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- White Paper on Universal Health Insurance: Statements (Resumed) (17 Apr 2014)
Peter Mathews: Hear, hear.
- White Paper on Universal Health Insurance: Statements (Resumed) (17 Apr 2014)
Peter Mathews: I thank the Minister for attending the debate. I acknowledge the contributions to date of my parliamentary peers on both sides of the House. The objective here is to mend a system and create a new stage or platform for caring for the people of Ireland, of all ages and genders and regardless of background, wealth or lack of it. Even the title of the concept in the programme for Government,...
- White Paper on Universal Health Insurance: Statements (Resumed) (17 Apr 2014)
Peter Mathews: The doctors are telling him that. It is worth listening to them. Most of them are in the job for vocational motivations. There are some who might think of lifestyle and so forth, but that is human nature and there are people who are tempted by other things rather than the essence or meaningfulness of their work. However, most doctors have that vocational motivation.
- White Paper on Universal Health Insurance: Statements (Resumed) (17 Apr 2014)
Peter Mathews: These things are important. I would be wary of the insurance industry having that purchasing power over the medical services. They are vocational medical services. Insurers are not the people who should do that. It is difficult to arrange but, generally, people are prepared to pay directly for the people who provide their health services. If the Government wishes to introduce the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)
Peter Mathews: Was it €6.5 billion or €6.7 billion?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)
Peter Mathews: It was €6.5 billion followed by €2.5 billion.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)
Peter Mathews: I thank the Vice Chairman for noticing me. I thank Professor Honohan for attending. I am not formally a member of the committee any more for reasons which have nothing to do with finance or financial analysis but involve party Whips and how they are applied in the country. Professor Honohan will recall that in the summer of 2009, the late Mr. Brian Lenihan, who was then Minister for...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)
Peter Mathews: This always happens. It is not fair. Does Professor Honohan believe it is fair?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)
Peter Mathews: They are gone. I am not imposing on them.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)
Peter Mathews: Thanks a lot.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)
Peter Mathews: Does the Vice Chairman think that would be helpful?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)
Peter Mathews: We talk about the value of property. I think Professor Honohan would agree that it is the capitalisation of the yield. In other words, if one has a semi-detached house, it yields €2,000 rental per month. That is €24,000 per year. At a 7% yield, that is a value of €360,000. Let us do a quick check. What is the average income of a family if such a house was to be...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)
Peter Mathews: They are not doing that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)
Peter Mathews: May I put a supplementary question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)
Peter Mathews: Will the Vice Chairman ask the Governor whether he would like to take one question, please?
- Leaders' Questions (1 May 2014)
Peter Mathews: What question is the Tánaiste answering?
- Leaders' Questions (1 May 2014)
Peter Mathews: That was the end of the problem, not the beginning.
- Order of Business (1 May 2014)
Peter Mathews: I refer to Nos. 150a and 150b on the Order Paper. I appreciate the Tánaiste's remarks that the banking inquiry is a Dáil banking inquiry. It is not a Government proposal, but a Dáil, a parliamentary, exercise. With that in mind the committee that is being established to carry out the banking inquiry will have nine members.
- Order of Business (1 May 2014)
Peter Mathews: It is in light of the Tánaiste saying that it is a Dáil inquiry. The recent court case had a jury of up to 15 people.
- Order of Business (1 May 2014)
Peter Mathews: I understand, a Cheann Comhairle.