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Written Answers — Nursing Education: Nursing Education (1 Jun 2011)

Peter Mathews: Question 182: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if fourth year student nurses will be paid for their work placements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13749/11]

Written Answers — National Statistics: National Statistics (31 May 2011)

Peter Mathews: Question 99: To ask the Minister for Finance the national debt, GDP, GNP, total expenditure and total interest cost of servicing the national debt each year from 1980 to date in tabular form; the projections for the remainder of the decade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13334/11]

Written Answers — Pension Fund Assets: Pension Fund Assets (31 May 2011)

Peter Mathews: Question 157: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the value of foreign Government debt held by Irish pension funds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13332/11]

Written Answers — Pension Fund Assets: Pension Fund Assets (31 May 2011)

Peter Mathews: Question 158: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the value of foreign equities held by Irish pension funds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13333/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (31 May 2011)

Peter Mathews: Question 209: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 107 of 4 May 2011, the contact details of the local development company responsible for the Knocklyon area in south Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13232/11]

Written Answers — Housing Management Companies: Housing Management Companies (31 May 2011)

Peter Mathews: Question 228: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the protection in place for purchasers of apartments in order that they are aware of any shortfall in the finances of the management company and any future outlay to rectify building deficits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13544/11]

Written Answers — Housing Management Companies: Housing Management Companies (31 May 2011)

Peter Mathews: Question 255: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to amend the Multi-Unit Developments Act to ensure that purchasers are aware of any shortfall in the finances of the management company and any future outlay to rectify building deficits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13543/11]

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (31 May 2011)

Peter Mathews: Question 287: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will ensure the Irish Greyhound Board is prevented from exporting greyhounds to China via a third country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13369/11]

Written Answers — Taxi Regulations: Taxi Regulations (31 May 2011)

Peter Mathews: Question 368: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to amend regulation of the national car test and the regulation of the taxi industry in view of the recent programme on RTÉ television; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13306/11]

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2011)

Peter Mathews: True.

Progress on the 20 Year Strategy for the Irish Language: Statements (26 May 2011)

Peter Mathews: Is it a choice?

Progress on the 20 Year Strategy for the Irish Language: Statements (26 May 2011)

Peter Mathews: Lá amháin i rith mo laethanta saoire an samhradh seo caite, nuair a bhí an ghrian ag taitneamh, tharla timpiste dom.

Progress on the 20 Year Strategy for the Irish Language: Statements (26 May 2011)

Peter Mathews: Bhí mé ag rothaíocht ar mo rothar agus fall mé off. One of the great simultaneous bilingual speakers to whom I really enjoy listening is Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh. During the warm-up to President Obama's arrival at College Green, he introduced six sports people of Ireland who are at the top of their game, to use that phrase. While so doing, he moved seamlessly from English to Irish and...

Common Fisheries Policy (25 May 2011)

Peter Mathews: What can be done to increase Ireland's farmed salmon production from the current level of 12,000 tonnes per annum to the realistic potential of 1 million tonnes per annum? When there are seven jobs for every 1,000 tonnes of production, an increase to such a level would mean the creation of 7,000 jobs.

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 May 2011)

Peter Mathews: Hear, hear.

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 May 2011)

Peter Mathews: The Finance (No. 2) Bill is welcome in so far as it is a piece in a jigsaw. The Minister for Finance outlined how it is set against the country's economic position as defined by predictable measurements and the revisions of gross domestic product and so forth that occurred during the IMF-EU review. I have suggested that our position is even starker and that it will have a far greater impact...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 May 2011)

Peter Mathews: -----to our counterparts in Europe. We are after all in a community, one first called the European Economic Community. The word "community" means support for one another. Europe cannot fully understand the support we need unless we explain it to them properly. If this means we must explain it every week, then let us do it. Is feidir linn, to which I would add, Caithfimid - we must.

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 May 2011)

Peter Mathews: They offered it to the previous Government.

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 May 2011)

Peter Mathews: That is clearer. I thank the Deputy.

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (24 May 2011)

Peter Mathews: After the week that was in it our challenge is to encourage one another. We were encouraged by our visitors and responded with warmth and welcome. Second Stage of this Finance Bill is one part of the jigsaw of reconstruction. In this country we are finding our voice. We are at the Sexton half-time stage, a rallying call, but let us base it on realism and start with the real picture. This...