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- Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: I am. I am pointing out that when one gets away with robbing millions it is easy to rob thousands from people. The figures are in the Minister of State's speech. This is unbelievable. Surely if it is too costly to post cheques to people they could be given it in cash over the counter. When people tried to pay their household charge with cash it was refused. The Government and agencies...
- Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: I am delighted the Acting Chairman, Deputy Tom Hayes, is in the Chair to give me an easy run when I am speaking. He is a fellow Tipperary man. It will not be very hard at all and I will try to be as compliant as possible seeing that we have present the more polite Minister in the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. I have said this to him personally and...
- Order of Business (24 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: On the Water Services (Amendment) Bill, I ask the Taoiseach - I am glad the Minister is in the Chamber - if the Government will make any effort to ensure small contractors and self-employed persons-----
- Order of Business (24 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: It is not. It is very important to have a debate on the issue.
- Order of Business (24 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: Of course, it has. There was a promise that small contractors-----
- Order of Business (24 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: On the Children First Bill, the Government has ignored the Supreme Court's decision. Where is the Bill? When will the Government address the Supreme Court's decision in the McCrystal case?
- Order of Business (24 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: The Taoiseach will be the former Fine Gael man very soon.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: Does the Taoiseach intend to stand over the cowardice on the part of the Minister? The then Minister for Finance, Deputy Lenihan, God be good to him, said if they would not do it themselves that he would legislate for it.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: Will he legislate for it or stop this outrageous charade that is going on in the Burlington Hotel today and all over our country? Have we become a refuge for failed bankers from other countries?
- Leaders' Questions (24 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: The Taoiseach is good at it himself.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: History.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: What else is it?
- Leaders' Questions (24 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: The Taoiseach has a short memory. I remember he and his party voting-----
- Leaders' Questions (24 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: Can I speak? I have always acknowledged that I made a mistake in voting for the bank guarantee but the Taoiseach voted for-----
- Leaders' Questions (24 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: It does not make it okay.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: I am; I am just correcting the record and stating the facts. The Taoiseach and all those on his Front Bench and his backbenchers or those who were Members at the time, voted for it.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: Unlike his colleagues, the sheep on the Labour Party benches are making noises, but what will they do? What action will they take?
- Leaders' Questions (24 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: How can the Taoiseach or the Minister, Deputy Noonan, possibly retain any shred of credibility? The Minister has a 15% shareholding in the bank on behalf taxpayers and he had the opportunity to do something today. We have once again put the fox in charge of the chickens. We have once again exposed ourselves to the charge that we are not really serious about banking reform. It is indefensible.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: I have one question. Is the Government beholden to Mr. Boucher?
- Leaders' Questions (24 Apr 2013)
Mattie McGrath: He gave the Government a dig out last year in regard to the promissory notes. Is the Government totally beholden to him? Is the Government to be beholden to him or to the troika, our European colleagues?