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Private Members' Business. Local Authority Public Administration Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Jan 2012)

Mattie McGrath: I am glad the Deputy brought that up. What about the €112,000 that Fine Gael gets? It gets it for spin doctors. How dare the Deputy raise that issue. This issue should be put to bed. The Independents are entitled to it. We have no researchers but the Government is falling over such personnel. How dare the Deputy bring it up but I am glad he did. I will beat him from Cork city right...

Private Members' Business. Local Authority Public Administration Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Jan 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Say it again and peddle the lies. The Deputy can stick his fiver where the monkey stuck the sixpence. Excuse my language.

Private Members' Business. Local Authority Public Administration Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Jan 2012)

Mattie McGrath: I am trying but Deputy Buttimer is distracting all of us. The Independents have received some nice comments in the newspaper for hard work and honesty in the Chamber. We are not being given money for breaking guidelines on adviser salaries. If the true cost of government was calculated, it would be €130,000 or €150,000 per day with all the spin doctors waiting for the Minister. They...

Private Members' Business. Local Authority Public Administration Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Jan 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Yes, but it is hanging into Waterford. It would nearly fall in if there was a big flood. The Minister is using his position appallingly. He is looking to achieve savings in local authorities but there was €1 million for his friends in County Kilkenny to put up an office in a shopping centre in a part of County Kilkenny that anybody could walk or crawl to from any part of Waterford city....

Private Members' Business. Local Authority Public Administration Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Jan 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Yes, and I accept part of Waterford in my constituency. I would not expect to put an office in there. The Minister has been exposed. There is a blatant arrogance.

Private Members' Business. Local Authority Public Administration Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Jan 2012)

Mattie McGrath: He has been exposed.

Private Members' Business. Local Authority Public Administration Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Jan 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Yes. What is fair for Kilkenny should be fair for Waterford. The Minister will hear more about it.

Private Members' Business. Local Authority Public Administration Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Jan 2012)

Mattie McGrath: They make the plan.

Private Members' Business. Local Authority Public Administration Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Jan 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Excuse me, the Deputy should look in the mirror.

Private Members' Business. Local Authority Public Administration Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Jan 2012)

Mattie McGrath: He hardly knows where Blackpool is.

Private Members' Business. Local Authority Public Administration Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Jan 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Of course.

Private Members' Business. Local Authority Public Administration Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Jan 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Did the Minister forget about me?

Private Members' Business. Local Authority Public Administration Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Jan 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Or me.

Private Members' Business. Local Authority Public Administration Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Jan 2012)

Mattie McGrath: They pay in Tipperary too.

Private Members' Business. Local Authority Public Administration Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Jan 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Only by implication.

Private Members' Business. Local Authority Public Administration Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Jan 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Certain people from the Government side are missing from the Chamber today.

Private Members' Business. Local Authority Public Administration Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Jan 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Where are all of Deputy Doherty's colleagues today?

Private Members' Business. Local Authority Public Administration Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Jan 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Will the Minister give a response on-line to fix septic tanks?

Business of Dáil (13 Jan 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Let us not rush. They are misleading the House. They are misleading the country also.

Business of Dáil (13 Jan 2012)

Mattie McGrath: They are misleading themselves and do not know it.