Results 10,241-10,260 of 20,875 for speaker:Mattie McGrath
- Finance Bill 2017: From the Seanad (13 Dec 2017)
Mattie McGrath: Can I respond?
- Finance Bill 2017: From the Seanad (13 Dec 2017)
Mattie McGrath: Of course, it is about the recommendation and shares deriving value from immovable property in the State. We have a lot of immovable property in the State in the formation of land mass and farms, which Deputy Fitzmaurice spoke about. The Minister did not answer the question he was asked by Deputy Fitzmaurice which was whether it was true that these people have open access to his Department....
- Finance Bill 2017: From the Seanad (13 Dec 2017)
Mattie McGrath: I am sorry if he did.
- Finance Bill 2017: From the Seanad (13 Dec 2017)
Mattie McGrath: I accept that. I did not hear. I was looking at the recommendation which the Leas-Cheann Comhairle said was not relevant to scrutinise it. It is about property situated in the State. The Minister is misleading the House and me. I did not ask him for that.
- 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-----