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- Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: We should give the Tánaiste a medal.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: That is because the Government threatened a 7% pay cut.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: And the Government compromises.
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Status (18 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the current position with the Burncourt Regional Water Treatment System in South Tipperary; if the residents of this area who are subjected to using bottled water due to the condition of the water will be exempt from water charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18125/13]
- Statute of Limitations (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (17 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: I too am delighted to contribute to the debate on the Bill. I compliment Deputy Ó Caoláin on his persistence in championing the cause of those victims who fought long and hard to see this day dawn. It is a pity that so many previous Governments, Members of the Oireachtas and the HSE ignored this long-standing problem. It is sad that so many of the victims have gone to their...
- Order of Business (17 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: We are on a roll here because previous speakers all received positive replies. I am concerned with regard to the negative impact the local government Bill is going to have on local development companies. Deputy O'Dea inquired about county enterprise boards. I am of the view that it is very retrograde step to take these out of communities and force them into local authorities. What is the...
- Order of Business (17 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: It will be an awfully long session altogether.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: Big Phil was not going to wait for that.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: And you wanted more.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: Divide and conquer.
- Defence Forces (Second World War Amnesty and Immunity) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: I am coming back to the debate but it is all relative to the times we are in. Those soldiers who deserted were put into penury. Today, we have seen - and the Acting Chairman may try to stop me again - the Croke Park agreement being rejected. Why would it not be, however, because of the misery we are visiting on our people?
- Defence Forces (Second World War Amnesty and Immunity) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: Yes, I am trying to stick to the debate. As I said, I believe this is a German attack on our nation but this time with money. We had to save the banks to save the euro and I remember discussing it with the former Minister for Finance, the late Brian Lenihan, at the time. To have come home that night and left the deal on the table, they would have been on the next plane here after us and we...
- Defence Forces (Second World War Amnesty and Immunity) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: All politics is relative and it is very relevant at this time.
- Defence Forces (Second World War Amnesty and Immunity) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: I am pleased to be able to speak on the Defence Forces (Second World War Amnesty and Immunity) Bill 2012. It is easy to be wise in hindsight and we all learn from the mistakes of the past. We also have a better understanding now of the terrible tough economic times for those from all walks of life. The Bill provides for the granting of an amnesty and immunity from prosecution where...
- Order of Business (16 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: I too want to add my weight to the call for a debate on the most serous issue of the Croke Park II agreement ballot today because it is important. Where will the Government find the €1 billion otherwise if we do not have a proper debate? It is no wonder the agreement was rejected. Is the Taoiseach aware that under the health (private patient charges) Bill anybody in receipt of...
- Order of Business (16 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: The health (private patient charges) Bill. It is another charge that has been slipped in similar to the carbon tax. I refer to the Central Bank consolidation Bill. We still have no idea about the guidelines that will be used for personal insolvency but the Central Bank seems to be doing everything it wants to secure the banks while to hell with the people, whether it is private business...
- Order of Business (16 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: He will get no answer from the Government.
- Order of Business (16 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: He threatened it.
- Leaders’ Questions (16 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: I express sympathy on behalf of Independents to the people of Boston, where many of the Irish diaspora live. I condemn what happened yesterday and I know no effort will be spared in bringing the perpetrators of that heinous crime to justice. A joyous occasion of sport should always escape warfare. I am sure Deputy Tom Hayes will not mind if I say that we welcome any political party to...
- Leaders’ Questions (16 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: Last week, a former IMF mission chief to Ireland, Mr. Ashoka Mody, stated that complete reliance on austerity was not reasonable and the construct for Ireland's rescue was wrong. These are plain and simple words, used in a moment of unusual honesty and humility and confirming what many observers have come to recognise. Austerity works, but only at the expense of hundreds of thousands of...