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- Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)
Mattie McGrath: There are probably many others. Now that they have been omitted by the Department in the-----
- Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)
Mattie McGrath: There is a disconnect between the Department and local authorities. Will the Taoiseach clarify the position on this as it is important for the householders who live in unfinished estates?
- Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)
Mattie McGrath: It is pertinent to the Bill we are taking on Friday. On Monday, we heard, with great fanfare, the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government announce that 25% of the jobs to be created by water metering would be given to the unemployed and local small businesses. However, I have a letter in my possession from a small business-----
- Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)
Mattie McGrath: It seems that to get a contract for water metering, the business must have a minimum turnover threshold of €400,000 over the past number of years.
- Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)
Mattie McGrath: I have but I did not get any answer.
- Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)
Mattie McGrath: It is on the Order of Business. The Water Services Bill and Bord Uisce are being rushed through.
- Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)
Mattie McGrath: I am asking the Minister, Deputy Hogan, to be fair and honest with people and not lead them astray----
- Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)
Mattie McGrath: -----applying for jobs that they cannot get because they do not have a turnover of €500,000.
- Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)
Mattie McGrath: Is it a big boys' club?
- Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2013)
Mattie McGrath: It is blaming people.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2013)
Mattie McGrath: When will the Taoiseach act on the mandate he received from the people over two years ago, be a man and stand up for what he believes in and what he promised the people, and not blame everything on the past Government? I heard John Dolan of the Disability Federation of Ireland on radio this morning. The Taoiseach had a path worn going over and back to Buswell's Hotel to meet him and make...
- Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2013)
Mattie McGrath: No, I am not.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2013)
Mattie McGrath: I am sure the Taoiseach does not mind ignoring the Supreme Court. He ignored the Supreme Court on the children's referendum. He is still ignoring it.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2013)
Mattie McGrath: It would suit the Taoiseach.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2013)
Mattie McGrath: He has four months to do it. We will all help him.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2013)
Mattie McGrath: Like the money for mental health services that was ring-fenced.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2013)
Mattie McGrath: Yesterday?
- Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2013)
Mattie McGrath: It boggles me to hear the Taoiseach refer to a sunset clause because this cohort of 5,000 people will never see sunrise or sunset. They will be locked in their homes. This was a very specialised grant. The legal issue has been known for five years. The Ombudsman brought it to the last Government's attention. The Taoiseach promised a new era of transparency. He has known about this for...
- Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2013)
Mattie McGrath: To make it worse, the backbenchers over there-----
- Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2013)
Mattie McGrath: I will talk to the Chair. The backbenchers over there knew about this for two days or more. They knew this was coming. They knew it last summer so they should have put it to bed once and for all. Will the Taoiseach find the moral courage to stand up to his officials who are pushing this on him? He is too weak to resist.