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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals. (14 Nov 2012)
Peter Mathews: I have a few questions that follow from that. I was just contextualising it. We do have taxes on other areas. It is not just stamp duty on shares but every time a person writes a cheque. It must be remembered that tax was introduced at a time when writing cheques was a large part of transactions in this economy. All businesses wrote cheques. That is the reason they got the revenue out...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals. (14 Nov 2012)
Peter Mathews: London is a jungle in the off-balance-sheet shadow banking world. An article entitled "MF Global and the great Wall St re-hypothecation scandal", published on 7 December 2011, states the dangers and fragility of the investment banks around the world and how they could collapse all the supposedly solid high-street banks, the repositories of savings of households and companies. We need to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals. (14 Nov 2012)
Peter Mathews: I ask her to think about it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals. (14 Nov 2012)
Peter Mathews: A local company.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals. (14 Nov 2012)
Peter Mathews: I will pre-excuse myself as I must leave to take the Chair in the Dáil Chamber for 45 minutes. I thank Mr. Tobin for his attendance. Had a company based in Cork called ABC Limited operations in Poland, Italy and France, at present it would fall to be assessed for corporation tax in the aforementioned three jurisdictions because the company would have operational residency therein....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals. (14 Nov 2012)
Peter Mathews: In any event, they will pay a lot of money to the "big five" to outline the different scenarios to ascertain where the least tax load would fall. One can be sure of that in any case. In the debate, discussion or conversation on this issue, it would be important for public understanding to tease out what is the philosophical basis of taxation. I acknowledge everyone hates it but there is...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals. (14 Nov 2012)
Peter Mathews: The word "corporate" is common to both conversations.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals. (14 Nov 2012)
Peter Mathews: With respect, through the Chair, I have commented to that point. One could have certainty at a rate of 15% for the next seven years. Incidentally, that would be on the back of a reduction in the costs of production and distribution experienced by these companies over the past three or four years that outweigh by a multiple of two to three times the slight increase in the corporation profit...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals. (14 Nov 2012)
Peter Mathews: Thank you, Chairman. I thank the witnesses for coming in.
- Residential Tenancies (Amendment)(No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (15 Nov 2012)
Peter Mathews: "Magic bullets do not exist" is the exact quote.
- Residential Tenancies (Amendment)(No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (15 Nov 2012)
Peter Mathews: I thank Deputy Finian McGrath.
- Residential Tenancies (Amendment)(No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (15 Nov 2012)
Peter Mathews: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Residential Tenancies (Amendment)(No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (15 Nov 2012)
Peter Mathews: I will let the Deputy know when two minutes remain.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme (20 Nov 2012)
Peter Mathews: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision on a home tuition grant will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51039/12]
- Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (21 Nov 2012)
Peter Mathews: I understand that Deputies Mick Wallace, Seamus Healy, Shane Ross and Richard Boyd Barrett are sharing time.
- Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (21 Nov 2012)
Peter Mathews: This item is not for discussion in the pre-European Council meeting.
- Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (21 Nov 2012)
Peter Mathews: I thank the Tánaiste and all Members for their contributions to the statements on the pre-European Council meeting. Sin críoch le ráitis maidir leis an réamhchruinniú den Chomhairle Eorpach ar an 22 agus 23 Samhain.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (21 Nov 2012)
Peter Mathews: Deputy Conaghan and Senator Ó Clochartaigh made excellent points. I am also in favour of referring the matter to the Joint Committee on the Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (21 Nov 2012)
Peter Mathews: The issue raised in the petitions is common, especially in urban areas and falls within planning and environmental considerations. Noise pollution is the subject of legal controls. The issue of tall trees and hedges could be addressed by considering a tall tree a threat to personal safety in storm conditions as falling trees or branches can cause damage to people and property. This is a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (21 Nov 2012)
Peter Mathews: Last year, the former Lord Mayor of Dublin experienced a family bereavement as a result of a tree being blown down in a storm.