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Written Answers — Bank Assets: Bank Assets (8 Nov 2011)

Peter Mathews: Question 116: To ask the Minister for Finance, further to Parliamentary Question No. 138 of 25 October 2011, his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33140/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (8 Nov 2011)

Peter Mathews: Question 335: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 365 of 25 October 2011, the rate of interest that the Housing Finance Agency is paying on these bonds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33146/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (8 Nov 2011)

Peter Mathews: Question 336: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 365 of 25 October 2011, the rate of interest that the local authorities are paying to the Housing Finance Agency for loans of this type that are still outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33149/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (8 Nov 2011)

Peter Mathews: Question 337: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 365 of 25 October 2011, if local authorities were permitted to charge an interest rate in excess of the 10.5% mentioned in his answer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33158/11]

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (8 Nov 2011)

Peter Mathews: Question 338: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 124 of 25 October 2011, if local authorities are also obliged to establish a dedicated arrears support unit and an internal appeals board; if a decision on mortgage arrears with a local authority can be appealed directly to him or to another outside body; and if he...

Private Members' Business - Promissory Notes: Motion (8 Nov 2011)

Peter Mathews: Withdraw that remark.

Private Members' Business - Promissory Notes: Motion (8 Nov 2011)

Peter Mathews: Within five minutes, I am not good at speaking quickly, or even thinking quickly. There are, however a few things that need to be said. This Private Members' debate is excellent because it is relevant and timely. The context, however, is important because it is not just what is happening to this country in the shadow of what is happening in Greece, Italy, Spain or Portugal, it is getting a...

Private Members' Business - Promissory Notes: Motion (8 Nov 2011)

Peter Mathews: I am not.

Private Members' Business - Promissory Notes: Motion (8 Nov 2011)

Peter Mathews: I am hugely disappointed by the lack of comprehension of where the country stands. My disappointment is bordering on anger because people at every level are hurting and they are going to continue to hurt for a long period. It is wrong that this is the case and it could have been avoided. That is why I find it frustrating. I wish to give the Minister every support in putting the stone in...

Private Members' Business - Promissory Notes: Motion (8 Nov 2011)

Peter Mathews: I am out of time already.

Private Members' Business - Promissory Notes: Motion (8 Nov 2011)

Peter Mathews: On the basis that I spent an hour in the Chair earlier, perhaps the Leas-Cheann Comhairle might afford me an extra 30 seconds.

Private Members' Business - Promissory Notes: Motion (8 Nov 2011)

Peter Mathews: The motion is sound and well laid out, and I like the algebra used in it. Whether the figure is €65 billion or €74 billion depends entirely on the cost of funding the initial promissory notes which were issued by the members of the previous Government who were operating in a fog. I do not favour tit-for-tat politics; I deal in facts. I have done this for the past two years and become...

Private Members' Business - Promissory Notes: Motion (8 Nov 2011)

Peter Mathews: Hear, hear.

Private Members' Business - Promissory Notes: Motion (8 Nov 2011)

Peter Mathews: I thank Deputy Calleary.

Private Members' Business - Promissory Notes: Motion (8 Nov 2011)

Peter Mathews: Hear, hear.

Private Members' Business - Promissory Notes: Motion (8 Nov 2011)

Peter Mathews: I was not there.

Private Members' Business - Promissory Notes: Motion (8 Nov 2011)

Peter Mathews: Will the Deputy exempt me, please?

Private Members' Business - Promissory Notes: Motion (8 Nov 2011)

Peter Mathews: It should not have been paid. I was not present.

Private Members' Business - Promissory Notes: Motion (8 Nov 2011)

Peter Mathews: I will take less. I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle and the Deputy. I wish to indicate that, when the House votes on the motion, I will support the amendment under protest so that we might understand that it is far too important not to be public about our insistence that we should be getting severe debt write-downs À la Greece.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2011)

Peter Mathews: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the application for a home tuition grant will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32261/11]