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Order of Business (8 Jul 2015)

Peter Mathews: On the future of Europe.

Order of Business (8 Jul 2015)

Peter Mathews: This is unbelievable.

Order of Business (8 Jul 2015)

Peter Mathews: All of the parliaments will rise in a couple of weeks' time and Europe may be out of control with nobody at the tiller.

Order of Business (8 Jul 2015)

Peter Mathews: Will the Taoiseach put it on the agenda, please?

Order of Business (8 Jul 2015)

Peter Mathews: We will rise on the 16th.

Order of Business (8 Jul 2015)

Peter Mathews: That is in eight days. Please put on a debate.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (7 Jul 2015)

Peter Mathews: 111. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider tax breaks and reliefs for landlords renting properties to third level students as an incentive and an attempt to alleviate the current renting crises for students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27503/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Suicide Prevention (7 Jul 2015)

Peter Mathews: 422. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider providing funding for suicide prevention professional training programmes for all students' union officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27582/15]

Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)

Peter Mathews: I know I am on the thinnest of ice.

Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)

Peter Mathews: Let us ask the House-----

Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)

Peter Mathews: -----if this is irrelevant or to the point.

Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)

Peter Mathews: Why not?

Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)

Peter Mathews: The Ceann Comhairle was not present for my opening remarks, which is fair enough, but I indicated that I wanted to distinguish between the macro and micro view. This is a micro matter that should not have been rushed in the way that it has. The reasons were outlined by the previous speakers, who spoke very well. I am just trying to get a helicopter view of what is going on in here. Some...

Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)

Peter Mathews: From the helicopter view, it seemed very contrived.

Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)

Peter Mathews: Very contrived.

Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)

Peter Mathews: We have brought this Bill here in the form in which it has been presented and the detail I have heard from others, as well as the context of the way it has been rushed through and what has happened this week. There are 11 million people in Greece who have been treated as if they can be airbrushed out of the community by our Government. All of that is wrong. That is my point.

Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)

Peter Mathews: This legislation is not due now and it is not sufficiently important.

Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)

Peter Mathews: Am I not entitled to say that? Do you not say this goes to the heart of the matter?

Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)

Peter Mathews: I know it is annoying to hear this. I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the time to make those points.

Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)

Peter Mathews: I thank the Deputy.