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- Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: I call Deputy Jerry Buttimer who, I understand, is sharing time with Deputies Joe Carey, Noel Coonan, Paul Connaughton and Joe O'Reilly.
- Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: At this point I have to be totally impartial.
- Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: Will the Government consider creating a framework of appraisal or review of the financial sector within the Central Bank (consolidation) Bill to evaluate and assess on a quarterly basis the percentage in value and the percentage in various maturity dates-----
- Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: There is a danger here that the credit union-----
- Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: There must be a purpose to a Bill.
- Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: The purpose of the Bill is to consolidate the financial sector-----
- Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: -----under the Central Bank. Unless there is an objective in creating this legislation, which is to-----
- Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: I am talking about just a broad overview framework.
- Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: My question is-----
- Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: -----whether it will address all these concerns.
- Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: My question-----
- Health (Fluoridation of Water Supplies) (Repeal) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: That is the worst of it.
- Health (Fluoridation of Water Supplies) (Repeal) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: As Deputy Catherine Murphy stated, photographs of people from the 1950s show the gaps in the teeth, the rotten teeth, etc., but the other detail that one notices is the bright eyes. Maybe people were happier in their relationships even though they had economic distress in their lives. We can observe that, too, but that is for another debate. The questions raised at the end by Deputy...
- Health (Fluoridation of Water Supplies) (Repeal) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: Exactly - except for this year, 2013, the summer of sunshine. That is the reason there are other deficiencies in our physical well-being. We do not put vitamin D in the water, but it is there on the shelves. If people want to take their cod liver oil, it is there. In fact, interestingly, in the Soviet system's command-and-control economy, every primary school child had to line up to take...
- Health (Fluoridation of Water Supplies) (Repeal) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: This raises the ethical question of forcing the ingestion of substances. It is a useful debate. This Friday has been enlightening. There are old habits that are easy to follow. I understand the Minister of State gets all the information and he has done his homework, and he is presenting it honestly and openly. However, Deputy Stanley is also making use of the preliminary work done by...
- Health (Fluoridation of Water Supplies) (Repeal) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: Joking apart-----
- Health (Fluoridation of Water Supplies) (Repeal) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: -----it may be time to double-question this. Water filters were mentioned earlier. We have our water filter at home. Everybody needs a water filter because if one looks at the porous porcelain through which the water flows from the ingress tap to the smaller tap, one will see that it gets filthy. I am the guy who deals with this at home - I do the drains and the plumbing at home - so I...
- Health (Fluoridation of Water Supplies) (Repeal) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: It is a habit. It was done with the best intentions, like use of lead in Roman times, and even in our more modern times. I used worry that the pipe from the mains into our house could still be one made of lead. When I get forgetful, I worry about all these matters. Let us take it forward. Let us compromise. Let us not shoot this down. Let us compromise and set up an update study with...
- Health (Fluoridation of Water Supplies) (Repeal) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: He should do so.
- Health (Fluoridation of Water Supplies) (Repeal) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Nov 2013)
Peter Mathews: I thank all ten Members present for participating in this constructive debate, which looked into the corners and examined the history of water fluoridation, including the checks and balances that have been put in place. I congratulate Deputy Brian Stanley on introducing the legislation. The Minister of State's speech was comprehensive, as one would expect, while Deputy Barry Cowen's...