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Order of Business (11 Feb 2015)

Micheál Martin: They have not done it.

Order of Business (11 Feb 2015)

Micheál Martin: They did not agree to make time available.

Order of Business (11 Feb 2015)

Micheál Martin: The Government Whip is a very difficult customer.

Order of Business (11 Feb 2015)

Micheál Martin: Our Whip is agreeable, but Deputy Kehoe is very difficult.

Order of Business (11 Feb 2015)

Micheál Martin: That would be a first.

Order of Business (11 Feb 2015)

Micheál Martin: Is Deputy Kehoe joining Simon now?

Order of Business (11 Feb 2015)

Micheál Martin: The legions are growing over there.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (11 Feb 2015)

Micheál Martin: 127. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, details of the public nursing homes that are not in compliance with national regulations on physical environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6263/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (11 Feb 2015)

Micheál Martin: 128. To ask the Minister for Health his views on concerns that there may be 27 public nursing homes that are not compliant with national regulations on physical environment; the actions being taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6264/15]

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Micheál Martin: Last week in the Irish Examiner, it was reported that approximately 400 homes have been listed for repossession since 1 January. Across Munster, the figure is just under 700 since the beginning of the year. I was looking at Kilkenny, for example, where there are 93, and Carlow, where there are 65 repossessions before the Circuit Court. That is just a typical list of any one day. There are...

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Micheál Martin: There have only been approximately 1,000 cases versus 15,000 cases, which the then Minister said would happen in year one. We do not even know the proportion of those 1,000 cases which were mortgage cases. Essentially, the Taoiseach has given the banks a free rein. What is happening is that property prices are rising. The banks are going after the cases where there is no longer negative...

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Micheál Martin: Some 30,000.

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Micheál Martin: I do not know what land the Taoiseach is living in at times.

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Micheál Martin: Even his response suggested that it is the borrower's fault. His whole mind-set is through the prism of what the banks are telling him. Most Deputies and I are raising cases where there has been constant engagement by the borrower with the banks but the banks have worn them down and have not engaged in many cases. That is the point I am making. When I talk about selling people down the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland Issues (17 Feb 2015)

Micheál Martin: 1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide details of his statement on 17 October 2014 regarding the commencement of political talks in Northern Ireland. [41669/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland Issues (17 Feb 2015)

Micheál Martin: 2. To ask the Taoiseach his views on his close contact with the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, on the political talks in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41670/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland Issues (17 Feb 2015)

Micheál Martin: 3. To ask the Taoiseach the discussions he has had with the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, regarding the Northern Ireland talks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41691/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland Issues (17 Feb 2015)

Micheál Martin: 4. To ask the Taoiseach if he has spoken to the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, regarding the next stage of the talks in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43795/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland Issues (17 Feb 2015)

Micheál Martin: 9. To ask the Taoiseach if he has discussed the best way to deal with the legacy of the past in Northern Ireland with the British Prime Minister, David Cameron; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44782/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland Issues (17 Feb 2015)

Micheál Martin: 10. To ask the Taoiseach if he has been provided with a report by the Department of Foreign Affairs on progress after seven weeks of political talks in the north of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46810/14]