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- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Oct 2013)
Peter Mathews: I will clarify the standing orders for the House. Each section must be addressed. They can be debated collectively but they must be addressed separately in the form of a question. That is what I was doing.
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Oct 2013)
Peter Mathews: That is fine. I will put each question separately at the end of the discussion.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: This is a surreal conversation.
- Appointment of Ombudsman and Information Commissioner: Motions (5 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: It sounds like the Minister is a fan of Mr. Tyndall.
- Appointment of Ombudsman and Information Commissioner: Motions (5 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: He certainly has a great first name.
- Appointment of Ombudsman and Information Commissioner: Motions (5 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: I thank Deputy Fleming for his gracious patience with my faulty introduction on the timing.
- Local Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: Deputy Damien English was in possession. There are 16 minutes remaining in the slot, but as the debate will conclude at 7.30 p.m. in accordance with Standing Orders, the Deputy has six minutes.
- Local Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: We will adjourn the debate, leaving ten minutes remaining for Deputies Joe Carey and Eoghan Murphy.
- Cannabis Regulation: Motion [Private Members] (5 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: I call Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan who is sharing time with Deputies Boyd Barrett, Maureen O'Sullivan, Pringle, Mattie McGrath and Healy-Rae. Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan will have 18 minutes, Deputies Boyd Barrett, Maureen O'Sullivan, Pringle and Mattie McGrath will have five minutes each and Deputy Healy-Rae will have two minutes. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- European Council: Statements (6 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: I also welcome the Minister of State and wish him well in his new role. Having said that, I am hugely disappointed at the position that other Members and myself have been put into - there are too many of us now in this House - as a result of the choreography of passing legislation and voting. Here we are, making statements post the European Council meeting but the arrangements for...
- European Council: Statements (6 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: Has the Minister of State read it?
- European Council: Statements (6 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: It is worth reading. Why, during the budget debate, did the Minister for Finance say that Ireland's debt to GDP ratio is expected to be at 124%? It is not. That is the Government debt to GDP ratio. The Government debt to GNP ratio is about 140%. When one adds in household debt and non-financial corporate debt or SME debt, Ireland has the highest debt ratio in the world. It is...
- European Council: Statements (6 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: Greece.
- European Council: Statements (6 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: It negotiated it.
- European Council: Statements (6 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: It can be negotiated.
- European Council: Statements (6 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: Yes, yes, yes and yes.
- European Council: Statements (6 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: It was the same for Italy and Spain.
- European Council: Statements (6 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: Only temporarily.
- European Council: Statements (6 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: Cash bids up the price of bonds.
- European Council: Statements (6 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: Has the Minister read The Price of Inequality? That is the one to read.