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Order of Business (19 Feb 2014)

Peter Mathews: I will, a Cheann Comhairle, because I respect you. However, the rest of it is a nonsense.

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2014)

Peter Mathews: Hear, hear.

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2014)

Peter Mathews: Hear, hear.

An Coimisinéir Teanga a Cheapadh: Motion (18 Feb 2014)

Peter Mathews: Is that agreed? Agreed.

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Comhaltaí de Thithe an Oireachtais), 2014: An Chéad Chéim - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas) Bill 2014: First Stage (18 Feb 2014)

Peter Mathews: Tairgim: Go gceadófar go dtabharfar isteach Bille dá ngairtear Acht chun an Bunreacht a leasú. I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Constitution.I thank the Ceann Comhairle for giving me the opportunity to seek leave to introduce the Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas) Bill 2014. The...

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Comhaltaí de Thithe an Oireachtais), 2014: An Chéad Chéim - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas) Bill 2014: First Stage (18 Feb 2014)

Peter Mathews: Tairgim: "Go dtógfar an Bille in am Comhaltaí Príobháideacha." I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Closure of Mount Carmel Hospital: Discussion (18 Feb 2014)

Peter Mathews: A figure of €14 million would be the right price. I know that from experience.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Closure of Mount Carmel Hospital: Discussion (18 Feb 2014)

Peter Mathews: An offer of €14 million for a hospital that might make €1 million per annum once it recovers to normal levels of activity would give a return of 7%. Without studying the issue in great deal, that appears to be roughly the right price. Mr. McAnenly is correct that there will be caveats. My experience, having spent 20 years in this business, is that one would expect caveats....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Closure of Mount Carmel Hospital: Discussion (18 Feb 2014)

Peter Mathews: That gives a total cost of €33 million. That is the elephant in the room which must be analysed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Closure of Mount Carmel Hospital: Discussion (18 Feb 2014)

Peter Mathews: I asked for clarification on that and I thank Mr. McAnenly for that clarification.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Closure of Mount Carmel Hospital: Discussion (18 Feb 2014)

Peter Mathews: Mr. McAnenly made the point that 105 beds were non-maternity.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Closure of Mount Carmel Hospital: Discussion (18 Feb 2014)

Peter Mathews: Deputy Billy Kelleher raised a Topical Issue matter in the Dáil-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Closure of Mount Carmel Hospital: Discussion (18 Feb 2014)

Peter Mathews: What is the time pressure here, Chairman?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Closure of Mount Carmel Hospital: Discussion (18 Feb 2014)

Peter Mathews: What is the pressure?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Closure of Mount Carmel Hospital: Discussion (18 Feb 2014)

Peter Mathews: Maybe we can discover the questions that need to be put to the Minister on this matter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Closure of Mount Carmel Hospital: Discussion (18 Feb 2014)

Peter Mathews: I feel I have been bundled into a corner.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Closure of Mount Carmel Hospital: Discussion (18 Feb 2014)

Peter Mathews: I am revisiting some of the key elements of information and asking whether there were other bits of information that should now be examined and questioned. I suggest we should drill into it. My sister is a nurse in Mount Carmel and the hospital has been there since 1950. I remember being there with the Minister in 2012 when new machinery was being installed in one of the operating...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Closure of Mount Carmel Hospital: Discussion (18 Feb 2014)

Peter Mathews: I will keep asking "Why?"

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Closure of Mount Carmel Hospital: Discussion (18 Feb 2014)

Peter Mathews: Of course it would be.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Closure of Mount Carmel Hospital: Discussion (18 Feb 2014)

Peter Mathews: Would the witnesses like to address some of those questions?