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- European Stability Mechanism (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report Stage (16 Oct 2014)
Peter Mathews: We are talking about an application which, of course, should be made. However, it is being made for retrospective capitalisation. These are buzz jargon words that nobody really understands properly. Do you know what retrospective capitalisation means?
- European Stability Mechanism (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report Stage (16 Oct 2014)
Peter Mathews: Recapitalisation is refinancing in the form of capital. The detritus from Anglo Irish Bank is approximately €25 billion in promissory bonds. It is a debt with which the people have been saddled, wrongly so. It is a ball and chain. The other two banks still have liabilities to the euro system in the form of balances due to the ECB and the Central Bank of Ireland. A line should be...
- European Stability Mechanism (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report Stage (16 Oct 2014)
Peter Mathews: In his reply, the Minister focused on the debt, debt sustainability and the interest on debt of €1 billion out of the total of €8 billion in reference to the banks. I remind the Minister that he dismissed as kindergarten economics "The real effects of debt", a paper by Cecchetti, Mohanty and Zampolli, back in September 2011. However, he should have concentrated on that because...
- Seanad Reform: Motion [Private Members] (16 Oct 2014)
Peter Mathews: I know that feeling.
- Seanad Reform: Motion [Private Members] (16 Oct 2014)
Peter Mathews: I thank Deputy Jonathan O'Brien for one minute he has graciously given me. I support Sinn Féin's motion which has been well thought out. It would give scope and a framework for the start of the reform process. I acknowledge Fianna Fáil's efforts to make a statement on the matter, but it is unnecessary. As for the Government's amendment, I agree with Deputies Jonathan O'Brien...
- Seanad Reform: Motion [Private Members] (16 Oct 2014)
Peter Mathews: I support the motion. I am pleased to have heard the contributions of Deputies Michael Colreavy and Jonathan O'Brien, although I am sorry to have missed some of the earlier contributions.
- Social Clauses in Public Procurement Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Oct 2014)
Peter Mathews: I thank Deputy McDonald for introducing this proposal, which is both timely and relevant, because €9 billion in contracts represents perhaps the third biggest budget in the State after health and education. Therefore, Members should ensure that the best opportunities are contained within the aforementioned €9 billion for Irish businesses and people. The country has come from a...
- Social Clauses in Public Procurement Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Oct 2014)
Peter Mathews: Good.
- Social Clauses in Public Procurement Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Oct 2014)
Peter Mathews: The Minister used the word "per cent".
- Social Clauses in Public Procurement Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Oct 2014)
Peter Mathews: It is €8 billion.
- Social Clauses in Public Procurement Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Oct 2014)
Peter Mathews: The banks need to hear it.
- Social Clauses in Public Procurement Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Oct 2014)
Peter Mathews: Will "Meet the Buyer" be as amusing?
- Social Clauses in Public Procurement Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Oct 2014)
Peter Mathews: You could have the annual public procurement probity-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functions: National Asset Management Agency (22 Oct 2014)
Peter Mathews: We said it ages ago, from the beginning.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functions: National Asset Management Agency (22 Oct 2014)
Peter Mathews: I am used to this. I am used to this treatment.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functions: National Asset Management Agency (22 Oct 2014)
Peter Mathews: The witnesses are welcome to-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functions: National Asset Management Agency (22 Oct 2014)
Peter Mathews: Starting now.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functions: National Asset Management Agency (22 Oct 2014)
Peter Mathews: Circumstances change. Fears and joys change with them.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functions: National Asset Management Agency (22 Oct 2014)
Peter Mathews: I know. It shows my generosity.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functions: National Asset Management Agency (22 Oct 2014)
Peter Mathews: I am sure he will, to counterbalance his previous form. Let us go back to fundamentals. NAMA, at the beginning, was to be the way of harbouring the solvency dangers to six Irish-owned banks in order that liquidity could begin to flow by other methods. That means loans with a par value of €76 billion were parked in NAMA under this model, although Hank Paulson, Ben Bernanke and Tim...