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Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: Why not listen to people before you make another bags of it?

Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach is - the water charge is a tax.

Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: Last Saturday, more than 150,000 people marched in opposition to the Taoiseach’s Irish Water project. It is clear they are angry at his arrogance, at the detached nature of the Government and at its inability to listen, to be clear about anything and to simply understand that many people are not in a position to pay water charges. The former Minister of State, Deputy Fergus...

Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach and the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government should consult the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Simon Coveney, who actually came up with the idea of establishing the utility which he named Irish Water in his NewERA document in 2009. I know he was well advised at the time. If one reads it, one will note how he was super-confident...

Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach did not answer my basic question. He can ignore what I say if he wishes. That is fine; that is politics.

Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: I asked whether he agreed with the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government. Two Ministers, one former and one current, have essentially said Irish Water is a mess. The former Minister of State said it was an unmitigated disaster. The current Minister said there were serious errors in the company’s establishment - essentially a mess - and that he was not a member...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Arrears Rate (4 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: 325. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to tackle the mortgage crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35206/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Appointments to State Boards (4 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: 375. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding State board appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37637/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration (4 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: 710. To ask the Minister for Health if waiting times for fund release under the fair deal scheme is currently at 15 weeks; the action being taken to reduce these waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41587/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration (4 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: 708. To ask the Minister for Health the legal basis that applies to grant payments under the fair deal scheme from the date funds are released rather than the date of approval to the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41585/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration (4 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: 709. To ask the Minister for Health if the decision not to provide funding under the fair deal scheme from the date of approval is in contravention to the Health Act 1970; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41586/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications (4 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: 711. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the fact that it will take 15 weeks to issue fair deal funding to a person (details supplied) whose application was approved on 1 October 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41588/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Community Development Projects (4 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: 979. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason the National Collective of Community Based Women's Networks was excluded from participating in the social inclusion and community activation programme tendering process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41004/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Community Development Projects (4 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: 980. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views regarding the potential job losses in the National Collective of Community Based Women's Network projects across the country due to potential lack of funding; if his attention has been drawn to the problems regarding funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41005/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Community Development Projects (4 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: 981. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm that funding of €1.34 million for the National Collective of Community Based Women's Network will be ring-fenced to prevent job losses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41006/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (4 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: 1017. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on concerns expressed (details supplied) regarding the reply by Irish Water to correspondence received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41414/14]

Order of Business (Resumed) (22 Oct 2014)

Micheál Martin: I endorse the Ceann Comhairle's comments, as a member of a group. Parliament should run Parliament. I mean no disrespect to anyone.

Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2014)

Micheál Martin: There had been reports that the Government believes that a legal bid by the former Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Shatter, to quash the findings of the Guerin review would not block a new commission of inquiry into Garda malpractice allegations that were made by Sergeant Maurice McCabe. Deputy Shatter went to the High Court in July to have certain findings against him made by Mr....

Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2014)

Micheál Martin: The point is we need to reflect. Will the Taoiseach give very serious consideration to how victims could be facilitated to come forward to tell their story?

Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2014)

Micheál Martin: I understand that this morning, the Taoiseach met Maíria Cahill. Although I am not aware of what transpired in the course of their conversations, I have no doubt but that the Taoiseach would have been taken aback by her story and by her account of being raped as a young 16 year old. In addition, attempts were made earlier, when this story was revealed, to undermine her credibility....