Results 10,101-10,120 of 20,731 for speaker:Mattie McGrath
- Finance Bill 2017: From the Seanad (13 Dec 2017)
Mattie McGrath: I withdraw that so. I was talking about small business people and the Minister came back to say he was blocking a loophole. This loophole is completely different. What I was looking for related to small businesses and transactions involving families or the private entrepreneurs we badly need to keep in our rural towns and villages. By rural towns and villages, I mean places in Kildare...
- Finance Bill 2017: From the Seanad (13 Dec 2017)
Mattie McGrath: The big horse interests are buying up everything as well and must be looked at. Deputy Fitzmaurice and I put an amendment on a plate for the Government on that but it would not touch it. It should have. They will not sell the property to the farmer or the house back to the family for the same price or 70% of the cost when they came up with it through family and borrowings, but they sold it...
- Finance Bill 2017: From the Seanad (13 Dec 2017)
Mattie McGrath: I am not. I would not do that to the Leas-Cheann Comhairle at this hour of the night.
- Finance Bill 2017: From the Seanad (13 Dec 2017)
Mattie McGrath: I know he has a party on tonight.
- Finance Bill 2017: From the Seanad (13 Dec 2017)
Mattie McGrath: Good man.
- Finance Bill 2017: From the Seanad (13 Dec 2017)
Mattie McGrath: I will.
- Finance Bill 2017: From the Seanad (13 Dec 2017)
Mattie McGrath: I withdraw that. I know the Leas-Cheann Comhairle is here most nights as late as me.
- Finance Bill 2017: From the Seanad (13 Dec 2017)
Mattie McGrath: I accept that. I will conclude. Ample opportunity was there with the amendments put down and we would not be here talking about this tonight only for Department of Finance officials and the Seanad sending it back here to us. That is the value of having the Seanad. We have an opportunity to comment on the other issues on which Deputy Fitzmaurice and I put down amendments to give some...
- Finance Bill 2017: From the Seanad (13 Dec 2017)
Mattie McGrath: Homeless.
- Finance Bill 2017: From the Seanad (13 Dec 2017)
Mattie McGrath: Hear, hear.
- Finance Bill 2017: From the Seanad (13 Dec 2017)
Mattie McGrath: Of course, it is about them.
- Finance Bill 2017: From the Seanad (13 Dec 2017)
Mattie McGrath: I thank the Minister for his assurances but how can he assure us that there was no loss to the State during the period when this loophole existed? Deputy Fitzmaurice and I tabled an amendment on budget night and appealed to the Minister and to other parties on behalf of small businesses, shop keepers and whatever. We talk about the rejuvenation of rural Ireland and of towns and villages but...
- Finance Bill 2017: From the Seanad (13 Dec 2017)
Mattie McGrath: Yes, but I am not finished. We are all in a hurry but the hurry goes off us the same as it comes on us.
- Finance Bill 2017: From the Seanad (13 Dec 2017)
Mattie McGrath: It is relevant.
- Finance Bill 2017: From the Seanad (13 Dec 2017)
Mattie McGrath: It is not repetition.
- Finance Bill 2017: From the Seanad (13 Dec 2017)
Mattie McGrath: What are we repeating? I am entitled under the-----
- Finance Bill 2017: From the Seanad (13 Dec 2017)
Mattie McGrath: Thank you. We want support for these ordinary people, ordinary families and ordinary business people who put their hands in their pockets, borrowed as much as they could and perhaps had support from families. Some may also have had some money from the credit union thrown in. We are not talking about the Four Roads to Glenamaddy, like the former Taoiseach announced in Edgeworthstown one...
- Finance Bill 2017: From the Seanad (13 Dec 2017)
Mattie McGrath: I thank the Department officials for spotting this. There was much debate and many amendments in the Chamber from Deputies Fitzmaurice and Michael McGrath and myself about the whole stamp duty issue in respect of land and property. I have dealt with those real estate investment trusts, REITs and such operations. I said at the time that they were Ponzi schemes. We had huge opportunities to...
- Finance Bill 2017: From the Seanad (13 Dec 2017)
Mattie McGrath: Never forget Kerry.
- Finance Bill 2017: From the Seanad (13 Dec 2017)
Mattie McGrath: On a point of order-----