Most employers and their employees, especially small ones,...
- Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (11 Jul 2018)
Mattie McGrath: I welcome this announcement by the Minister, even if it is several years overdue. I am disappointed he is not here this evening. Many of us on this side of the House have long recognised the importance of carers to Irish society and we have not sought to have their access to basic care hindered by a lack of focus and a lack of priority, as was the case with the Minister, Deputy Harris. I...
- Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (11 Jul 2018)
Mattie McGrath: I could say a lot more but I will hold my tongue. He had other political priorities occupying his time. So be it. The proposal to extend free GP coverage to those in receipt of carer's allowance and carer's benefit is part of a phased expansion of coverage to different groups and that is something that can also be broadly welcomed. We note, however, that since the introduction of free...
- Implications of Brexit for Irish Ports: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Jul 2018)
Mattie McGrath: I am also happy to speak to this important motion regarding the impact of Brexit on Irish ports. Brexit has an effect on so many matters. As an island and a maritime nation, we know that serious focus must be given to our ports and, in particular, our ability to trade internationally. Even in 2013, it was clear from the Government's report on competition within the Irish ports sector that...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Jul 2018)
Mattie McGrath: I raise the case of Mr. John White of Clonmel and Dublin, was a self-employed contractor who worked in Abu Dhabi. On his return to work there in September 2011, having said goodbye to his wife and three of his children at Dublin Airport, he was arrested on arrival in respect of cheques that had bounced because people who had employed him had not paid him. Mr. White was incarcerated in...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Jul 2018)
Mattie McGrath: It is a very important matter for the family and for this man, whose health is deteriorating rapidly.
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Expenditure (11 Jul 2018)
Mattie McGrath: 487. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details relating to the €210,000 payment made to a company (details supplied) in 2017 for double crew cab pick-ups; the further details regarding the payment of €372,739 for double crew cab pick-ups in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31168/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Expenditure (11 Jul 2018)
Mattie McGrath: 488. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the €759,273 paid to a company (details supplied) for a supply of all terrain vehicles in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31169/18]
- Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (10 Jul 2018)
Mattie McGrath: Where is the regulator?
- Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (10 Jul 2018)
Mattie McGrath: A jamboree.
- Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (10 Jul 2018)
Mattie McGrath: I hope it is not Puck Fair.
- Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (10 Jul 2018)
Mattie McGrath: I am delighted to speak on the Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2018 which was published on 19 June. The House is rising this week and nothing has been done about insurance during the tenure of the Minister of State or that of his predecessor or even before that. We promise and promise. We are being robbed left, right and centre. It is extortion. A person cannot go without it. He or she has...
- Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (10 Jul 2018)
Mattie McGrath: I am not. It is the Insurance (Amendment) Bill. I am nearly finished.
- Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (10 Jul 2018)
Mattie McGrath: I am just saying this is toothless, fruitless and useless like the regulators before it and like some of the Ministers.
- Companies (Statutory Audits) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (10 Jul 2018)
Mattie McGrath: I too have no big issue with the Bill. As Deputy Kelleher said, fewer than 0.5% of companies apply to the District Court on foot of late filing. However, that option is available. It is a local solution and it is not overly onerous or expensive. I know that we want to uphold the concepts of good governance and proper accounting, but I feel we are legislating here to deal with white collar...
- Order of Business (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
Mattie McGrath: Some leaders.
- Order of Business (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
Mattie McGrath: Go back to the card system.