Results 1-13 of 13 for interruptions speaker:Mattie McGrath

Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jul 2023)

Mattie McGrath: -----carry on without interruption. Stop the interruptions please. Will the Minister speak through the Chair and do not encourage them, please.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: From the Seanad (14 Jul 2021)

Mattie McGrath: We will move on. We do not want those kinds of interruptions.

Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (2 Oct 2019)

Mattie McGrath: I am not inviting interruptions and there is nobody else interrupting me. I am pointing out that Deputy Micheál Martin has said he fully supports the broadcasting charge, so they both know that before they even change places, before confidence and supply goes this way or that way. Tweedledum or Tweedledee, they are all the one. I certainly telephoned RTÉ a number of times to...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Dec 2018)

Mattie McGrath: The interruptions are constant.

Children's Health Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Sep 2018)

Mattie McGrath: ...that the price will double because of the costs of demolition. Nice buildings with heritage value are being demolished but the cost of disposing of them and taking them out along with the noise and the interruptions to a hospital with sick children will be high. The cost of asbestos disposal will also come into it, not to mention the problems with the neighbours who have to be respected....

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)

Mattie McGrath: I am only 30 seconds over. I lost time to two interruptions. I am the final speaker before the Minister replies and I would like some leeway.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Risks to Mental Health of Pregnant Women: Professor Veronica O'Keane (25 Oct 2017)

Mattie McGrath: There are constant, ignorant interruptions from people-----

Water Services Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)

Mattie McGrath: ...her first birthday, although it might be her second birthday by the time we are repaid. My time is nearly gone. It is probable that the Chair will not give me any extra time to make up for the interruptions. The jobs of the workers in the water services sections of the county councils, who were the pioneers, are now in limbo. Some of them were transferred and more of them do not...

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Feb 2015)

Mattie McGrath: .... This is not good. I do not know who gave those instructions or who said the office was needed. Surely we had been booked in for at least 30 minutes as the Bill has 172 sections, but we were whisked out after 12 minutes following three interruptions by another official. Is that any way to treat a public representative who is trying his best to understand the Bill, or trying to address,...

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Mattie McGrath: ...accept the basic change proposed by Deputy Naughten's amendment? The Minister has adopted a hard-nosed approach against it. There are boil water notices. Obviously, there will be temporary interruptions and boil water notices in areas regardless of who is in charge. At least the county councils communicated. They had the help of the Civil Defence. I thank the Civil Defence in my...

Prospects for Irish Economy: Statements (Resumed) (25 Oct 2012)

Mattie McGrath: I could do without interruptions from the other side of the House. I have the floor.

Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2011)

Mattie McGrath: ...the protection to which they are entitled. I am glad to have been able to address the aforementioned issues concerning the Bill. I thank the Chairperson for providing some protection against interruptions. I believe that my views are as important as anybody else's in this House. The social implications of this Bill are most important, including the links between fuel poverty, energy...

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)

Mattie McGrath: I will not respond to interruptions as I would lose time. I will make my contribution nonetheless.