Results 16,401-16,420 of 27,945 for speaker:Michael McGrath
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Michael McGrath: Deputy Stagg does not like listening to the truth.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Michael McGrath: The truth of the matter is-----
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Michael McGrath: People want to hear solutions.
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Michael McGrath: They want us to debate rationally-----
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Michael McGrath: -----what is a major crisis facing the country.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Michael McGrath: All we will get from Deputy Stagg is a rant, obviously. It is pathetic.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Michael McGrath: People are homeless, and all that Deputy Stagg is doing is throwing mud across the floor. It is pathetic.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Michael McGrath: Deputy Stagg sums up the arrogance of the Government on this issue. He will not even listen to the truth. The reality is-----
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Michael McGrath: In my constituency, the rent cap for a family with two children is €725. There is not a house to be had-----
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Michael McGrath: -----for less than €1,200. That gap is not being bridged on a day-to-day basis by the community welfare officer, CWO. The Tánaiste is referring to the tenancy protection scheme that is in place in Dublin city-----
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Michael McGrath: -----and Cork city.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Michael McGrath: It is not happening on the ground, Tánaiste. That is the truth.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Michael McGrath: Lashing out at landlords will not solve the problem. They will charge what they can. That is the reality.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Michael McGrath: We support rent certainty.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Michael McGrath: Deputy Cowen has produced a comprehensive document on the issue. If Government Deputies wish to discuss the record, the reality is that, in 2009, some €670 million was given to local authorities for social housing investment. Last year, the figure was €88 million. There are 4,000 local authority homes still boarded up. I know my own area best. In Cork city and county, there...
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Michael McGrath: Two hundred out of 700. That is the truth. In her response, the Tánaiste ignored the issue of supply, to which I dedicated much of my time when putting my questions to her. Will we examine why the cost of building in Ireland is so high and the funding model? The State's response has been abysmal. At €500 million, it is a Mickey Mouse fund and is still not available. I am...
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Michael McGrath: It will not work. It is making non-viable projects even less viable. Let us give people some hope. Let us discuss solutions-----
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Michael McGrath: -----and what can be done with the rent supplement scheme, rent certainty and increasing supply. There are bottlenecks. The situation is only going from bad to worse. It will not improve. Leaking this, that and the other everyday about what the Government is considering doing is of no consequence or use to people who are facing into homeless, are homeless or have been ten years on local...
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Michael McGrath: The Tánaiste did.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)
Michael McGrath: I said that they would charge what they liked. That is the reality.