Results 17,741-17,760 of 20,934 for speaker:Mattie McGrath
- Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: I respect the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Burton, who is trying to do her best for ordinary people. However, she is being bullied by Fine Gael. The Government recently introduced legislation which is designed to protect children's rights, mar dhea. However, what is being done in the Bill before the House is an attack on families, women, children and the very weakest in society....
- Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: With regard to the attack on child benefit, on families, on the respite grant and on carers-----
- Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: Dún do bhéal, más é do thoil é. Carers in this country do valuable work and they expect to be supported. These frightened and vulnerable people should not have been obliged to arrive at the gates of the Leinster House today, some of them with their charges in wheelchairs, in order to beg us to embarrass the Government into rowing back on this cut.
- Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: The Government rowed back on cuts to education last year and I appeal to it to row back on this one. It is taxing the humble bag of coal and funeral hearses. The next thing it will do is tax people's funeral shrouds. Those in government are messers.
- Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: They will not get away with what they are doing. They can run but they cannot hide. Go raibh maith agat.
- Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: I have a minute left. I thought my time was up.
- Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: Go raibh maith agat. The carbon tax was increased in the budget and this means the cost of a bag of coal will rise by €1.50 next May. In addition, a bale of briquettes will increase by 50 cent. People are buying single bales of briquettes in order to heat their homes for a day. This shows how badly off they are and the Minister of State and the Minister, Deputy Burton, are aware...
- Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: I appeal to those opposite to reject the Social Welfare Bill. I also appeal to the Minister to renegotiate the position and to take the money required from the rich and from those earning over €100,000 per year. Carers do a great deal of work and the cut to their respite grant should be reversed. I am proud to wear the badge of the Carer's Association each day. I notice the...
- Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: He will be back.
- Order of Business (11 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: Admit it.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (11 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the teacher refund scheme will be re-opened in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55092/12]
- Transport (Córas Iompair Éireann and Subsidiary Companies Borrowings) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: I am pleased to have an opportunity to speak on this Bill today. I regard Deputy Varadkar to be a hard-working Minister with good ideas and good intentions. This is a reasonable effort to deal with an issue that should have been dealt with years ago. At the outset, however, I note the Government has promised reform in many areas, including additional settings on Fridays. While this is not...
- Transport (Córas Iompair Éireann and Subsidiary Companies Borrowings) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: I was merely making a preamble to my contribution. The Ceann Comhairle is welcome to the House.
- Transport (Córas Iompair Éireann and Subsidiary Companies Borrowings) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: No, it was just to note that I was confused about what was happening.
- Transport (Córas Iompair Éireann and Subsidiary Companies Borrowings) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: I will return to the Bill now.
- Transport (Córas Iompair Éireann and Subsidiary Companies Borrowings) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: Reform is what I look forward to seeing and in the context of reform of the CIE group, it has been obliged to confront a difficult economic position. As with most businesses sectors in the State, the current economic environment is very challenging for public transport providers. One is told the primary cause of the problem is the recession, which has caused a fall of more than 20% in...
- Transport (Córas Iompair Éireann and Subsidiary Companies Borrowings) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: All of them are.
- Transport (Córas Iompair Éireann and Subsidiary Companies Borrowings) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: There is no sign of Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan.
- Transport (Córas Iompair Éireann and Subsidiary Companies Borrowings) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: They are more dangerous too.
- Topical Issues: Bank Codes of Conduct (6 Dec 2012)
Mattie McGrath: I have said what I said. The people in suits orchestrating this did not get where they are by being nice. During my occupation last Tuesday of my own bank in Kilcash in my own count I got calls from locations in County Longford, in Tullamore and in Dublin. I was told other instances like this happened in those locations. The Minister of State's colleague from Wexford, Senator Michael...