Results 61-71 of 71 for 5 million speaker:Mattie McGrath

Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2013)

Mattie McGrath: ...activity amounts to almost €1 billion annually. The Croke Park II agreement has been rejected, and rightly so in my opinion, because we were trying to crucify ordinary workers again for €300 million this year and €1 billion over three years, while almost €1 billion, and perhaps much more about which Retail Ireland knows nothing, has been siphoned off in the...

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2012)

Mattie McGrath: ...claim he was putting his hand in our pockets. Many people have their hands in pockets with regard to costs, not in a sly way but in an up-front way. I remember being in Shanakiel hospital about 15 years ago for a number of days. I was quite sick, but believed I was covered by VHI. However, on the morning I was leaving, having recovered and lived to tell the tale, the sister came in and...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Sector Allowances Review (10 Oct 2012)

Mattie McGrath: I too thank the Minister for his efforts and honesty in admitting the figure was 5% and that the savings achieved did not come to the €75 million ingrained among the public, leaving egg on everyone's face when only €2.5 million or €3 million was saved. The Taoiseach said he was writing to all line Ministers asking them to come up with savings. Like Deputy Mary Lou...

Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 May 2012)

Mattie McGrath: ...won't get any kind of services". That will be hinted at subtly, but it is wrong because we are elected by the people to represent them and raise issues. Accountability is a big issue. Some €5 billion per annum was spent before the Minister, Deputy Rabbitte, produced his report. That is a huge amount money, although it has decreased to €4.5 billion this year. There are anomalies...

Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 May 2012)

Mattie McGrath: I am talking about that. I told the House it is approximately €41,000, but I am not sure of the exact figure. However, the political parties get €5 million, apart from the 19 Independent Members. That is on top of the ordinary staff and the €126,000 per Member for Fine Gael, the Labour Party, Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin. The Government parties get less now that they are in Government.

Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 May 2012)

Mattie McGrath: ...il and Sinn Féin, that is apartheid. Political apartheid is alive and well in this Chamber. What hope is there in talking about this Bill without being honest? I have the figures. A total of €5.456 million was paid out last year. Fine Gael received €2,328,207, the Labour Party received €1,312,000, Fianna Fáil received €1,081,000 and Sinn Féin received €733,000. The...

Education (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Mar 2012)

Mattie McGrath: ...where a teacher was a day late in registering with the Teaching Council and was forced to wait for Garda vetting. This is a nonsensical situation. The Teaching Council is taking in more than €5 million a year in registration fees. This system needs to be reformed and revisited. Section 7provides for the repeal of section 32 of the Education Act 1998 and will have the effect of...

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (15 Nov 2011)

Mattie McGrath: ...best rural transport projects is in a triangle of Kilkenny, Carlow and south Tipperary and McCarthy wanted to get rid of it. This was at a time when the Department of Transport was giving €11 million to Derry International Airport under some form of justification. I am not against such funding but McCarthy took the lazy man's view recommending the closure of this, that and the other,...

Local Government (Charges) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2009)

Mattie McGrath: ...owners of residential rental property, holiday homes and vacant properties, unless the vacant property is newly constructed but unsold. It is estimated that the new charge will provide some €40 million in revenue to county and city councils each year and that the charges will be collected and retained by local authorities. This is a good step. However, the actual yield will only be...

Energy Poverty: Motion (1 Oct 2008)

Mattie McGrath: ...investment programme by the company at home and abroad in support of our goals for renewable energy, energy efficiency, emissions reduction and energy security. EirGrid's development strategy 2025 will be published shortly. This will set out an ambitious national strategy for critical investment in the transmission system over the next two decades in support of economic, social and...

National Drugs Strategy: Statements (29 Nov 2007)

Mattie McGrath: The annual report for 2007 of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime states that the total number of drug users worldwide is now estimated at some 200 million. This is a shocking figure, equivalent to approximately 5% of the global population aged between 15 and 64 years. We must constantly strive to ensure that the measures and policies in place to address the problem of drugs are...