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An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: An Dara Céim - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Second Stage (9 Mar 2018)

Mattie McGrath: When?

An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: An Dara Céim - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Second Stage (9 Mar 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I do not have it.

Northern Ireland: Statements (7 Mar 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I am happy to speak on Northern Ireland. It is fair to say that it is only since the onset of Brexit and the reality of what that will mean for Ireland has the position and role of the North started to receive the kind of sustained political attention it deserves and needs. We are all only too aware of the complex nature of the position in which we find ourselves. Thanks in part to our...

United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Motion (7 Mar 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I, too, welcome that we have commenced the process of ratifying the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which we first committed to ratify in 2007 when the Minister of State, Deputy Finian McGrath, was on this side of the House. I take this opportunity to commend the disability groups and, in particular, Senator John Dolan, on the work they have done over...

Sustainable Seaweed Harvesting: Motion [Private Members] (7 Mar 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Could the Minister of State not write a note to him?

Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Mar 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Ar an gcéad dul síos-----

Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Mar 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Ar an gcéad dul síos, I reject any assessment that as rural Independents or any other group, we are anti-democratic. We are not. We are elected by the people, democratic and entitled to do what we want to do. The programme for Government commits to a review of the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Act 1962 and the preparation of amendments to it. Where is this legislation? I...

Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Mar 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Of course.

Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Mar 2018)

Mattie McGrath: What about "three strikes and you are out"?

Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Mar 2018)

Mattie McGrath: A hundred times.

Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Mar 2018)

Mattie McGrath: How often?

Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Mar 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Where is the Bill?

Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Mar 2018)

Mattie McGrath: It is up to the Business Committee.

Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Mar 2018)

Mattie McGrath: It is up to the Business Committee.

Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Mar 2018)

Mattie McGrath: One day at a time-----

Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 Mar 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I, too, welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill introduced by Deputy Michael McGrath. Any effort to put manners on these so-called vulture funds is very welcome. They are vultures. Deputy Michael Noonan is on record as saying that they were needed at the time when they came here. No vulture funds are needed. The grey crows are not needed in the field of spuds or when a lamb is...

Provision of Cost-Rental Public Housing: Motion [Private Members] (6 Mar 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Ba mhaith liom cúpla focal a rá agus ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas a ghabháil leis an gComhaontas Glas. I am delighted to be able to speak here tonight on the motion but I am tired of speaking on such motions, even if it is a very good one. This is because of the inaction of the Government and the inability of this Government, the last one and, to some extent, the one...

Order of Business (6 Mar 2018)

Mattie McGrath: Vótáil.

Order of Business (6 Mar 2018)

Mattie McGrath: It is not agreed.

Order of Business (6 Mar 2018)

Mattie McGrath: It is not agreed. Unfortunately, we are just running futa fata here. But for the weather, we would have been discussing this today, tomorrow and late on Thursday night. It did not matter about the Supreme Court decision originally. From what happened last week I knew what was going to happen today. The Government called an emergency meeting of the Business Committee to deal with the...