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- Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: The purpose of the Bill is to consolidate the financial sector-----
- Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: -----under the Central Bank. Unless there is an objective in creating this legislation, which is to-----
- Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: I am talking about just a broad overview framework.
- Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: My question is-----
- Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: -----whether it will address all these concerns.
- Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: My question-----
- Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: I call Deputy Jerry Buttimer who, I understand, is sharing time with Deputies Joe Carey, Noel Coonan, Paul Connaughton and Joe O'Reilly.
- Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: At this point I have to be totally impartial.
- Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: We have 30 minutes remaining in the debate. The indicative schedule has a 20 minute slot for the Opposition to be shared between three Members with the Minister having 15 minutes to reply to the debate. That makes 35 minutes. Will the Minister use his full slot or will he yield five minutes?
- Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: That is gracious of the Minister.
- Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: I will step aside from the detail of this Bill because so much has been stated by other Deputies. Instead, I will take a step back to 9 March 2011, the day this Dáil convened. I will quote Deputy Enda Kenny's 2 p.m. acceptance speech on his nomination as Taoiseach. He stated:I am mindful of the task we begin, that of rescuing our economy, resuscitating our reputation and restoring our...
- Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: The Minister of State can yield some of his time if he wishes.
- Access to Credit: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (13 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: I thank Deputy Kirk and the Fianna Fáil Members for this brief two minutes speaking time. This is a very important and relevant motion. Credit is creative because credit actually gives the energy to business to do what it does, which is to produce goods and services. Debt, by contrast, is usually dead weight and depressing. What has happened in this economy is that we have legacy...
- Access to Credit: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (13 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: Hear, hear.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (13 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: 29. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the price paid for drugs by the Health Service Executive is comparable with those paid by national health services in other OECD countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42415/13]
- Local Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: Deputy Ciara Conway is sharing time with Deputies Joanna Tuffy and Dominic Hannigan.
- Local Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Local Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: For a moment following the previous speaker's contribution, I got a mental image of Hulk Hogan of the WWE television series. I wondered whether the Minister was on leave from that series. On a more serious note, I welcome the Minister.
- Local Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: Deputy Dowds is strong on weights and measures. The Minister is the tallest, strongest man in the Dáil. I hope he has a long and happy holding of that honour.
- Local Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: The Custom House was where the Minister launched this Bill, remarking that it had been 122 years since our system of local government had been introduced. That is a long time, and the Minister is to be commended on undertaking a root and branch examination of the system. I admit that my reading of the situation obtaining across the country is probably cursory compared with his own, but some...