Results 12,361-12,380 of 20,894 for speaker:Mattie McGrath
- Questions on Proposed Legislation (19 Oct 2016)
Mattie McGrath: Tá ceist agam don Taoiseach nó don Aire, an Teachta Humphreys. In the budget, funding for the Irish language, the arts and such issues was cut drastically. According to Conradh na Gaeilge, the budgets of Foras na Gaeilge and Údarás na Gaeltachta have been cut by 50% since 2008. Seachtain na Gaeilge has no funding to run its operational programme for 2017 and is rud...
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant (19 Oct 2016)
Mattie McGrath: 74. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if all rights and opportunities in terms of access to housing adaptation grants are extending to those who have been diagnosed with autism or who are on the autistic spectrum, considering that in the disabilities Act it is classed as a sensory disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30998/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disabled Drivers Permits (19 Oct 2016)
Mattie McGrath: 162. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if all rights and opportunities in terms of access to disabled parking for carers, and so on, will be extended to those who have been diagnosed with autism, or who are on the autistic spectrum, considering that in the disabilities Act it is classed as a sensory disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30998/16]
- Funding for Education: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2016)
Mattie McGrath: You have good stomachs all right. You stomached a lot with the Blueshirts.
- Funding for Education: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2016)
Mattie McGrath: I am glad to be able to speak on this motion tonight. It is a bit rich coming from the Labour Party. It was founded in my own town of Clonmel.
- Funding for Education: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2016)
Mattie McGrath: How many ships did Deputy Howlin jump?
- Funding for Education: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2016)
Mattie McGrath: The Labour Party is shipwrecked. It has lost the ship and lost the party.
- Funding for Education: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2016)
Mattie McGrath: Can I continue?
- Funding for Education: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2016)
Mattie McGrath: He cannot take the medicine. The Labour Party could not hold a conference in Clonmel three years ago. It was founded in Clonmel as a party of the people, the ordinary working man. They got into bed with the blue shirts and now we only have the Minister of State, Deputy Halligan, over here-----
- Funding for Education: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2016)
Mattie McGrath: I am, but I am being interrupted.
- Funding for Education: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2016)
Mattie McGrath: I am being interrupted. I am surprised that the Labour Party has the audacity to propose this motion.
- Funding for Education: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2016)
Mattie McGrath: I am looking at the Acting Chairman, not at the Minister of State. Tá mé ag feachaint ar an gCathaoirleach. I am speaking through the Chair. Tá mé ag déanamh mo dhícheall. The Labour Party put down this motion having spent five years in Government when FEMPI legislation went through and the Labour Party did not vote for it. Its members blamed others for...
- Funding for Education: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2016)
Mattie McGrath: Will the Acting Chairman give me 30 seconds because Deputy Howlin interrupted?
- Funding for Education: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2016)
Mattie McGrath: Deputy Howlin interrupted.
- Funding for Education: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2016)
Mattie McGrath: Deputy Howlin cannot bear the truth.
- Funding for Education: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2016)
Mattie McGrath: I will finish.
- Funding for Education: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2016)
Mattie McGrath: The Labour Party has a brass neck to come in here and put down this motion when it persecuted the people and brought in-----
- Funding for Education: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2016)
Mattie McGrath: -----when it said it would burn the bondholders, what did it do?
- Funding for Education: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2016)
Mattie McGrath: It was Labour's way and Frankfurt's way. It persecuted the people and got into bed with the Taoiseach, Deputy Enda Kenny, and Ms Merkel.
- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Citizens Assembly (18 Oct 2016)
Mattie McGrath: 133. To ask the Taoiseach the schedule of which topics to be discussed at the upcoming Citizens Assembly and, specifically, when the discussion regarding the eighth amendment is expected to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30549/16]