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Other Questions: Universal Health Insurance White Paper (14 May 2013)

Peter Mathews: There is still one little gem left - Question No. 85.

Other Questions: Disability Support Services Provision (14 May 2013)

Peter Mathews: We will pause there. I thank the Deputies for their questions.

Other Questions: Disability Support Services Provision (14 May 2013)

Peter Mathews: I know that, but we are moving on to the next item of business.

Other Questions: Disability Support Services Provision (14 May 2013)

Peter Mathews: I thank Deputy Kelleher. We are moving on to the next item of business. I thank the Deputies for their questions and the Minister and Minister of State for their answers.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates Issues (14 May 2013)

Peter Mathews: 213. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for Allied Irish Bank and other such banks to either pass on the ECB rate cuts to variable rate mortgage holders or refrain from increasing mortgage rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22753/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (14 May 2013)

Peter Mathews: 280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to sanction a permanent building in respect of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 16; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22773/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Fee Paying Schools (14 May 2013)

Peter Mathews: 296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that no changes will occur to the way fee paying schools are funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23042/13]

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Construction Contracts Bill 2010: Committee Stage (15 May 2013)

Peter Mathews: My experience in validating disbursements for interim payments on contracts is that great reliance is placed on the work of quantity surveyors who are able to disaggregate what becomes set in concrete. They are able to separate the steel element, the concrete element and other parts of the physical delivery, and the physical constituent parts of the practical completion of the contract....

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Construction Contracts Bill 2010: Committee Stage (15 May 2013)

Peter Mathews: The objective of Deputy Fleming's amendment is worthy. There is a danger, however, that it could enable a contractor’s competition to effectively put him out of business if there had been, say, a delicacy in his financial affairs. A delay in a recent contract could have been caused by a loss-making contract, just a bump. A competitor could exploit that bump within the 28...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Construction Contracts Bill 2010: Committee Stage (15 May 2013)

Peter Mathews: A queue of subcontractors would be lining up.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Construction Contracts Bill 2010: Committee Stage (15 May 2013)

Peter Mathews: The white flag has been raised.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Construction Contracts Bill 2010: Committee Stage (15 May 2013)

Peter Mathews: During the past 40 years the balance of credit power has moved very much in favour of main contractors compared to the past. I remember one of the country's largest contractors used to be clients of ICC Bank and their reliance on loans was much greater in yesteryear than it has become in recent years because they, in turn, receive their credit not from their bank, but from their...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Construction Contracts Bill 2010: Committee Stage (15 May 2013)

Peter Mathews: They carry the liabilities.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Construction Contracts Bill 2010: Committee Stage (15 May 2013)

Peter Mathews: Through the Chair, where a quantity surveyor certifies an amount of work done by the main contractor, by implication the work carried out by the subcontractor, which is part of that overall work, will have been certified also.

Taxi Regulation Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (16 May 2013)

Peter Mathews: I call Deputy Finian McGrath. I understand you are sharing time with Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett, with 15 minutes each.

Taxi Regulation Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (16 May 2013)

Peter Mathews: Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick is sharing time with Deputy Brian Walsh.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (16 May 2013)

Peter Mathews: 145. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans in respect of public sector pay agreements (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23574/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)

Peter Mathews: I thank Dr. Holohan for his presentation. I want to go straight to the heart of this matter. We are here to uphold the Constitution which provides for the equal right and value of lives of mothers and children. Two points in the discussions this morning come to mind. The first is a question raised, in the first instance, by Deputy Mattie McGrath, which has not been adequately answered. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)

Peter Mathews: It was the point made by Deputy Billy Timmins on the foundation and the setting up of the expert group, the mandate-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)

Peter Mathews: An awful lot of words have been exchanged in this discussion - professional and expert words and simple words. For clarity, simplicity is needed. One must declutter. I am afraid that we are falling into the professional vanity of confusing and obfuscating.