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Official Engagements (1 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: That was happening already.

Order of Business (1 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: The House.

Order of Business (1 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: I will be brief.

Order of Business (1 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: The debate on legislation to establish the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform begins today, but the detail of that legislation raises major questions about the future business of the House. According to the Bill, the first stage of the new Estimates process will involve the Minister for Finance, Deputy Michael Noonan, proposing a net Estimates figure to the House which the Minister...

European Council Meetings (1 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach the briefings he received in advance of the 11 March 2011 meeting of the European Council; and the amendments he tabled to the draft communiqué. [11800/11]

European Council Meetings (1 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach the issues he intends to raise at the next meeting of the European Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12840/11]

European Council Meetings (1 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: A question about the March Council meeting has nothing to do with the June meeting, and those should not be grouped with questions about future meetings. The Taoiseach has taken to ignoring questions when more than one is asked so I want to concentrate on No. 2, which relates to the Council meeting of 11 March. The communiqué from 11 March is very important because it sets out the as yet...

European Council Meetings (1 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach stated earlier that he did not set the agenda but we can contribute to it. This has dragged on far too long.

European Council Meetings (1 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: The import of the communiqué which emerged from the meeting of 11 March means we should expect at the next Council meeting at least a progress report on delivering the conclusions reached. The contents of that communiqué relating to having a more sustainable programme of supports for countries like Ireland and others were negotiated by the outgoing Government.

European Council Meetings (1 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: Arising from the Taoiseach's reply to the two questions I tabled, I am taken aback by his comment, "if it comes up". This is a European Council meeting. When he attended his first meeting on 11 March there was great fanfare about what he was going to do and how he was going to bang tables. That seems to have disappeared from all the spinning and media briefing.

European Council Meetings (1 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: It is not just about interest rates. Why will the Taoiseach not raise at the European Council the more fundamental issues agreed in the communique of 11 March on delivering more sustainable loan terms not only for Ireland but also as a comprehensive European solution to the debt issue? A pattern is emerging whereby everything is being divested to Ministers once it does not land on the...

European Council Meetings (1 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: Arising out of his reply on the European Central Bank, has Ireland taken a position in regard to the successor to the current governor of the ECB, Mr. Trichet? Will we use this opportunity to discuss issues pertaining to the bank's role and performance or the fact that it raised interest rates since the crisis emerged? Will we articulate key points in our own interest?

Departmental Staff (1 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach if he has assigned special responsibility for particular tasks to individual advisers in his office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11568/11]

Departmental Staff (1 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach if, in view of his response concerning responsibility for Northern Ireland affairs, he will outline the detail of specific sectoral or policy areas which he has assigned to non-established staff in his Department. [12098/11]

Departmental Staff (1 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: These questions have become relevant because of last week's events. Many people were struck by the speed and consistency of the briefing against one of the Taoiseach's advisers and this even went so far as to show what exactly one of his advisers said to him when they were discussing his College Green speech. Every fair minded person can see that she was treated badly by whomever of her...

Departmental Staff (1 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: With regard to the Taoiseach's College Green speech, there were various-----

Departmental Staff (1 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: It was powerful but I thought I had heard it somewhere before.

Departmental Staff (1 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: Advisers. There were significant negative briefings against the person who is believed to have advised the Taoiseach on his speech, stating the person was responsible for the non-attribution in the speech. It was unfair and such commentary should not be part or parcel of briefings. Clearly, someone in the Taoiseach's office briefed against the adviser responsible for the speech.

Departmental Staff (1 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: Question 7: To ask the Taoiseach the process which he has followed in relation to filling the positions of Secretary General and Second Secretary General in his Department. [12099/11]

Departmental Staff (1 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Taoiseach. The last time I raised this issue he said no external applications would be invited and there would be no independent involvement in filling these posts, even though this directly contradicts stated Fine Gael policy. His only justification then was that this is the way it has always been. Both jobs are being filled at the same time. The process is important as it...