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Order of Business (13 May 2015)

Peter Mathews: We are not under pressure.

Order of Business (13 May 2015)

Peter Mathews: Given the schedule of the day, we are not under pressure.

Order of Business (13 May 2015)

Peter Mathews: Let us have a few fresh ideas.

Order of Business (13 May 2015)

Peter Mathews: I am not asking for a debate.

Order of Business (13 May 2015)

Peter Mathews: Why can we not talk about the gambling control Bill during this void? If a building is empty, one tries to get temporary tenants. Why not have some temporary discussions and debate. Let us start thinking creatively.

Order of Business (13 May 2015)

Peter Mathews: The Taoiseach is in charge. He has the biggest majority ever in the history of this State and some legislation that is very important got no discussion, no consideration and no testing.

Order of Business (13 May 2015)

Peter Mathews: Other legislation has not even come up for discussion.

Order of Business (13 May 2015)

Peter Mathews: May I get back on my feet? This is like line dancing. The whole thing is absurd.

Order of Business (22 Apr 2015)

Peter Mathews: It is apparent from the focus of today's Leaders' Questions and now the debate on the Order of Business that, notwithstanding the look back into the past with IBRC and Irish Nationwide, etc., we have a far greater duty to concentrate on the present and what we can do for the 300,000 mortgages that are managed by what I would refer to as a duopoly rather than as the pillar banks. It is wrong...

Order of Business (22 Apr 2015)

Peter Mathews: Its annual general court will take place next Wednesday, 29 April. It is important because the person who had the most influence on that court for two years and ten months was Wilbur J. Ross, who made a profit of €500 million on an investment of €350 million. He is gone.

Order of Business (22 Apr 2015)

Peter Mathews: The Taoiseach has said that the Government will introduce measures to deal with the mortgage interest rate problem.

Order of Business (22 Apr 2015)

Peter Mathews: Who is the public interest director in the bank in which the people of Ireland have a 14% stake? There is no such director at the moment, because Joe Walsh unfortunately died several months ago.

Order of Business (22 Apr 2015)

Peter Mathews: The current policy is ignoring the plight of large numbers of households in this type of mortgage interest situation.

Order of Business (22 Apr 2015)

Peter Mathews: It is not a debate.

Order of Business (22 Apr 2015)

Peter Mathews: It overlaps with the three-year bankruptcy issue that we discussed yesterday. When a person is bankrupt, he or she is bankrupt. It does not matter if it takes three years or one year to tidy up. In fact, it is better to have one year to tidy up. There is no point in having three years. This is something that must also be addressed. Deputy Penrose is right when he says we should be...

Order of Business (22 Apr 2015)

Peter Mathews: It is a must-do before 21 June - midsummer's day - which is the target date. It should all be in place by then.

Order of Business (22 Apr 2015)

Peter Mathews: There is no other way. There is nobody here for Topical Issues. It is an empty House. The Taoiseach is here now. This is the way to get something onto his agenda.

Order of Business (22 Apr 2015)

Peter Mathews: It is wrong.

Order of Business (22 Apr 2015)

Peter Mathews: We should instruct them.

Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)

Peter Mathews: Hear, hear.