Results 9,321-9,340 of 20,725 for speaker:Mattie McGrath
- Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 May 2018)
Mattie McGrath: They have been killed. They died because of neglect on the part of the HSE.
- Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 May 2018)
Mattie McGrath: I am continuing. I am just putting in context what the Minister is trying to do.
- Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 May 2018)
Mattie McGrath: I am thinking about that but I have not heard any response from him at the committee or anywhere else. I have tried to discuss this with him privately and at different fora but he has not been prepared to do so. He is hell bent on passing this legislation. It is his swan song, especially coming up to the two-year anniversary of his appointment to ministerial office, which is very important...
- Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 May 2018)
Mattie McGrath: I too am pleased to be able to speak here tonight.
- Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 May 2018)
Mattie McGrath: Déanfaidh mé mo dhícheall, an dtuigeann an Leas-Cheann Comhairle é sin?
- Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 May 2018)
Mattie McGrath: Maith an fear. I have regarded the Minister as a friend of mine for many years but I am literally appalled at how the Minister has stooped to a new low in this Parliament in how he has described us. We are trying to represent our constituents as best we can. The Minister and the quango queen, Liz O'Donnell, came out last weekend, during the week and again today-----
- Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 May 2018)
Mattie McGrath: She is a former Teachta Dála but she is chairperson of the Road Safety Authority. She took it upon herself to attack us for doing our duty.
- Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 May 2018)
Mattie McGrath: Tuigeann an Leas-Cheann Comhairle an fáth go bhfuil mé ag rá é sin. She chose it. I did not mention her the last time I spoke so this is not repetition. This is the first time, an chéad uair. The following comments were apparently made by the Minister today. I have seen them in the print media and other media as well: "A number of rural TDs have opposed the...
- Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 May 2018)
Mattie McGrath: On a one-way ticket.
- Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 May 2018)
Mattie McGrath: What he is saying is factual.
- Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 May 2018)
Mattie McGrath: With the Acting Chairman's co-operation, if she does not mind, I would ask her to let Deputy Healy-Rae go first.
- Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (2 May 2018)
Mattie McGrath: I am. I have just two questions. When will it be enacted and when will it be evaluated?
- Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (2 May 2018)
Mattie McGrath: He did not say when it will be enacted.
- Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (2 May 2018)
Mattie McGrath: I wish to make a further comment on it.
- Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (2 May 2018)
Mattie McGrath: It is agreed. We are supporting it.
- Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (2 May 2018)
Mattie McGrath: I do, with your indulgence, Acting Chairman. The members of the Rural Independent Group are supportive of this. Any right-thinking Member or person would be supportive of it. As I said, several enactments are being amended, some of which are rather old. The criminal justice legislation is only from this year but this Bill is also relevant to section 30 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977....
- Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (2 May 2018)
Mattie McGrath: I am dealing with the amendment. This is a wrap-up.
- Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (2 May 2018)
Mattie McGrath: I have dealt with the amendments and the different Acts that we are pulling together with advice from the OECD and others. The idea is to provide a basic Bill and the tools of the trade for An Garda Síochána and our prosecutors.
- Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (2 May 2018)
Mattie McGrath: I understand that you only came in and that we are nearly finished. I understand your difficulty, Acting Chairman. I am not trying to be obstreperous. I am simply saying that I welcome it.
- Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (2 May 2018)
Mattie McGrath: I am wishing the Bill well and I am looking for an evaluation to be held in six months. I asked the Minister when he expected the legislation to be enacted earlier but he did not answered me. He might clarify that. I am also seeking an evaluation on how it will impact----