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Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jan 2014)

Peter Mathews: I apologise.

Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jan 2014)

Peter Mathews: On a point of information, I wish to advise the Deputy of the time.

Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jan 2014)

Peter Mathews: The Deputy has six minutes. He can see it on the clock. This clock is the easiest one for him to see.

Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jan 2014)

Peter Mathews: It is expenditure incurred.

Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jan 2014)

Peter Mathews: I call Deputy Timmins who has 20 minutes.

Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jan 2014)

Peter Mathews: For the purposes of clarification and for the record, the funding in question is allocated per annum.

Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jan 2014)

Peter Mathews: Deputy Finian McGrath is not here and therefore Deputy Lucinda Creighton is next with 20 minutes.

Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jan 2014)

Peter Mathews: It feels like an awful long time has passed since last Thursday's debate. Having managed to get on to the runway last week, I must now try to get airborne. The three speakers immediately preceding me were Deputies Donnelly, Naughten and Shortall. As one would expect, Deputy Donnelly did a fair amount of number crunching on the party leaders allowance which is to be renamed the...

Leaders' Questions (29 Jan 2014)

Peter Mathews: If the Taoiseach had read The Price of Inequality, his answer would have been very different.

Order of Business (28 Jan 2014)

Peter Mathews: The closure, by liquidation, of Mount Carmel Hospital means that jobseeker's benefit to 328 staff will amount to €4 million per year, and once-off redundancy payments from the social fund will amount to €8 million, while the VAT and PAYE lost as a result of the closure of the hospital will amount to €7 million. That is an annual loss of €11 million, a once-off...

Order of Business (28 Jan 2014)

Peter Mathews: I understand that the reason NAMA refused the offer was a €2 million shortfall in its target price of €6 million for the assets of the hospital, given that €4 million was offered. It seems we need a debate on that.

Order of Business (28 Jan 2014)

Peter Mathews: It is the correct figure.

Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (23 Jan 2014)

Peter Mathews: I commend Deputies Shortall and Naughten on their clarity and courage of conviction and of truth. There is a feeble attempt at something in this legislation, and while I do not wish to sound dismissive of an attempt in any way, I must be honest and state it is a feeble attempt. I wish to speak in the language I would use with my family, whom I respect, about these matters. This is my...

Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (23 Jan 2014)

Peter Mathews: I had wished to say one sentence but will move the adjournment.

Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (23 Jan 2014)

Peter Mathews: It is called bullying.

Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (23 Jan 2014)

Peter Mathews: Hear, hear.

Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (23 Jan 2014)

Peter Mathews: Hear, hear.

Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (23 Jan 2014)

Peter Mathews: Hear, hear.

Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (23 Jan 2014)

Peter Mathews: Hear, hear.

Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (23 Jan 2014)

Peter Mathews: Correct.