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- Order of Business (2 Jul 2014)
Peter Mathews: This is the first anniversary of the dictatorial approach taken by the Taoiseach on a particular Bill, which led to my losing the party Whip, along with Deputy Creighton and others.
- Order of Business (2 Jul 2014)
Peter Mathews: Hear, hear.
- Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2014)
Peter Mathews: Give us a hint.
- Order of Business (1 Jul 2014)
Peter Mathews: When will the climate action and low-carbon development Bill come before the House?
- Order of Business (1 Jul 2014)
Peter Mathews: Right. Okay.
- Order of Business (1 Jul 2014)
Peter Mathews: Point taken. The regulation of gambling Bill is due in the next session, in 2015 - the Taoiseach has answered that. In the meantime there is an acute need to eliminate radio and television advertising of online gambling and so on. It is a very acute problem.
- Order of Business (1 Jul 2014)
Peter Mathews: Could the Government introduce a short snappy piece of legislation to deal with that?
- Order of Business (1 Jul 2014)
Peter Mathews: The advertising is the problem.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Ministerial Meetings (1 Jul 2014)
Peter Mathews: Following on from Deputies Martin, Adams and Higgins, fundamentally, this is a question of basic human rights moving up to equality - the Taoiseach mentioned the importance of equality - to tolerance and to respect, no matter where we are in this world. By accident, we just happen to be in this country. It brings up the question that is at issue in this Parliament, which is, the equality...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Ministerial Meetings (1 Jul 2014)
Peter Mathews: This is contemporary with ISIS and so on.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Ministerial Meetings (1 Jul 2014)
Peter Mathews: I beg your forbearance for a moment.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Ministerial Meetings (1 Jul 2014)
Peter Mathews: This is extremely important. Since the late 1970s, 120,000 people have been executed in Iran because of fundamentalist religious-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Ministerial Meetings (1 Jul 2014)
Peter Mathews: -----behaviour of Khomenei and the mullahs. As a nation, we need to be aware of the contemporary times in which we live. There is a temptation to put huge energy and resources into looking back. While that is important and can be done, it should not be the prime occupation in contemporary times that deserve justice to be brought to our fellow human beings in the world's family. I think we...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Ministerial Meetings (1 Jul 2014)
Peter Mathews: -----was extraordinary and I would like to talk to you about it later.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Ministerial Meetings (1 Jul 2014)
Peter Mathews: Rally.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Ministerial Meetings (1 Jul 2014)
Peter Mathews: Exacerbated by the regime in Iran.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Ministerial Meetings (1 Jul 2014)
Peter Mathews: No, it was a text. I have the document here. I saved it for the Taoiseach in case he did not get to have it to hand.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Antimicrobial-Resistant Infections Incidence (1 Jul 2014)
Peter Mathews: 529. To ask the Minister for Health in respect of the World Health Organization's report on the overuse of antibiotics, if vigorous and urgent actions are in place in Ireland as well as in conjunction with other countries to deal with this threat. [28235/14]
- Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (26 Jun 2014)
Peter Mathews: I support the amendment proposed by Deputy Denis Naughten. As Deputy Ó Caoláin stated, it makes good sense and what makes good sense is capable of being enacted in law. Where housekeeping arrangements are clear, unambiguous and fair in the context of what is being attempted to achieve, it should be introduced. As was said, the Department has excellent resources and people who can...
- Order of Business (26 Jun 2014)
Peter Mathews: He is looking for ten minutes, for God's sake.