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- Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2014)
Peter Mathews: Are we still on the same stage?
- Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2014)
Peter Mathews: We commenced this stage a long time ago. Is that the case?
- Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2014)
Peter Mathews: I thank the Minister for bringing forward this legislation.
- Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2014)
Peter Mathews: Good legislation always gets support.
- Order of Business (7 Oct 2014)
Peter Mathews: When will the education (admission to schools) Bill come before the House?
- Topical Issues: School Funding (7 Oct 2014)
Peter Mathews: I underline what Deputy Creighton has said. The cost of a pupil in a fee-paying school is €3,710 compared to €8,900 in a free-education school. On the basis that there are 25,600 students currently being educated in fee-charging schools, the transfer over to full reliance on the State would cost the citizens of Ireland a staggering €133 million per year. Fairness in...
- Topical Issues: School Funding (7 Oct 2014)
Peter Mathews: I again thank the Minister for being present and for her reply. I agree with Deputy Creighton that the Minister's officials are very selective in what they choose to present her with. If it was discovered that children in any type of school, be it voluntary or fee paying, were doing additional subjects paid for out of their parent’s post-income tax income, it would be absurd if it...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Election of Vice Chairman (7 Oct 2014)
Peter Mathews: I would like to be excused, now that I have fulfilled my role in representing the Opposition. As Deputy Pearse Doherty is present, it is fair for me to go to the Chamber to deal with the business of the day.
- Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)
Peter Mathews: There was a full moon last night.
- Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)
Peter Mathews: A Cheann Comhairle.
- Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)
Peter Mathews: Following on from the matter Deputy Pearse Doherty raised regarding the legislation for credit policy that the Government has under consideration, I will offer the Taoiseach an operational template for best lending practice and mortgage lending policy to avoid a credit-fuelled residential property bubble.
- Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)
Peter Mathews: I prepared the template approximately six months ago and it could be helpful. It is a one-pager.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Data (8 Oct 2014)
Peter Mathews: 165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for each higher education institution for each year since 2004, the percentage of persons who at examination for a PhD fail this examination; the percentage of persons enrolled in masters degrees who fail; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38352/14]
- Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicles Bill 2014: Second Stage (9 Oct 2014)
Peter Mathews: I am glad to be able to give a cascade of welcome to both the Minister of State in his new position and on his first Bill, and also to the incoming chairman of the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Twomey, who was elected the other day, a committee which I feel very saddened I was expelled from by the Government, along with my membership of the Joint Committee...
- Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicles Bill 2014: Second Stage (9 Oct 2014)
Peter Mathews: Citigroup fired 50,000 people in one weekend.
- Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicles Bill 2014: Second Stage (9 Oct 2014)
Peter Mathews: That is the problem.
- Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicles Bill 2014: Second Stage (9 Oct 2014)
Peter Mathews: Their bosses are the problem.
- Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicles Bill 2014: Second Stage (9 Oct 2014)
Peter Mathews: Name one.
- Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicles Bill 2014: Second Stage (9 Oct 2014)
Peter Mathews: Boring.
- Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicles Bill 2014: Second Stage (9 Oct 2014)
Peter Mathews: In our equal society.