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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with AIB (3 Sep 2013)
Peter Mathews: I say "Well done" to the four delegates, Brendan, Bernard, David and Myles, for taking up the cudgels as they have done in the past two or three years. Some of them have done so only recently, including Mr. Duffy. The Irish banking sector is a very messy place to be in. We are talking about the overview of the financial sector. In September 2009 I first exercised myself on this issue...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with AIB (3 Sep 2013)
Peter Mathews: Perhaps €95 billion. Therefore, AIB is at a provisioning rate of approximately €17 billion over €95 billion and approaching approximately 19% provisions against its gross loans. Its sister organisation for peer review purposes, the other so-called pillar bank, is at 6.8% provisions against a total loan book of €105 billion. We are asking about the overall...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with AIB (3 Sep 2013)
Peter Mathews: That is unreasonable. Please allow me another two minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with AIB (3 Sep 2013)
Peter Mathews: These questions must be answered, whether at this time or outside.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with AIB (3 Sep 2013)
Peter Mathews: Please, I have been fired from this committee. I am asking the questions that matter for the future of the people. The economy is very sick and households are distressed and hopelessly in debt. Three weeks after its publication on 25 August 2011 a paper on the real effects of debt by Cecchetti, Mohanty and Zampolli was dismissed by the Minister for Finance as "kindergarten economics"....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with AIB (3 Sep 2013)
Peter Mathews: The numbers should be provided to us as a matter of course.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with AIB (3 Sep 2013)
Peter Mathews: The euro system is where AIB gets it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with AIB (3 Sep 2013)
Peter Mathews: It is the euro system which-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with AIB (3 Sep 2013)
Peter Mathews: The reason I am here -----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with AIB (3 Sep 2013)
Peter Mathews: The Chair does not want the issue to be explained.
- Other Questions: Defence Forces Reserve Funding (18 Jul 2013)
Peter Mathews: It only remains for me to thank Members for their questions, the Minister of State for his replies, and to wish everyone laethanta saoire sona daoibh go léir. Slán agus beannacht libh.
- Other Questions: Cybersecurity Policy (18 Jul 2013)
Peter Mathews: I am also conscious that UCD is in my constituency.
- Other Questions: Overseas Missions (18 Jul 2013)
Peter Mathews: Deputy Wallace had indicated that he wanted to ask a question but only a few seconds remain.
- Other Questions: Overseas Missions (18 Jul 2013)
Peter Mathews: Yes, because Deputy Daly has used the time.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Overseas Missions (18 Jul 2013)
Peter Mathews: The Deputy who tabled Question No. 3 is not present so we will proceed to Questions Nos. 4 and 5, which are being taken together.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Overseas Missions (18 Jul 2013)
Peter Mathews: As a result of the fact that two questions are being taken together, the time for each Deputy will be doubled. The Minister of State will have four minutes in which to make his reply and there will then be eight minutes for supplementary questions. Each intervention subsequent to the Minister of State's original contribution will be limited to one minute.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Employment Appeals Tribunal: Public Petition No. P00027/12 (18 Jul 2013)
Peter Mathews: To give reconciliation a chance.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Employment Appeals Tribunal: Public Petition No. P00027/12 (18 Jul 2013)
Peter Mathews: I think that is wise.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Employment Appeals Tribunal: Public Petition No. P00027/12 (18 Jul 2013)
Peter Mathews: Deputy Mulherin alluded to limited liability. I think companies have limited liability in place to deal with transactions and trading, so that if they go bad it does not expose the owners of the business to personal liability. Employment has a personal relationship dimension to it. It has responsibilities, it is not just rights. There are responsibilities, when one is employed by...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Employment Appeals Tribunal: Public Petition No. P00027/12 (18 Jul 2013)
Peter Mathews: -----provided he undertakes not to become part of the Establishment.