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Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (16 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: 16. To ask the Taoiseach if he has requested support from other EU leaders to deal with Ireland's retrospective debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43804/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (16 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: 17. To ask the Taoiseach his views on whether the June 2012 agreement following the European Council meeting was a game changer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43805/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (16 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: 21. To ask the Taoiseach if he has any concerns regarding sustainable growth in Europe; if he will be discussing same at the December European Council meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46768/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (16 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: 22. To ask the Taoiseach if he has spoken to or written to Mr. Junker regarding Ireland's retrospective debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47786/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (16 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: This group has quite a number of questions covering a range of issues from me and other Members of the House. It says something about how often questions to the Taoiseach have been cancelled that some of these questions have been on the paper for three months. It has taken three months to reach some of them. The Taoiseach said he had not written or spoken to Jean-Claude Juncker on bank...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Departmental Records (16 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Taoiseach for his reply. All Members can agree that there is a disturbing trend in Dáil Éireann for some Deputies and parties to play fast and loose with the reputations of others. Instead of allowing due process, it appears that it is now fair game to throw out allegations and say "to hell with giving any person the right to be protected against false allegations."...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Departmental Records (16 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: It was the phrase the Taoiseach used. He stated files had disappeared behind radiators.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Departmental Records (16 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach did say it.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Departmental Records (16 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: No, it was what the Taoiseach said. He used the word "disappeared".

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Departmental Records (16 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: 1. To ask the Taoiseach if his Department has in place and is implementing an adequate standard of record-keeping. [36508/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Departmental Records (16 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: 2. To ask the Taoiseach the protocol on taking minutes of meetings where officials attend in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37635/14]

Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: Does the Taoiseach accept any responsibility for this situation? When one cuts a hospital's budget by €14 million, this is what happens. The waiting list under the fair deal scheme increased to nearly 20 weeks in November, or an average of 15 weeks across those applying for a fair deal scheme bed. Clearly, there will be delayed discharges from hospitals when one screws the budget to...

Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: It should never have reached that point.

Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: I am sure we all agree that the appalling, heartbreaking and barbaric attack on more than100 children in Pakistan by the Taliban is something that demands a response from our Parliament possibly in the form of a common motion of condemnation. The enormity of that tragedy defies any rational thinking.

Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Taoiseach. Every night, some 20 people are treated on chairs on Beaumont Hospital. People are remaining for up to 70 hours on trolleys in an overcrowding crisis in that hospital. Nurse Moira Wynne said: "It's disgusting to watch. The noise level is humongous, there is no dignity or privacy and elderly patients are disoriented." There are 49 more patients than there are beds...

Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: Will the Taoiseach accept that there is a crisis and commit to providing the necessary funding to alleviate this situation? It is about time that the Minister for Health was told that the time for becoming a commentator on the sidelines about everything that takes place in the health service is over. The former Minister, Deputy Reilly, is long gone and it is time that the current Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Measures (16 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: 255. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which authorised officers under various legislation are protected under the whistleblowers' legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48197/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Measures (16 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: 256. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide protection for authorised officers who are not provided full protection under the whistleblowers' legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48198/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Digital Strategy Implementation (11 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: 30. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the discussions on digital participation and inclusion at the British Irish Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46815/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Domestic Violence Policy (11 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: 144. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if Tusla has notified Offaly Domestic Violence Support Service of its funding for 2015 yet; if the funding will be increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47631/14]