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- Order of Business (30 Sep 2015)
Peter Mathews: I dislike this tension between us.
- Order of Business (30 Sep 2015)
Peter Mathews: The Ceann Comhairle sees a problem where there is none. That is the trouble.
- Order of Business (30 Sep 2015)
Peter Mathews: The gambling control Bill seems to be continually deferred. Paddy Power has taken over Betfair. It is one of the biggest gambling organisations in the world and we have no control over gambling. That is one issue. I ask the Taoiseach make it a priority. The other issue is that the people of Ireland are losing about €3 billion as a result of what Deputy Wallace spoke about...
- Order of Business (30 Sep 2015)
Peter Mathews: There are no Deputies waiting.
- Order of Business (30 Sep 2015)
Peter Mathews: There is a leader of a party.
- Order of Business (30 Sep 2015)
Peter Mathews: They are not interested in making any contribution to the Order of Business.
- Order of Business (30 Sep 2015)
Peter Mathews: It is because the Ceann Comhairle leaves me till last.
- Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 Sep 2015)
Peter Mathews: By serendipity, I am in the Chamber this afternoon, due to a change of schedule. I am glad I am here because the last few contributions have been valuable. It is a pity there are so few Members in the Chamber to reflect on them but perhaps they are doing so in their offices. However, I doubt it. What Deputy Boyd Barrett said about the collapse of civilization is correct. It is when the...
- Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 Sep 2015)
Peter Mathews: This is the climate that we live in.
- Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 Sep 2015)
Peter Mathews: It is the climate in which an old lady of 93 cannot get through on the telephone, a lovely Greek word from ancient civilisation; "telos" means far away and "phone" means voice - the faraway voice. In respect of Germany, only a few weeks ago, in regard to the migration of refugees, our papers were full of, "Germany has gone in to overdrive in generosity". The figure of 1% of its population,...
- Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 Sep 2015)
Peter Mathews: This is the "concrete" weather that Irish people live in; two million people unfairly treated in the so-called outcome of the collapse. Do not talk about recovery; it is an outcome at the moment. It is recovery for those few who own the capital and the wealth - the 6% to 8% growth, steady for the last 25 years. Those guys over there in numbers are afraid to write an assessment invoice to...
- Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 Sep 2015)
Peter Mathews: I just want to add a few thoughts that come to mind, having listened to the contributions. It is just not good enough for a Government as strong as this to introduce legislation as weak as this. It is only creating an appearance; it is an illusion; it is like a mirage. The legislation needs teeth and the teeth that have been offered in the amendments by Deputies Wallace and Daly are...
- Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 Sep 2015)
Peter Mathews: They should put into practice what they do in their own self-interest.
- Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 Sep 2015)
Peter Mathews: That is related to the amendment.
- Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 Sep 2015)
Peter Mathews: This is like the Ceann Comhairle earlier, who could not see that my contribution and the questions I asked were connected with the legislation and programme for Government. It is not the case that a steel trap door comes down and Members cannot talk about anything else. Of course, we can. This is a Parliament, from the French word "parler", to talk about ideas. These are small ideas and...
- Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 Sep 2015)
Peter Mathews: This is bewildering.
- Topical Issue Debate: Community Development Initiatives (1 Oct 2015)
Peter Mathews: I appreciate the selection of this issue for debate. I am sorry that the line Minister is not here on this occasion. I think anybody in this House knows Dundrum Town Centre. It is the most modern shopping centre and has the largest footfall in the country. It is the subject of a Project Jewel sale by NAMA. There are three entities on the fifth floor of Dundrum Town Centre that provide...
- Topical Issue Debate: Community Development Initiatives (1 Oct 2015)
Peter Mathews: I have five seconds left. I know I have been a bit naughty in other areas on the Order of Business. It behoves the Minister to put a brake on this and to insist that civil discussions are opened.
- Topical Issue Debate: Community Development Initiatives (1 Oct 2015)
Peter Mathews: I acknowledge what the Minister of State says. The important thing here relates to a letter to me from Gerry Ashe, the chair of the board of directors of the Citizens Information Service which deals with 6,000 queries. I think he summarises it well. His letter stated:The CIC had previously held a sublease from the Education and Training board who also rent space in the Town Centre, but...
- Topical Issue Debate: Community Development Initiatives (1 Oct 2015)
Peter Mathews: It is a record for me.