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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (16 Jan 2013)

Peter Mathews: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide details of the grants provided to Irish language organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1085/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates (16 Jan 2013)

Peter Mathews: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there is any inclusion of an allowance for local authorities to differentiate between the type, size and location of businesses when collecting rates such as reducing rates for small corner shops compared to large supermarket chains; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1188/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (16 Jan 2013)

Peter Mathews: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the suspension of a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1621/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (16 Jan 2013)

Peter Mathews: No.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (16 Jan 2013)

Peter Mathews: Extinguish.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (16 Jan 2013)

Peter Mathews: Why not?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (16 Jan 2013)

Peter Mathews: The system.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (16 Jan 2013)

Peter Mathews: It is-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (16 Jan 2013)

Peter Mathews: That would be a new development.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (16 Jan 2013)

Peter Mathews: What are the consequences of not paying the debt?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (16 Jan 2013)

Peter Mathews: I thank the Governor for attending the meeting. Some of the detail I wished to raise has been covered and I do not want to waste time. The interlocking nature of the financial setup in Ireland is interesting. Three and a half years ago, I suggested there was a €100 billion write-off, or provisioning, problem in the Irish owned banks. I was laughed at. Does the Governor remember a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (16 Jan 2013)

Peter Mathews: Some €65 billion in the traditional commercial mortgage lending into the property and property related market had to be written off, eventually. The first prudential capital assessment review, PCAR, was in 2010. The next was in 2011. On both occasions I suggested it was not enough. Why was that? The problem, or swamp, we are now stuck in, and from which the banks are not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (16 Jan 2013)

Peter Mathews: It is from the creditor - the euro system.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (16 Jan 2013)

Peter Mathews: The euro system.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (16 Jan 2013)

Peter Mathews: I ask Professor Honohan to bear two things in mind, and as he noted, they are related. One is the necessity to get creditor restructuring for the legacy debts in the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, IBRC, which is a cancellation of the emergency liquidity assistance, or an in perpetuity at zero, with the promissory notes being torn up. Our two surviving banks should not be called going...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (16 Jan 2013)

Peter Mathews: I asked the last day if Professor Honohan felt he was being pushed around by the European Central Bank council and he said "No". I ask the question again and I ask that he not be pushed around. I do not believe consequences will be dire. As Deputy Boyd Barrett noted, we are into almost a primary equivalence in our deficit, and we do not need the five card trickery mentioned by the witness...

Social Welfare (Amnesty) Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Jan 2013)

Peter Mathews: The Deputy has two minutes remaining.

Social Welfare (Amnesty) Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Jan 2013)

Peter Mathews: In accordance with the Order of the Dáil yesterday, the division is postponed until immediately after the Order of Business on Tuesday, 22 January 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Services (22 Jan 2013)

Peter Mathews: 617. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding accident and emergency charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2665/13]

Euro Area Loan Facility (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2013)

Peter Mathews: In respect of the Euro Area Loan Facility (Amendment) Bill 2013, the paperwork has followed the negotiating outcome that happened before the year-end. The paperwork is, as can be expected, complex, cumbersome and requires lots of member states to put their pen to it. The euro crisis appears to have abated and while it is in remission, the root causes have not been addressed. In the noise,...