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Order of Business (14 Jan 2016)

Peter Mathews: It is easier for the Tánaiste answer them one by one.

Order of Business (14 Jan 2016)

Peter Mathews: Grand. Second, I would like to ask the Tánaiste about Ibrahim Halawa, about whom I asked the Taoiseach yesterday. As Deputies will be aware, the European Parliament passed a motion by over 500 votes to a negligible 11 votes stating that the transgression of human rights in this case is glaring. The Tánaiste and the Taoiseach should initiate a programme to put pressure on the...

Order of Business (14 Jan 2016)

Peter Mathews: My final question concerns the gambling control Bill. The advertisements for betting and all that sort of stuff that are being broadcast at the moment and were broadcast over Christmas on the radio and on television are hugely manipulative and persuasive. It is just wrong that free bets are being offered to people to entice them into this harmful and addictive activity. This issue has been...

Order of Business (14 Jan 2016)

Peter Mathews: I am speaking about the gambling control Bill. The Government is doing nothing while people are losing their houses and families are being destroyed. It is wrong that the Government has put this on the long finger for the past two years. I invite the Tánaiste to listen to the advertisements. Does she listen to the radio? Does she watch television? They are shocking.

Order of Business (14 Jan 2016)

Peter Mathews: This is the most addictive form of destruction.

Order of Business (14 Jan 2016)

Peter Mathews: The Government should do something.

Order of Business (14 Jan 2016)

Peter Mathews: The Government needs to get tough.

Order of Business (14 Jan 2016)

Peter Mathews: It is ineffective and hopeless.

Order of Business (14 Jan 2016)

Peter Mathews: American and Australian people have been released.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Redeployment (19 Jan 2016)

Peter Mathews: 416. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills regarding the voluntary redeployment scheme and the Croke Park agreement, when the process will be available for secondary school teachers (details supplied) based in a school in County Cavan who seek redeployment to a school in Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2000/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electoral Reform (19 Jan 2016)

Peter Mathews: 457. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will introduce pre-ballot day voting and foreign postal voting for those registered voters who have emigrated or who are abroad on the day of voting, in this Government's lifetime or in the lifetime of the 32nd Dáil Éireann, should he be elected to the same post; and if he will make a statement on the...

Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (20 Jan 2016)

Peter Mathews: I support Deputy Ó Cuív's comments. The Minister is aware that the media rights money is paid to racecourses on the back of owners' data. That is the information relating to who owns the horse, the owner of the colours and the name of the horse. The owners' data are used to generate the media rights funding; it makes sense that without the owners' horse, name and colours, there...

Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (20 Jan 2016)

Peter Mathews: A representative of the owners.

Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (20 Jan 2016)

Peter Mathews: I wish to take up the baton Deputy Ó Cuív has extended to me and also compliment the Minister on the professionalism he has applied to the legislative process and to explaining and presenting his legislation. The point that was made was that the media rights committee with its five members would be a lesser body without a member from the Association of Irish Racehorse Owners....

Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (20 Jan 2016)

Peter Mathews: Look what happened in the banking industry.

Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (20 Jan 2016)

Peter Mathews: We did.

Order of Business (26 Jan 2016)

Peter Mathews: It is the programme for Government.

Order of Business (26 Jan 2016)

Peter Mathews: Am I right in saying I may also refer to the programme for Government?

Order of Business (26 Jan 2016)

Peter Mathews: I refer to the programme for Government which is now ending.

Order of Business (26 Jan 2016)

Peter Mathews: No. It is now in its last week.