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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Peter Mathews: If they are only paying at the stroke of a pen, 15% is psychologically a yield and one that would be set for seven years and would be the starting point for the discussion on the debt right-off, which is more important.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Peter Mathews: Is it net wealth?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Peter Mathews: After borrowings.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Peter Mathews: Should we be talking about cubic footage? While the Chairman referred to the square footage, one lives in a cubic space.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Peter Mathews: There is a financial charge on a site-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Peter Mathews: This is a technical matter.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Peter Mathews: I welcome Mr. McDonnell and Dr. Seán Healy. I respect and acknowledge the reasoning and motivation of the submissions which are worthy and well thought out. I will put a few questions. In respect of the 46,000 women who are in the lacunae of having no pension entitlements, are there any men in an equivalent or identical situation?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Peter Mathews: I appreciate that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Peter Mathews: There might have been men, who for reasons such as psychological damage may be unemployable and therefore would not have the credits. It is important to see if there are cases of men in these circumstances. Deputy Higgins raised the issue of property taxation and where payment of the amount calculated on the basis of taxation could be deferred. He pointed out that the deferral would...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Peter Mathews: May I suggest Chairman, that much of the 44% of the residential property that is mortgage free is owned by people who are retired and not earning.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Peter Mathews: I acknowledge that. Most of the people who own those houses are retired and are not working. The country needs working people to generate incomes. One may argue for a special case allowance for people with child care costs and those out of a job. I think it was Dr. Healy who raised the issue of child care costs.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Peter Mathews: Chairman, my last sentence?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Peter Mathews: Child care is usual for children up to the age of ten or 12 years. There is also a high cost in maintaining older children. The children who are bigger physically eat more, need more clothes as they grow out of their clothes. They need to go to the dentist and may need glasses. Sometimes it is more expensive to meet their needs than it is to leave a child in the crèche. When there...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Peter Mathews: They are more expensive at that stage.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Peter Mathews: They create rubbish.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Peter Mathews: The Chairman cut me short. That underlines the imperative for getting debt write-down from our outside creditors.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Peter Mathews: Deputy Lynch is my favourite Chairman.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Peter Mathews: With all my love.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Peter Mathews: What about borrowings?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Peter Mathews: The Opera House.