Results 14,201-14,220 of 20,746 for speaker:Mattie McGrath
- Order of Business (20 Jan 2015)
Mattie McGrath: I wish to ask the Taoiseach about two items of legislation, the first of which is the scrap and precious metals Bill. It has been promised twice by the former Minister, Deputy Alan Shatter, and the current Minister, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, and it is important that it be enacted to give some strength to the Garda in tracing precious gold and scrap metal. On the second item, given...
- Order of Business (20 Jan 2015)
Mattie McGrath: I have done so, but I get no answers. The Cabinet might get a chance to make sure the commission it will appoint will not be interfered with this time and will be let do the job it will be appointed to do and not be interfered with by the Government.
- Order of Business (20 Jan 2015)
Mattie McGrath: No, the Taoiseach might consider it tomorrow; it is highly appropriate. Alternatively, he might pass it to his Minister of State.
- Order of Business (20 Jan 2015)
Mattie McGrath: It did not do so the last time. Will the Taoiseach answer my other question?
- Order of Business (20 Jan 2015)
Mattie McGrath: Yes, but the Government promised to bring forward its own Bill.
- Order of Business (20 Jan 2015)
Mattie McGrath: On the scrap heap, like everything else here. The Government promised to publish own Bill.
- Order of Business (20 Jan 2015)
Mattie McGrath: What happened to the Government's Bill?
- Order of Business (20 Jan 2015)
Mattie McGrath: It is banjaxed.
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Foreign Conflicts (20 Jan 2015)
Mattie McGrath: 312. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the actions her Department is taking to monitor jihadis from Britain and mainland Europe who may be using Ireland as a transit point on the way to Syria and Iraq; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2226/15]
- Order of Business (15 Jan 2015)
Mattie McGrath: I refer to the Government legislative programme for this term. I note that the water services Bill is not going away. This Bill is to address outstanding issues reflected in the Government's water services package in November 2014 and issues that went on into December before the Christmas recess. I have been informed by Irish Water that the meters will only last seven to ten years. Will...
- Order of Business (15 Jan 2015)
Mattie McGrath: -----the battery driving the technology will only last seven years - like the Tánaiste's watch?
- Order of Business (15 Jan 2015)
Mattie McGrath: Seven years maximum. Will the Tánaiste take it outside politics and appoint an independent evaluation team to ascertain whether these meters are fit for purpose?
- Order of Business (15 Jan 2015)
Mattie McGrath: Will there be another scandal? We have enough of consultants; I asked for technical experts. The Government can hardly go to the toilet without consultants.
- Order of Business (15 Jan 2015)
Mattie McGrath: It is not scaremongering.
- Order of Business (15 Jan 2015)
Mattie McGrath: I did not say they were not. I asked if the Tánaiste would appoint an independent team.
- Order of Business (15 Jan 2015)
Mattie McGrath: It will not go away.
- Order of Business (15 Jan 2015)
Mattie McGrath: Whip, whip, whip. It will be cream next.
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (15 Jan 2015)
Mattie McGrath: 27. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an assessment of the way the closure and sale of Garda stations in County Tipperary have impacted the local communities they previously served; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1277/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (15 Jan 2015)
Mattie McGrath: 37. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on her Department's efforts and the Garda Síochána's efforts to combat the theft of scrap and precious metal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1276/15]
- Order of Business (14 Jan 2015)
Mattie McGrath: Will the Taoiseach give an explanation for, or time for a debate on, the appointment of Goldman Sachs to advise the Government on its disposal of AIB?