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- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Oct 2013)
Mattie McGrath: You will be like the banshee going around-----
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Oct 2013)
Mattie McGrath: It definitely is not the old people's telephone, as the Minister has cut them all off.
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Oct 2013)
Mattie McGrath: Although the old people can never make a call again and cannot telephone the Minister, they are waiting for her.
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Oct 2013)
Mattie McGrath: They are not there any more.
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Oct 2013)
Mattie McGrath: The budget has been cut.
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Oct 2013)
Mattie McGrath: It is a farce.
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Oct 2013)
Mattie McGrath: Call her a bully.
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Oct 2013)
Mattie McGrath: It is not a democracy.
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Oct 2013)
Mattie McGrath: It is not democratic.
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Oct 2013)
Mattie McGrath: Labour Lockout 1913; 2013.
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Oct 2013)
Mattie McGrath: That is the way----
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Oct 2013)
Mattie McGrath: The Minister is playing games.
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Oct 2013)
Mattie McGrath: The Minister is playing games. She is on the merry-go-round.
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Oct 2013)
Mattie McGrath: It will be Desperate Dan this Sunday.
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Oct 2013)
Mattie McGrath: The changes under the Bill will not come into effect until 1 January.
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Oct 2013)
Mattie McGrath: I refer to sections 1 to 4, inclusive, in particular section 3 relating to household benefits. As the Minister will be aware, huge investment has been made by voluntary organisations, community alert, Muintir na Tíre and neighbourhood watch, in security for the elderly. People must have a landline to use the pendent alarm. I would say there is anything up to 1 million of them in use....
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)
Mattie McGrath: I, too, welcome the opportunity to contribute to the Second Stage debate on the Bill. However, like other speakers I am annoyed at the amount of time allocated in this regard. I know the Minister, Deputy Burton, means well and that her job is a difficult one. Not only is she under attack from her Fine Gael colleagues, but she is also under attack from her Labour Cabinet colleagues. It is...
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)
Mattie McGrath: Live horse and get grass.
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)
Mattie McGrath: Fine Gael was run out of office in 1977.
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)
Mattie McGrath: Fine Gael's manifesto.