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- Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (10 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: I am not finished. The amendment proposes to delete "an unborn human life" and substitute "a pregnancy". All the words put in here are there for one reason, which is to make this Bill more liberal. They will use any means, foul or fair, as if the Savita issue was not bad enough, to hijack it for personal gain and support a push for this liberal law. The Minister said he could stay here...
- Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (10 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: I wish to refer to amendment No. 18, which seeks to delete "which has regard to the need to preserve unborn human life as far as practicable” and substitute “which has regard to the need to preserve unborn human life as far as practicable and with due regard to the right to life of the woman". I sat through the hearings and heard all the contributions with my own ears; there...
- Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (10 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: On a point of order, I think our eminent friends in the Press Gallery can do a good job in relaying to the public what we are saying. We depended on them years ago before there was any broadcasting.
- Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (10 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: No problem.
- Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (10 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: We can hear the Deputy.
- Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (10 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: Report Stage.
- Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (10 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: On a point of order, I received a letter this morning about amendment No. 3.
- Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (10 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: It is in that grouping.
- Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (10 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: I know it is not.
- Order of Business (10 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: I am ready and willing, a Cheann Comhairle. My first question relates to the electoral (amendment) (referendum spending and miscellaneous provisions) Bill. I am glad the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs is here as I raise this issue. We had a unanimous Supreme Court decision last November regarding the misspending of money by Government in the campaign leading up to the referendum...
- Order of Business (10 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: There has been no debate in this House on the issues arising from that unanimous decision of the Supreme Court. Does the Government intend to ignore it?
- Order of Business (10 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: The Government is simply ignoring it.
- Order of Business (10 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: I have a second question, if the Ceann Comhairle will allow it.
- Order of Business (10 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: Perhaps I will not ask it, after all.
- Order of Business (10 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: I want a proper answer to both questions, not one half-answer and the second question ignored. When is it proposed to publish the criminal procedure Bill to provide for the reform of pre-trial processes? There are people throughout the country whose mortgages are in negative equity. Houses are being repossessed and people being beaten up in their homes-----
- Order of Business (10 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: People are aghast at what is happening. When will the Bill be introduced to bring some clarity to court procedures?
- Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: I want to support Deputy Naughten's amendment. It is a matter of concern that regulations or statutory instruments could be passed without coming before the House. That is my worry.
- Report on Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration: Statements (Resumed) (9 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: I too am delighted to contribute to the debate and compliment and thank the Chairman of the joint committee, Deputy Andrew Doyle, the secretariat and all committee members, of whom I was one, for a hard year's work and investigations in putting together the report. Article 10 of Bunreacht na hÉireann states: "All natural resources, including the air and all forms of potential energy,...
- Mortgage Arrears Proposals: Motion [Private Members] (9 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: Unfortunately, my time is up. This is complete fraud what the Minister is portraying to the people. He is allowing the banks to do what they like. Why would they not do so when the Minister is going off with his petty statements or whatever? As I stated previously, what the Minister is doing to the banks is like rubbing Vaseline into a fat sow's belly. He is allowing them do what they...
- Mortgage Arrears Proposals: Motion [Private Members] (9 Jul 2013)
Mattie McGrath: I rise to support the motion and compliment the proposers on it. Both Fine Gael and the Labour Party said in the programme for Government that they would get tough with the banks. It is another broken promise. MABS is at the coalface in this work. It should be provided with more powers. We know the figures, which have been trotted out by everybody tonight. I will not repeat them. I...