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Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland Issues (14 Jul 2015)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach has answered 31 questions together, 16 of which are mine. Three and a half years ago he told the House that he and the British Prime Minister, Mr. Cameron, had agreed an urgent set of priorities for Northern Ireland, including deepening economic activity, reviewing institutions and tackling sectarianism. There have since been a number of meetings but no progress. In reality...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland Issues (14 Jul 2015)

Micheál Martin: Is that being communicated to the British?

Order of Business (14 Jul 2015)

Micheál Martin: It is not agreed. We are again witnessing the unnecessary guillotining of debate on important Bills, in this case, the Personal Insolvency (Amendment) Bill 2014, on which essentially there will be about an hour's debate, followed by the Children First Bill 2014 on which there will also be about an hour's debate this evening. What we have been witnessing is the very bad handling of Dáil...

Order of Business (14 Jul 2015)

Micheál Martin: What about the quality of the Friday sittings?

Order of Business (14 Jul 2015)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach should stop, for God's sake. He has ignored them for four years. He should give us a break.

Order of Business (14 Jul 2015)

Micheál Martin: It is not agreed based on the same principle as the opposition to the previous proposal. This again represents a guillotining of a very important Bill, namely, the Children First Bill. The proposal is that Report and Final Stages shall be taken today, but again, there is a very short amount of time to deal with the amendments and the issue itself. Coming after the guillotining of No. 39 it...

Order of Business (14 Jul 2015)

Micheál Martin: I wish to raise with the Taoiseach the fact that the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Brendan Howlin, refused a request to increase health funding to meet the ongoing need of the Minister for Health, Deputy Leo Varadkar, for approximately €1 billion. The Minister, Deputy Howlin, said the sum of €1 billion was a nice, round figure that the Minister for Health...

Order of Business (14 Jul 2015)

Micheál Martin: What about the sum of €230,000?

Order of Business (14 Jul 2015)

Micheál Martin: This is the point. It is a smart-alec response. Deal with the substance.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: European Council Meetings (14 Jul 2015)

Micheál Martin: 134. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the contributions he made at the European Union Council meeting on 7 July 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28379/15]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: European Council Meetings (14 Jul 2015)

Micheál Martin: 135. To ask the Taoiseach if he attended any bilateral meetings at the European Union Council meeting on 7 July 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28380/15]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: European Council Meetings (14 Jul 2015)

Micheál Martin: 136. To ask the Taoiseach the contact he has had with the Chancellor of Germany, Ms Angela Merkel, since the recent referendum in Greece; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28381/15]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: European Council Meetings (14 Jul 2015)

Micheál Martin: 137. To ask the Taoiseach the discussion held at the European Union Council meeting on 7 July 2015 regarding the 50% level of youth unemployment in Greece, and methods to tackle this issue in the short term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28383/15]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: European Council Meetings (14 Jul 2015)

Micheál Martin: 138. To ask the Taoiseach the differences in the suggested solutions from the European Union Council meeting in June 2015 to the European Union Council meeting on 7 July 2015 in terms of addressing the issue of Greek debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28384/15]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: European Council Meetings (14 Jul 2015)

Micheál Martin: 139. To ask the Taoiseach the discussions held on changing the role of the European Central Bank at the European Union Council meeting on 7 July 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28385/15]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: European Council Meetings (14 Jul 2015)

Micheál Martin: 140. To ask the Taoiseach the contact he has had with the President of the European Commission, Mr. Jean-Claude Juncker, since the outcome of the recent referendum in Greece; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28387/15]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: European Council Meetings (14 Jul 2015)

Micheál Martin: 141. To ask the Taoiseach the contact he has had with European Union leaders following the result of the recent referendum in Greece and prior to the European Union Council meeting on 7 July 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28388/15]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: European Council Meetings (14 Jul 2015)

Micheál Martin: 142. To ask the Taoiseach the contact he has had with the President of France, Mr. Francois Hollande, prior to the European Union Council meeting on 7 July 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28389/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (14 Jul 2015)

Micheál Martin: 251. To ask the Minister for Finance if he accepts that the Government has introduced 45 indirect taxes since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28382/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: European Banking Sector (14 Jul 2015)

Micheál Martin: 252. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the solvency of the Greek banks; if this was discussed at the European Union Council meeting on 7 July 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28386/15]