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Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: What the Taoiseach told the people was completely irrelevant.

Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: They did not know about that beforehand. They voted for something different.

Carbon Trading (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach the way the commitment in the programme for Government of making Ireland a leading player in the global carbon market and a centre of excellence in the management of carbon can be achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34010/11]

Carbon Trading (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: I would like to award an A-plus to the composer of that reply because there is a lot in it. Any analysis of the IFSC would indicate that in order to maintain the enormous progress that has been made over the last 20 years, and to consolidate and expand the activities at the IFSC, higher level activities need to be introduced in addition to diversification. The green IFSC was a proposal...

Carbon Trading (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: Has there been a specific recommendation from the feasibility group on the green Irish Financial Service Centre, IFSC?

Carbon Trading (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: I thought the Taoiseach had said the feasibility group had reported.

Carbon Trading (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: As well as the recession.

Official Engagements (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on arrangements for his meeting with Chancellor Merkel. [34382/11]

Official Engagements (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach if he has acted on President Sarkozy's March invitation to meet him in Paris. [34383/11]

Official Engagements (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: Question 9: To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide a full list of documents he has circulated to other Eurozone heads of State or Governments [35597/11]

Official Engagements (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: Question 15: To ask the Taoiseach if he will publish details of any documents which he supplied to Chancellor Merkel setting out Ireland's position on reform of the EU and Eurozone. [35992/11]

Official Engagements (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: Question 16: To ask the Taoiseach if he will detail any contacts he has had with the new Prime Minister of Greece. [35999/11]

Official Engagements (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: Question 17: To ask the Taoiseach if he will detail any contacts he has held with the new Prime Minister of Italy. [36000/11]

Official Engagements (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: Question 18: To ask the Taoiseach if he will detail the contacts he has had with President Van Rumpoy regarding his drafting of proposals for reform of the EU and Eurozone for consideration at the December meeting of the European Council. [36001/11]

Private Members' Business: An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Fiche ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 2) 2011: An Dara Céim, Twenty-Ninth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: -----has not contradicted me confirms what I said - basically, that he does not intend to ban corporate donations but rather to produce a Bill which will bring in increased regulation, which I would welcome, in terms of transparency, declarations and so forth, but which would stop short of a ban. That represents a U-turn on the position the Minister's party and the Labour Party took in...

Private Members' Business: An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Fiche ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 2) 2011: An Dara Céim, Twenty-Ninth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: The message, however, today is that corporate donations will continue albeit in a new regulated framework. The commitment and promise made by the Government to ban corporate donations will not now happen. This merits a more open debate than what we have had. Earlier, the Minister invoked the Good Friday Agreement and EU treaties as the reason, although not stated explicitly, a...

Private Members' Business: An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Fiche ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 2) 2011: An Dara Céim, Twenty-Ninth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: The Constitution is the only place in which a ban on corporate donations can be introduced. This is why we introduced this Bill. We acknowledged that in May when we brought forward this legislation.

Private Members' Business: An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Fiche ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 2) 2011: An Dara Céim, Twenty-Ninth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: No, in my opening speech I acknowledged the only way corporate donations could be banned was through the Constitution.

Private Members' Business: An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Fiche ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 2) 2011: An Dara Céim, Twenty-Ninth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: We introduced the legislation in May and I am glad some of its measures will be included in the Government's Bill. Anyway, the previous Government had a Bill in this area prepared already.

Private Members' Business: An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Fiche ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 2) 2011: An Dara Céim, Twenty-Ninth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: We did much over the years as I outlined.