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Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Mattie McGrath: On a point of information------

Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Mattie McGrath: No, it will be later.

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2013)

Mattie McGrath: That is an insult. They never sat in stations. They were out talking to the public.

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2013)

Mattie McGrath: I hope the Taoiseach had the opportunity to hear the passionate words of Father Michael Cusack on RTE last Saturday. The Taoiseach was away on very serious business in London but I hope somebody relayed Father Cusack's words to him. With the lack of basic equipment, the withdrawal of Garda vehicles and the lack of access to information and communication technology, morale is at an all-time...

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2013)

Mattie McGrath: ----are contributing to an all-time low in morale. I ask the Taoiseach and his colleagues to listen to the Garda Síochána. The Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Shatter, refuses to listen to them and demonises them, saying that the GRA has "form". This is different and anyone who watched the rally last night could clearly see the frustration on the faces of all of the...

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2013)

Mattie McGrath: The Taoiseach needs to show it.

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2013)

Mattie McGrath: He left them waiting for over an hour for a meeting.

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2013)

Mattie McGrath: They have no telephones.

Finance Bill 2013: Second Stage (19 Feb 2013)

Mattie McGrath: If it is not being paid, it should be. I do not want to frighten them away from our shores because we need them. I am a small-scale entrepreneur and I know that we need stimulation and initiatives. Above all, we need our people at work. They must have dignity and be respected for what they do. At this time, the people of Ireland need hope and a vision for the future in order to get rid...

Finance Bill 2013: Second Stage (19 Feb 2013)

Mattie McGrath: I am pleased to speak on the Finance Bill 2013. As I did this morning on the Order of Business, I object to the time the Bill was introduced tonight. It is disappointing. I recognise the Minister has a heavy schedule, and I understand he wanted to be here, but perhaps we should have moved to London with him for the next three days to debate it there or, more appropriately, we should have...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (19 Feb 2013)

Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance the hourly rate and the amount that has been paid to date to the Joint Special Liquidators appointed by him to liquidate the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, formerly Anglo Irish bank under the provisions of the Irish bank Resolution Corporation Act 2013; the way this hourly rate compares with other countries in the EU; his views on the often exorbitant rates...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Ombudsman (19 Feb 2013)

Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of levies paid by each credit institution to the Financial Services Ombudsman in 2010, 2011 and 2012 [8799/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Ombudsman (19 Feb 2013)

Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of fines imposed on each credit institution, including compensation awards, by the Financial Services Ombudsman in 2010, 2011 and 2012. [8987/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (19 Feb 2013)

Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of loans that have been provided to and agreed directly with approved housing bodies by the Housing Finance Agency in the provision of new finance for social housing; the number of homes that have been completed with such finance to date in view of the fact that almost 100,000 households are in need of social...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (19 Feb 2013)

Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the current indefinite detention of a person (details supplied); the circumstances of their detention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8674/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Committals (19 Feb 2013)

Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of business persons jailed for contempt of court for each of the past five years [8675/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (19 Feb 2013)

Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the costs to the State of the jailing of persons for contempt of court. [8676/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Committals (19 Feb 2013)

Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the circumstances of the detention last year of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8677/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (19 Feb 2013)

Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Health his views on alcohol addiction (details supplied) [8345/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (19 Feb 2013)

Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request Bus Éireann to reinstate the the discontinued bus service at Raheen/Burncoat/Kilbehany along the Cork to Dublin bus route due to the considerable inconvenience caused to rural users of that service. [8244/13]