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Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (23 Jun 2015)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Taoiseach. I refer to the Economic Management Council, which met six times.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (23 Jun 2015)

Micheál Martin: Given the two issues that have emerged, I am interested, in particular, in the number of times the sub-committees have met. It seems to me that the issue of child poverty has reached alarming levels. The number of children in consistent poverty has almost doubled in two years under the Government's watch, from about 6% to 12%. It is a shocking statistic which has been commented on by the...

Leaders' Questions (23 Jun 2015)

Micheál Martin: That is the lingo.

Leaders' Questions (23 Jun 2015)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach should put aside those written notes that someone gives to him to read out in answer to Leaders' Questions. He should go out and meet the people who are affected. The Taoiseach is out of touch and completely detached from the reality on the ground. The policy is not working. In 2012, 60% of lone parents on the one-parent family payment were actually at work outside the home....

Leaders' Questions (23 Jun 2015)

Micheál Martin: Work is not demand-led. Nobody knocks on their employer's door and says, "I am going to work for an extra four hours next week."

Leaders' Questions (23 Jun 2015)

Micheál Martin: I have talked to people. That is the point. The Taoiseach should go to the family resource centres, community centres and community employment schemes. They will tell him. Lone parents are being targeted deliberately.

Leaders' Questions (23 Jun 2015)

Micheál Martin: From July 2015, lone parents with children aged seven and older will no longer be entitled to the one-parent family payment. This has become known as the Burton cut but, more than that, it is a brutal cut that will plunge thousands more children into consistent poverty, on top of all the other cuts that have affected lone parent families. Up to 30,000 lone parent families will be affected...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: EU Meetings (23 Jun 2015)

Micheál Martin: 140. To ask the Taoiseach if climate change was discussed at the recent meeting between the European Union and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States; if targets were agreed; the actions to tackle climate change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24499/15]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: EU Meetings (23 Jun 2015)

Micheál Martin: 141. To ask the Taoiseach if energy prices were discussed at the recent meeting between the European Union and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24500/15]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: EU Issues (23 Jun 2015)

Micheál Martin: 143. To ask the Taoiseach if he or his officials have been recently contacted by the First Vice-President of the European Commission, Mr. Frans Timmermans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24919/15]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Northern Ireland Issues (23 Jun 2015)

Micheál Martin: 144. To ask the Taoiseach if he has been in contact with the British Prime Minister, Mr. David Cameron, since the recent Panorama and Raidió Teilifís Éireann programme entitled "Collusion" concerning collusion with loyalist paramilitaries during the Troubles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24920/15]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Northern Ireland Issues (23 Jun 2015)

Micheál Martin: 145. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on his discussions with the British Prime Minister, Mr. David Cameron, concerning an inquiry into the murder of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24921/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IMF Loan Issues (23 Jun 2015)

Micheál Martin: 212. To ask the Minister for Finance his views that the Greek Government may reject the creditors, thereby creating a default; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24563/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Eurozone Crisis (23 Jun 2015)

Micheál Martin: 225. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the situation in Greece; if the Government is concerned that Greece may default and-or possibly exit the euro; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16220/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (23 Jun 2015)

Micheál Martin: 226. To ask the Minister for Finance the specific actions and recommendations made by the European Council in relation to addressing banks that are acting fraudulently, helping tax evaders or selling bad products to retail customers; the actions the Commission has actually taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16217/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Monetary Policy (23 Jun 2015)

Micheál Martin: 227. To ask the Minister for Finance if he or his Department have considered the comments of the President of the European Central Bank, Mr. Mario Draghi about being wary of quantitative easing having a negative impact on the distribution of wealth and, in some cases, causing more inequality; the action his Department is taking to prevent this from happening; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council Reports (23 Jun 2015)

Micheál Martin: 228. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recently published report by the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22944/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Social Partnership Deals (23 Jun 2015)

Micheál Martin: 293. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the sectoral parts of the new social partnership deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24777/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Social Partnership Deals (23 Jun 2015)

Micheál Martin: 294. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if recent reports on the sectoral parts of the new social partnership deal are accurate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24778/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Social Partnership Deals (23 Jun 2015)

Micheál Martin: 295. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there will be any increase in specialist allowances in the new social partnership deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24779/15]