Mattie McGrath Condemns Vote That Surrendered Carbon Tax Debate
Mattie McGrath criticised a parliamentary vote linked to the Convention Interaction and the Finance Bill 2020, saying it surrendered the right to debate or vote on carbon tax increases between 2020 and 2030. He said the decision was a "con job", blamed multiple parties and warned that people are "hurting" and angry.
Vote challenge and outcome
McGrath recounted calling a vote in the Convention Interaction and on the Finance Bill 2020, saying nine other independents supported him but no party backed the challenge. He accused parties of voting to give away the right to debate or vote on carbon tax for the period from 2020 to 2030.
Parliamentary record referenced
He urged colleagues to "check the records of the Dáil" to confirm how the vote was cast and emphasised that the rights to contest carbon tax measures were effectively signed away by that decision.
Accusations against parties and groups
McGrath placed blame broadly - singling out the Greens and stating that government parties, Sinn Féin and parties of the left all supported the measure he criticised. He described the reaction from some politicians as "crocodile tears" and called the process a trick and a shame.
Public impact and tone of speech
He warned that people are "very very sad and very very angry", including anglers he said are waiting for answers, and used strong, colourful language to condemn the motion and those who supported and then sought to block challenges to it. The speech combined parliamentary detail with forceful, indignant rhetoric.
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I too am amazed because I called a vote here in the Convention Interaction and the Finance Bill 2020 and nine other independents supported me, nine. Every other party, opposition should fail and all, voted to give away our right to debate for the next 10 years over 2030 to even debate carbon tax increase let alone to vote against it. We signed up for a 10 year whammy whammy whammy whammy whammy whammy whammy whammy whammy and hit mammy or hit anybody else. signed it away. So I don't know what you've been doing, you're missing an action lads, you've been absent as regards this is concerned and this is total crocodile tears, it's not in short of a con job but the people out there are hurting and are very very sad and are very very angry and all the anglers, you don't have the European angler, they're waiting for you too because they must know this, check the records of the Dáil, when I called the vote, no party supported me. Manny Moly wanted more, more extensive measures. and you voted away the rights, give away our rights here to be fighting for every day to even debate or to vote against carbon tax. So the Greens can be blamed and they have to blame but all the parties in government and Sinn Féin and all the parties of the left here, all voted for it, it wasn't half strong enough. and now they're wringing their hands here, crocodile tears, punches pilot job. It's a fast, it's a shame, it's a nutter disgrace that they would get away with this. and the brass dicks to put down this motion here tonight. My god, brass dicks is one thing but this is a super brass dicks, this is a Miller Simmons block. You talk about pirates, the pirate blocks wouldn't have the dicks as strong to put down this motion here, after voting it in. Do you think the people are fools? And Egypts? And morons? And back in the 1800s, you voted for this, you voted to give away our right to debate carbon tax, to vote on it from 2020 to 2030. If that wasn't the kind job and the trickle loop, I don't know what it was, or the fairy godmother, godmother must be around here or you think she's waiting for you somewhere.
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