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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Eurozone Crisis (30 Jun 2015)

Micheál Martin: 271. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Greek Finance Minister was in contact with him before the European Union Finance Council on 25 June 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26431/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Monitoring of Communications (30 Jun 2015)

Micheál Martin: 352. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she or her officials were ever informed, or if they were suspicious, of their mobile phones being monitored by the authorities of the United States of America or others; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26429/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Correspondence (30 Jun 2015)

Micheál Martin: 366. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she or her officials have received a copy of the recently published report (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26040/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (30 Jun 2015)

Micheál Martin: 367. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she or her officials are considering setting up an independent inquiry into the Magdalen laundries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26041/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Report (30 Jun 2015)

Micheál Martin: 368. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality whether she or her Department believe there will be any prosecutions made following the McAleese report on the Magdalen laundries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26042/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (30 Jun 2015)

Micheál Martin: 374. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she or her officials have been asked to meet persons (details supplied) to discuss the reason they were not made aware of video footage and other evidence in relation to those persons' relative that is apparently stored in Portlaoise Garda station; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26141/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (30 Jun 2015)

Micheál Martin: 375. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a witness statement in Clara Garda station in County Offaly, on the disappearance of a person (details supplied), was hidden from the person's family for over 13 years; if it has been referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26142/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Collection (30 Jun 2015)

Micheál Martin: 616. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government regarding the late payment of the non-principal private residence charge, if he is satisfied that communications of the charge and of the late payment procedures and penalties were sufficient enough to alert overseas owners in view of the potential costs concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25941/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Collection (30 Jun 2015)

Micheál Martin: 617. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the non-principal private residence tax penalties and charges; the options open to property owners who cannot afford to meet the charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25942/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Collection (30 Jun 2015)

Micheál Martin: 618. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason persons who only ever owned one home here and who due to circumstances beyond their control live abroad, have been issued with outstanding liabilities for non-principal private residence tax; his views on whether such persons were ever the intended target of the tax; if he will bring forward legislation to...

European Council Meeting: Statements (23 Jun 2015)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach would love me to throw it away. He would love me to throw away the memories of that false declaration-----

European Council Meeting: Statements (23 Jun 2015)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach broke no link. He did nothing, but claimed something that did not happen. He and his Ministers claimed that billions were potentially on the way. At a press conference dominated by the Ministers, Deputies Noonan and Howlin, during which they giggled about how they had just brought home the goose which would be laying golden eggs, it was speculated that Ireland might get over...

European Council Meeting: Statements (23 Jun 2015)

Micheál Martin: From his earliest days in office, the Taoiseach has consistently refused to be open about fundamental policy issues. The public and media get the spin, but the reality is hidden away, often shielded by the aggressive withholding of documents and the reduction of parliamentary questions to a farce. This is true through nearly every part of Government, but it is especially true of the...

European Council Meeting: Statements (23 Jun 2015)

Micheál Martin: This was a position so extreme that even the ECB rejected it.

European Council Meeting: Statements (23 Jun 2015)

Micheál Martin: As reported extensively yesterday and again this morning, the Minister, Deputy Noonan, argued strongly and repeatedly that Greece should be forced to introduce capital controls before the ongoing liquidity support provided for Greek banks could be continued.

European Council Meeting: Statements (23 Jun 2015)

Micheál Martin: By every analysis, capital controls have been identified as a first formal step towards a Greek exit from the eurozone and a signal of a dramatic escalation of the crisis. In this, the Minister was the principal supporter of Mr. Schäuble, the German Minister for Finance.  Mr. Schäuble’s position is a clear one, and it is more extreme than that of the German Chancellor,...

European Council Meeting: Statements (23 Jun 2015)

Micheál Martin: I and my party have been very consistent over the past four years in saying that Greece needs some further debt relief if it is to have a credible route back to long-term growth.  This remains the case.  The debt restructuring that was carried out up to now has been enough to kick the can down the road but not enough to deal with the problem. The effort of the Greek Government to...

Order of Business (23 Jun 2015)

Micheál Martin: Will the Taoiseach confirm that the Government will suspend the revaluation of properties for local property tax until, at least, 2020, so that many thousands of families will not face a local property tax bill bombshell next year? There is huge concern out there in terms of the revaluation that is taking place. Media reports demonstrate a growing awareness of the problem across the...

Order of Business (23 Jun 2015)

Micheál Martin: One more budget, to all intents and purposes. The bottom line is that he did not provide additional funding to older people but actually cut it back savagely. He did not provide additional supply and better care for older people in the community and in residential settings. He has not, to my knowledge, published the fair deal review. We had the appalling situation last year where people...

Order of Business (23 Jun 2015)

Micheál Martin: On property tax.