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Order of Business (21 Jan 2015)

Peter Mathews: You threw me out, Jerry, under threat. The party leader said anyone who disagreed would not be a candidate in any election in the future. How about that?

Order of Business (21 Jan 2015)

Peter Mathews: The microphones are off which is why I have to project my voice.

Junior Cycle Reform: Motion [Private Members] (20 Jan 2015)

Peter Mathews: Hear, hear.

Leaders' Questions (20 Jan 2015)

Peter Mathews: Those comments are incorrect.

Leaders' Questions (15 Jan 2015)

Peter Mathews: The Tánaiste is talking herself into eternity.

Leaders' Questions (15 Jan 2015)

Peter Mathews: The Tánaiste should stop talking.

Leaders' Questions (15 Jan 2015)

Peter Mathews: It is meaningless.

Order of Business (14 Jan 2015)

Peter Mathews: On 72 occasions.

Order of Business (14 Jan 2015)

Peter Mathews: I wish the Ceann Comhairle, the Taoiseach, the leaders of the Opposition parties and my colleagues a happy new year. There is talk that Aer Lingus is for sale and that the International Airlines Group, IAG, is making an offer. The Government should consider making it a term of any offer-----

Order of Business (14 Jan 2015)

Peter Mathews: Before Christmas, we had a long, extended debate in this Chamber about the Irish Aviation Superannuation Scheme, IASS.

Order of Business (14 Jan 2015)

Peter Mathews: It is an opportunity to ensure that any buyer of the company improves investment in the pension fund for those deferred members.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2014)

Peter Mathews: Hear, hear.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2014)

Peter Mathews: It merits repeating. It is to carry out-----

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2014)

Peter Mathews: Yes, but I am giving it extra emphasis. To use accountancy language, I am double-underlining it and that is adding to it, not repeating it exactly.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2014)

Peter Mathews: As for carrying out such other activities, what other activities? How many types of other activities? As these activities are "in respect of such other matters", Members are now going into deep fog. How many other matters? Members should wait, however, because this is where they get anchored in as it continues "as the Minister by order specifies". Wow. That is for the A class. It then...

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2014)

Peter Mathews: At least this is classical stuff. Again, I refer to the concertina of people, as with 12 people one could have a soccer team and a substitute while with 60 people, one could field four GAA teams. It is just incredible. As for customer dispute resolution, would one not imagine there might be a connection between section 7 and section 8, which pertains to dispute resolution and which is...

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2014)

Peter Mathews: Today, Members have problems with English.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2014)

Peter Mathews: As I stated, there are 730 words in one section and they could be from the Enigma code machine. It really is like an outcome from that. Perhaps Members will ask the forum to start dealing with its own terms of reference and its own raison d'êtreand to unscramble what this section is about and how it may or may not be connected with section 8. That section is where the teeth occur...

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2014)

Peter Mathews: If it is filibustering, at least it is preventing the complete abandonment of the most precious element of life in this country. That is what we are trying to do. As other Deputies have said, a monster has been created but there is no need to create this monster, and it has been done through the language of illusion. Section 7 is building that illusion. There are 730 words in the seven...

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2014)

Peter Mathews: It is talking in the language of hypnosis and illusion because the functions of the forum are empty. They mean nothing. One function is to represent the interests of the customers of Irish Water. What interests? Is it their sporting interests or their career interests? It is creating illusions. Another is to provide Irish Water with comments and suggestions in relation to the...