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- Other Questions: Judicial Appointments (2 Apr 2015)
Mattie McGrath: They are meant to be.
- Other Questions: Judicial Appointments (2 Apr 2015)
Mattie McGrath: I am not happy with the Minister's reply. I am not making a blanket criticism of judges. I am saying there are serious question marks over some business in the financial courts. I visited an unfortunate farmer from County Carlow in jail recently. He was freed after 15 days under habeas corpus. He would not be freed if he was in proper circumstances, so that is a situation. A good number...
- Other Questions: Judicial Appointments (2 Apr 2015)
Mattie McGrath: I accept fully that if courts are going to be disturbed or upset, we cannot have that. Justice has to be done in public and be seen to be done in public. Justice behind closed doors is not proper justice. There are serious question marks about certain cases, including a case that is in the Court of Appeal today involving another farmer who has been imprisoned on foot of a warrant. Many of...
- Other Questions: Judicial Appointments (2 Apr 2015)
Mattie McGrath: I will furnish the Minister with the details.
- Other Questions: Judicial Appointments (2 Apr 2015)
Mattie McGrath: I would not make them only for I had them tracked.
- Residential Mortgage Interest Rates: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 Apr 2015)
Mattie McGrath: Tell me about it.
- Residential Mortgage Interest Rates: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 Apr 2015)
Mattie McGrath: They are not getting them.
- Residential Mortgage Interest Rates: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 Apr 2015)
Mattie McGrath: Porkies.
- Residential Mortgage Interest Rates: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 Apr 2015)
Mattie McGrath: Shame.
- Residential Mortgage Interest Rates: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 Apr 2015)
Mattie McGrath: Yes.
- Residential Mortgage Interest Rates: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 Apr 2015)
Mattie McGrath: Well done.
- Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Network (1 Apr 2015)
Mattie McGrath: Go raibh maith agat.
- Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Network (1 Apr 2015)
Mattie McGrath: The Minister of State is from rural Ireland and he understands. If it was not the intention of the letter, why was it sent? Why were people told to reply via freepost? When something is sent via freepost, the postmistress or postmaster gets nothing for it. This is a concerted attack on post offices. I welcome the fact a report is being worked on but the Department of Social Protection...
- Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Network (1 Apr 2015)
Mattie McGrath: We accept that.
- Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Network (1 Apr 2015)
Mattie McGrath: Maith an fear.
- Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Network (1 Apr 2015)
Mattie McGrath: Gach lá.
- Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Network (1 Apr 2015)
Mattie McGrath: Empower them then.
- Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Network (1 Apr 2015)
Mattie McGrath: It should be stopped.
- Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Network (1 Apr 2015)
Mattie McGrath: It should not have been sent.
- Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Network (1 Apr 2015)
Mattie McGrath: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House. I am very concerned. I hope he will be like the previous Minister of State, who got rid of the script and spoke honestly. He knows, given where he comes from, that post offices are the vital lifeblood of rural Ireland. Deputy Healy-Rae tabled his topical debate at the same time as me and he is also very anxious about it. I have...