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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Economy and Funding Requirements: Discussion with NTMA (24 Jan 2013)
Peter Mathews: Okay. May I have one more minute, please? On the ECB, it was noted that central banks tend to be secretive. Were I to go up the gears and suggest they were almost sinister, would the witnesses agree? The ECB may have made €5 billion in profit on Irish bonds; we do not know. That is an awful lot of money. Moreover, it has the insider conflict of interest in actually being a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Economy and Funding Requirements: Discussion with NTMA (24 Jan 2013)
Peter Mathews: Mr. Corrigan used that word once.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Economy and Funding Requirements: Discussion with NTMA (24 Jan 2013)
Peter Mathews: And other markets.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Economy and Funding Requirements: Discussion with NTMA (24 Jan 2013)
Peter Mathews: The figures now say that we are ten times riskier.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Economy and Funding Requirements: Discussion with NTMA (24 Jan 2013)
Peter Mathews: I love my country.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Economy and Funding Requirements: Discussion with NTMA (24 Jan 2013)
Peter Mathews: I have a few small matters. Deputies O'Donnell and Kevin Humphreys discussed the fiscal cliff or re-financing with Mr. Corrigan. Basically, is it not the case that Mr. Corrigan was talking about roll-overs and maturities' management at different yields?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Economy and Funding Requirements: Discussion with NTMA (24 Jan 2013)
Peter Mathews: People are getting into a bit of a twist about the matter.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Economy and Funding Requirements: Discussion with NTMA (24 Jan 2013)
Peter Mathews: It is roll-overs. In fact, the more we show that we are managing the primary deficit and the correction of expenditure and the collection of revenues, the more it is not a problem. In that situation, however, a complacency can set in about the origin and provenance of the odious debt from the bank-related issues and it becomes easy to lull us into a sense that it can be done over ten or 15...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Economy and Funding Requirements: Discussion with NTMA (24 Jan 2013)
Peter Mathews: This is my last sentence, with the Chairman's indulgence. We hold, for €5 billion plus, 15% and we are being laughed at by that bank and its management. That is a pity. I thank Mr. Corrigan and the Chairman.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Payments (29 Jan 2013)
Peter Mathews: The remainder of the reply will be read into the record.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Payments (29 Jan 2013)
Peter Mathews: We now move to Question No. 124.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Payments (29 Jan 2013)
Peter Mathews: That is within the time allowed of four minutes. I have been giving guidance on the time allocated.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Payments (29 Jan 2013)
Peter Mathews: Very quickly.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Payments (29 Jan 2013)
Peter Mathews: The Minister has 20 seconds in which to reply. I want to clarify the position. There are four minutes available for cross-questioning. I must go by the clock.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Payments (29 Jan 2013)
Peter Mathews: Yes, otherwise we will move on to Question No. 124.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Payments (29 Jan 2013)
Peter Mathews: I am limiting the discussion of priority questions strictly to six minutes. There are two minutes for the Minister's initial reply and four minutes for supplementary questions and answers.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Internship Scheme Placements (29 Jan 2013)
Peter Mathews: Deputy Ó Snodaigh -----
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Internship Scheme Placements (29 Jan 2013)
Peter Mathews: I remind Deputies and the Minister that we have a programme to complete which involves five priority questions in 30 minutes. We are now well over the time allotted to these questions. We either conduct this session in accordance with the rules and protocols or it becomes a free-for-all. What do Members want? Please help me to do my job.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Community Welfare Services (29 Jan 2013)
Peter Mathews: If the Deputies and the Minister want to continue the discussion, it should be done outside the Chamber. I must take care of conducting the business here. We will move on to Question No. 126.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Code (29 Jan 2013)
Peter Mathews: We are getting two voices for the price of one.