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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: Dublin City Council (18 Jul 2014)
Mattie McGrath: I thank the Chairman for allowing me in instead of Deputy Tom Fleming. I thank our guests for coming as well. I will not rehash anything that has been said, but I watched proceedings on the last occasion from all sides, and one of Mr. Keegan's conclusions was that the integrity of the statutory event licensing framework was paramount and that he was satisfied that in its assessment of the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: Dublin City Council (18 Jul 2014)
Mattie McGrath: It is linked to the comments.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: Dublin City Council (18 Jul 2014)
Mattie McGrath: It is totally linked to the statement from Mr. Keegan about the necessity of always ensuring the integrity of the process and his statement that if a judicial review found anything untoward or that processes had not been properly followed, he would resign. This is a situation directly linked to that. Can Mr. Keegan clarify his position on the Dublin City Council planning department in 1995?...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: Dublin City Council (18 Jul 2014)
Mattie McGrath: I am following on from the concluding statement of Mr. Keegan today, when he said the decisions had to be of the utmost clarity and transparency and referred to integrity at all times.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: Dublin City Council (18 Jul 2014)
Mattie McGrath: I have the matter and I can leave it on the Order Paper.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: Dublin City Council (18 Jul 2014)
Mattie McGrath: It is pertinent to the whole discussion.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: Dublin City Council (18 Jul 2014)
Mattie McGrath: It refers to the same person. It is very important when he referred to the integrity of the process and said he would resign if a judicial review found anything different. I am citing a court judgment in a judicial review case in which the opposite was found, but he did not resign then. It was nearly five years ago. Can we take this man at his word? That is my problem. There has been...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: Dublin City Council (18 Jul 2014)
Mattie McGrath: I would not expect the good gentleman to respond to the judicial review. That is only fair play and due process, but it is evidence of where it happened that the corporation------
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: Dublin City Council (18 Jul 2014)
Mattie McGrath: Discovery orders had to be made to get reports.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: Dublin City Council (18 Jul 2014)
Mattie McGrath: That is very disappointing. What is the point in having officials if one cannot account for their whole records?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: Dublin City Council (18 Jul 2014)
Mattie McGrath: The Chairman is always on the field of play and plays well. I accept what the referee says. I am putting this court case down for the information of the House and in the public domain so that the public will know the past bad decisions and the cost to tax and ratepayers, which has been airbrushed out of history.
- Order of Business (17 Jul 2014)
Mattie McGrath: The Government should stand by the people.
- Order of Business (17 Jul 2014)
Mattie McGrath: Bring back Deputy Gilmore.
- Order of Business (17 Jul 2014)
Mattie McGrath: What has that got to do with the proposal?
- Order of Business (17 Jul 2014)
Mattie McGrath: Bring back Deputy Gilmore.
- Order of Business (17 Jul 2014)
Mattie McGrath: This is new transparency in government.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Jul 2014)
Mattie McGrath: The Government should give back the €1.2 million that was cut from disability groups.
- Disability Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Jul 2014)
Mattie McGrath: I compliment Deputy Finian McGrath and thank him for allowing me to speak on his motion. I salute him for his continuous work for those with disabilities. I welcome Mr. John Dolan and others from the Disability Federation of Ireland who are in the Public Gallery. The motion is simple and straightforward, unlike the Government's amendment which contains language that means nothing to...
- Order of Business (16 Jul 2014)
Mattie McGrath: I wish to raise with the Minister for Finance the issue of funding for Muintir na Tíre, a national organisation whose funding has been cut.
- Order of Business (16 Jul 2014)
Mattie McGrath: No. I am raising it under the consumer protection Bill because Muintir na Tíre has served lots of consumers.