Mattie McGrath blasts Climate Bill, accuses NGOs and WEF
Mattie McGrath criticised the Climate Action Bill, the migration treaty and political allies, calling the measures a costly experiment that punishes the public. He challenged energy pricing, corporate responsibility on mica and cement, and accused NGOs and global bodies of driving the agenda.
Main criticisms
McGrath said he had called for votes against elements of the Finance Bill and earlier at the Convention Centre, arguing politicians were "mad to jump on the wagon of the Climate Action, Climate Bill." He described the proposed measures as a costly experiment for the people and warned of "very pertinent questions" about the impact on households.
Energy prices and corporate accountability
He questioned high electricity prices and suggested big companies would not be challenged because "we're in bed with the big companies, all the big parties." He raised mica and cement as examples, saying that CRH should have been made to pay the bill rather than taxpayers. He also alleged Sinn Fein would seek funding from companies after getting money from other sources.
NGOs and international agenda
McGrath accused numerous NGOs of lining up to tell politicians "what to do, what to think," and named George Soros, the WEF and the World Economic Forum as drivers of that agenda. He warned the migration treaty was part of a "well planned and laid out" programme tied to those external influences.
Parliamentary votes and political consequences
He recalled recent votes and motions, saying a colleague spoke against a motion and rejected it, which he characterised as punishing the Irish people. McGrath framed the debate as a matter of political leaders selling out for power, money and pensions, and said the public were tired of being punished.
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No, I mean, can I, Nami Tangshin, Fein, for bringing the motion, but I can, because this is a trick-in-the-loop job, I did call, as everybody said, for that vote in the Finance Bill, but I called earlier, in the Convention Centre again, for a vote against that, you're all mad to jump on the wagon of the Climate Action, Climate Bill, we all know this climate change, but not, the people are finding out here too, it's a very costly experiment for them, and there'll be no less very pertinent questions there, and I want to answer them, why is the dealer's price, for my opinion, not that I'm an expert, why is the dealer's electricity by far and everything else, why it won't be a challenge to the big companies, because we're in bed with the big companies, all the big parties, full stop, we start with the mica, and the cement, CRH should have been made pay the bill, not the taxpayers, and now it seems to me that Sinn Fein, and they'll get money from America, money from Jam, now they want to get money from these companies too, I can't see another reason, now I'm not the brightest person in the world, that's my mind, I've come to that conclusion, you all want to be in bed with the contemporaries, and have them frungi, and that's how our political system has got, there, very sad place to be, now this 2024, very sad place to be, and then you have pletours of NGOs lining up around you before you, beside you, behind you, all over the place, which is telling you what to do, what to think, all driven by an agenda from George Soros, from the WEF, and from the World Economic Forum, hold on, full stop, he signed up to it blindly, and the vote you're going to have tomorrow night, and the migration treaty is very much part of that well planned and laid out, so you sold your souls for power, and for money, and for, as I said, pensions, and Deputy McGrath, great colleague of mine for years, we often travel together, wishing well in his new role as Commissioner, but he came in here last week with a trickle loop drop again, we brought down a motion here, to do one thing, he didn't depose it, he said he wouldn't depose it, but he spoke against it and rejected it, again punishing the Irish people, so the Irish people are tired of being punished, and they are whitey, very whitey, thank you.
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