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Order of Business (7 Jul 2015)

Micheál Martin: He said he is not going to do it.

Membership of Committees: Motion (7 Jul 2015)

Micheál Martin: Is this the motion to remove Deputy Michael McNamara from certain committees?

Membership of Committees: Motion (7 Jul 2015)

Micheál Martin: It is not agreed.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Eurozone Crisis (7 Jul 2015)

Micheál Martin: 46. To ask the Taoiseach if he has been in contact with the Greek Prime Minister since he promised a referendum in Greece; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27064/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Eurozone Crisis (7 Jul 2015)

Micheál Martin: 105. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the contingency plan he and his officials have drawn up on the possibility of Greece leaving the eurozone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27062/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Eurozone Crisis (7 Jul 2015)

Micheál Martin: 106. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the proposition to increase the value added tax on tourism in Greece; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27065/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Eurozone Crisis (7 Jul 2015)

Micheál Martin: 107. To ask the Minister for Finance his views that there has been enough engagement between the European Union and the Greek Government on dealing with its debt issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27066/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: European Financial Stability Facility (7 Jul 2015)

Micheál Martin: 108. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to deal with the volatility in the market following the Greek Government's announcement to hold a referendum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27067/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Terrorism (7 Jul 2015)

Micheál Martin: 221. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality regarding the murders in Tunisia on 26 June 2015 by terrorists to set out her views regarding the increased violence from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria; if the European Union is prepared to tackle this in a co-ordinated way; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27063/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Northern Ireland Issues (7 Jul 2015)

Micheál Martin: 225. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the commitments made to the families of the victims of the Kingsmill massacre in March 2015; and the actions she has taken since. [22962/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Universal Health Insurance (7 Jul 2015)

Micheál Martin: 301. To ask the Minister for Health if he or his departmental officials have received or discussed the Economic and Social Research Institute report on universal health insurance (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27460/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Constitutional Amendments (7 Jul 2015)

Micheál Martin: 420. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to hold a referendum on Article 40.3.3° of Bunreacht na hÉireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21328/15]

Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2015)

Micheál Martin: Over 300,000 families across the country are still being screwed by the banks in regard to standard variable rate mortgages. These are families who have benefited least from the current low interest rate environment across Europe. Their mortgage interest rates have steadily increased while those of others have fallen. The response has been totally inadequate. We are talking about very...

Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2015)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach said that, if necessary, legislation would be introduced. The Government is huffing and puffing on this, sending out hints that it will do this and will do that, and that it will threaten the banks with penal levies and so forth.

Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2015)

Micheál Martin: We have put legislation before the House this week. It is constructive legislation which would give the Central Bank the capacity to intervene for those 300,000 mortgage holders and also for the 46,000 mortgage holders who are at the mercy of vulture funds. Will the Taoiseach accept our legislation and move on from Second Stage to Committee Stage, given that the Minister of State, Deputy...

Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2015)

Micheál Martin: The pressure is not on because the Minister, Deputy Noonan, said yesterday that the banks have moved and that people should shop around - switch around is what he said. The pressure is off. The Taoiseach or someone leaked the European Commission report yesterday to coincide with the Fianna Fáil Private Members' Bill, saying that the EU is now stating that we cannot interfere and should...

Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2015)

Micheál Martin: The Bill before the House is constructive legislation. Despite the Minister of State, Deputy English, saying that he accepted the principle of it, the Taoiseach intends to vote it down this evening. He will continue to pretend to the thousands of families affected that we mean to do something, that we gave the banks this deadline and, as he said, that officials are now looking at the...

Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2015)

Micheál Martin: -----and years on this issue? There has been no action in regard to it - nothing. It is about time that he put flesh on the bone of the spin and intervened. There is legislation before the House this evening and I ask him to allow it to be approved.

Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2015)

Micheál Martin: I said someone leaked it.

Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2015)

Micheál Martin: I said quickly that someone leaked it.