Results 10,001-10,020 of 20,725 for speaker:Mattie McGrath
- Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (18 Jan 2018)
Mattie McGrath: Excuse me but the big deal is we have a system. We go to the Business Committee, agree speaking slots and abide by them. However, the Fianna Fáil Deputies are getting carried away with their great leader.
- Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (18 Jan 2018)
Mattie McGrath: We agreed the slots this morning and I expect they will be-----
- Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (18 Jan 2018)
Mattie McGrath: I will not. I am not blaming the Acting Chairman.
- Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (18 Jan 2018)
Mattie McGrath: We had agreed speaking slots.
- Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (18 Jan 2018)
Mattie McGrath: I am not. We agreed the slots in the Business Committee this morning.
- Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (18 Jan 2018)
Mattie McGrath: Who changed the list in the last hour?
- Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (18 Jan 2018)
Mattie McGrath: Who changed the list in the last hour?
- Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (18 Jan 2018)
Mattie McGrath: The list was changed.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Jan 2018)
Mattie McGrath: There is a commitment in the programme for Government on education from naionraí and pre-school to third level and fourth level. The amalgamation project between Cahir Boys' national school and Our Lady of Mercy Convent girls' school has been stuck in the bowels of the Department of Education and Skills for decades. Planning permission has been granted and the design has been agreed....
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (18 Jan 2018)
Mattie McGrath: 4. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the core priorities of his Department with respect to the ongoing challenges presented by Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2609/18]
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (18 Jan 2018)
Mattie McGrath: My apologies. I was attending a meeting of the Business Committee. What are the Minister's priorities in respect of the ongoing Brexit debate? This issue is hugely worrying for many.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (18 Jan 2018)
Mattie McGrath: I congratulate the Government on the first round of the negotiations. They were very iffy and up and down and I acknowledge that they worked out reasonably well after a lot of careful and arduous work and a bit of blunt talking. Now, however, we are down to the next phase, which is very serious. I welcome the funds announced by the Minister and the advertising because we need to see them...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (18 Jan 2018)
Mattie McGrath: There are organisations other than the IFA which represent the agriculture sector and smaller farmers as well. The Minister referred to agility. Most small business people are very agile because they have to be. It is not easy to keep an SME running and to keep all the balls in the air. They, therefore, do not need that kind of a response. The money may be advertised - many schemes are...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (18 Jan 2018)
Mattie McGrath: I missed that. I do not know what the Minister said.
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Exchequer Revenue (18 Jan 2018)
Mattie McGrath: 48. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to address concerns that a disproportionate amount of State revenue is generated in Dublin city and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2407/18]
- Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)
Mattie McGrath: I got a picture message of a box about the size of the Chair's desk with a "Do Not Touch" sticker on it. It was drug testing equipment but it could not be touched because none of the gardaí had been trained to use it. What is the Minister doing about drug-driving? I do not condone it. When he replies, I want the Minister to tell me what is being done about drug-driving. How many...
- Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)
Mattie McGrath: I am only 30 seconds over. I lost time to two interruptions. I am the final speaker before the Minister replies and I would like some leeway.
- Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)
Mattie McGrath: The new report on that incident has not been finalised by the Garda. Their lives were taken in a serious incident which was not properly investigated. The Garda Síochána has no way of getting out to the bay. I fully support the Garda and I ask the Minister to please support the force and the traffic corps, in particular.
- Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)
Mattie McGrath: They should be given the powers and the tools because when they are doing a checkpoint, if there is a robbery or something else happens nearby, they are despatched to it. The vans sit there on their merry way and they will probably get the gardaí on their way to catch the robbers if they go past a few kilometres over the speed limit.
- Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)
Mattie McGrath: I was interrupted twice.