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- Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)
Peter Mathews: The point is this; there has been an abject failure to deal with the disease in our society and economy on a descending order of priority. There are 100,000 mortgages in deep distress, which is far larger scale stuff than is being addressed in the Bill under discussion.
- Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)
Peter Mathews: I know.
- Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)
Peter Mathews: It is as if a painter coming into a house who sees the foundations are crumbling still points out that the paint is flaking on the ceiling. Which is the more important?
- Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)
Peter Mathews: But our society is creaking?
- Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)
Peter Mathews: Single parents are being deprived this week of money to put food on their tables. It is all connected. It is joining up the dots, as they say. Approximately 100,000 mortgages are in deep distress, which is about 400,000 human beings in deep and unnecessary distress for four years.
- Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)
Peter Mathews: That is good, at least. The Ministers were not listening by their own admission earlier.
- Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)
Peter Mathews: I am purposely doing what I am doing to show how absurd the whole theatre in here is at times. That is why I am doing it this way. Is it not a shame?
- Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)
Peter Mathews: If Standing Orders accommodate stupidity, that is not a good idea. Standing Orders should be here so we can address the problems and serve the people who elected us to the House. I get annoyed, angered and exercised that people who want to help others are removed from committees.
- Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)
Peter Mathews: I know I am on the thinnest of ice.
- Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)
Peter Mathews: Let us ask the House-----
- Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)
Peter Mathews: -----if this is irrelevant or to the point.
- Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)
Peter Mathews: Why not?
- Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)
Peter Mathews: The Ceann Comhairle was not present for my opening remarks, which is fair enough, but I indicated that I wanted to distinguish between the macro and micro view. This is a micro matter that should not have been rushed in the way that it has. The reasons were outlined by the previous speakers, who spoke very well. I am just trying to get a helicopter view of what is going on in here. Some...
- Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)
Peter Mathews: From the helicopter view, it seemed very contrived.
- Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)
Peter Mathews: Very contrived.
- Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)
Peter Mathews: We have brought this Bill here in the form in which it has been presented and the detail I have heard from others, as well as the context of the way it has been rushed through and what has happened this week. There are 11 million people in Greece who have been treated as if they can be airbrushed out of the community by our Government. All of that is wrong. That is my point.
- Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)
Peter Mathews: This legislation is not due now and it is not sufficiently important.
- Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)
Peter Mathews: Am I not entitled to say that? Do you not say this goes to the heart of the matter?
- Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)
Peter Mathews: I know it is annoying to hear this. I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the time to make those points.
- Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)
Peter Mathews: I thank the Deputy.