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- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Children and Family Services (25 Oct 2012)
Peter Mathews: Will Members be as tight as they can in their questioning, otherwise we will go out of time control?
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Bullying of Children (25 Oct 2012)
Peter Mathews: The Minister will have little time to answer.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Bullying of Children (25 Oct 2012)
Peter Mathews: Deputy, you have left the Minister only 40 seconds to reply.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Bullying of Children (25 Oct 2012)
Peter Mathews: I remind Deputies that there are two minutes allocated to reply formally and four minutes for a supplementary question and answer. I will be tighter the next time.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Foster Care (25 Oct 2012)
Peter Mathews: I thank Deputy Mattie McGrath. That was neat and tidy. I like that.
- Other Questions: Retail Guidelines (25 Oct 2012)
Peter Mathews: The Minister can consider it read into the record.
- Other Questions: Retail Guidelines (25 Oct 2012)
Peter Mathews: The Deputy's point is well made, but it is not really a question.
- Other Questions: Children's Rights Referendum (25 Oct 2012)
Peter Mathews: Is the Minister happy to move to the next question?
- Other Questions: Children's Rights Referendum (25 Oct 2012)
Peter Mathews: I accept that further questioning under Question No. 1 was limited to the presenter of that question, which was of similar substance to the question now before the House. Therefore, I will allow further questions on the topic covered in Question No. 10.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of IBRC: Discussion (31 Oct 2012)
Peter Mathews: I hope it will be a conversation, with a mixture of speech and questions. I thank the witnesses for coming in. The story of how Anglo Irish Bank and the Irish Nationwide Building Society merged to become the IBRC is amazing. In 2006, in Davos, the world's richest, most powerful and so-called most intelligent people lauded Anglo Irish Bank as the best banking model in the world, with a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of IBRC: Discussion (31 Oct 2012)
Peter Mathews: This is very important because-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of IBRC: Discussion (31 Oct 2012)
Peter Mathews: I thank the Chairman for reminding me, but I am aware of that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of IBRC: Discussion (31 Oct 2012)
Peter Mathews: The witnesses are responding by nodding.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of IBRC: Discussion (31 Oct 2012)
Peter Mathews: If we exclude the Government's promissory notes, total assets amount to approximately €25 billion. I am down to the core of the engineering of this balance sheet and have a few quick questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of IBRC: Discussion (31 Oct 2012)
Peter Mathews: It is important that this financial arithmetic can be argued and agreed. That would save the taxpayer significant money. On the nuts and bolts issues, God help the IBRC on having to take Irish Nationwide Building Society under its wing, because it is a can of worms. Are any Garda inquiries taking place on that or is the Director of Corporate Enforcement investigating or inquiring into it?...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of IBRC: Discussion (31 Oct 2012)
Peter Mathews: Is there legal or solicitor advice?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of IBRC: Discussion (31 Oct 2012)
Peter Mathews: I was here first.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of IBRC: Discussion (31 Oct 2012)
Peter Mathews: It concerned wealth management. Are there claims by investors of mis-selling of investments in projects promoted or funded by Anglo Irish Bank?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of IBRC: Discussion (31 Oct 2012)
Peter Mathews: Would there be large contingent liabilities?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of IBRC: Discussion (31 Oct 2012)
Peter Mathews: I will take up the point made by Senator Hayden. Huge stress is building up in respect of the buy-to-let mortgages and a problem will arise regarding the non-allowability of a certain portion of the interest on funding for portfolios that are in buy-to-lets. I ask the witnesses to make representations to the Minister for Finance and his departmental officials that this be reconsidered. A...