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Constitutional Amendments (11 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: Question 12: To ask the Taoiseach if, further to his previous commitments in Dáil Éireann, he will detail the nature and extent of consultations with the opposition which will be held before he finalises his proposal for a constitutional convention. [24727/11]

Constitutional Amendments (11 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: Question 13: To ask the Taoiseach if he will detail preparations made for publishing the proposal to establish a constitutional convention. [24728/11]

Constitutional Amendments (11 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: I have asked three questions.

Constitutional Amendments (11 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: I must articulate my concern about the Taoiseach's statement that he will make an announcement after the voting on the constitutional amendments. Six months ago he promised substantive consultations on the proposed convention would take place before a proposal was published. I do not think this is a great way to start. I ask him to confirm his intention to have substantive consultation...

Constitutional Amendments (11 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: What about corporate donations?

Constitutional Amendments (11 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: It needs a constitutional change.

Constitutional Amendments (11 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: There was a promise of substantial consultation. Written Answers follow Adjournment.

Order of Business (11 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: The Minister for Health, Deputy Reilly, allegedly abolished the board of the HSE shortly after taking office. Will the Taoiseach outline when the HSE governance Bill will be published?

Order of Business (11 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: What about the governance of the HSE in the meantime?

Order of Business (11 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: There is a complete lack of clarity in response to the questions.

Order of Business (11 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: That is as convincing as the Taoiseach's pre-election promises.

Order of Business (11 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: It is a mammoth Bill.

Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: As the Taoiseach knows, one of the most important issues in west Dublin is the services offered by the James Connolly Hospital. This morning I visited it to discuss the situation with staff and management. The local community rely on the hospital and the status of the promises and commitment that are now being made and handed out by Fine Gael and Labour public representatives is of major...

Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: A few days after the visit, staff received a memorandum detailing closures which will undermine the supposedly secured services.

Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: That is cynical in the extreme. As we know from Roscommon, a clear electoral commitment to keep hospital accident and emergency services can be denied even when there is a tape recording of it. What is the exact status of the commitment currently being handed out to the communities which use James Connolly Hospital? Are they personal, party or Government commitments? Will the Taoiseach...

Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: I hope there was never any question of closing the accident and emergency department. There has been huge investment in the hospital over the years in cardiology, respiratory, geriatric, rehabilitation and endoscopy services. The Taoiseach has confirmed the closure of 12 surgical beds. Yet, only a few weeks ago Ministers told people existing services would be retained and that they...

Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: -----in addition to other closures. Will the Taoiseach release all amendments to the existing service plans of the hospital before people vote in two weeks time? We do not want what happened with the comprehensive spending review to happen again, when information was hidden before polling day in order that people could not see the options before them in terms of public expenditure.

Social Partnership (11 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach if he has in place within his Department any formal mechanism for holding consultations with social partners; and if he is satisfied with any such arrangement. [28459/11]

Social Partnership (11 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach if he has held any recent consultations with trade unions, employer organisations or other social partners. [28460/11]

Social Partnership (11 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: Can the Taoiseach explain why the Tánaiste, rather than himself, announced Government policy on this issue? At the SIPTU conference, the Tánaiste spoke of structured dialogue to be announced in the next month and which would begin with social partners. In the Taoiseach's reply, there was a studied avoidance of any phrase relating to a formal mechanism, which I asked about in Question No....