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Programmes for Government (22 Mar 2011)

Gerry Adams: Tá mé an-sásta an Taoiseach a fheiceáil anseo arís. Bhí cuairt maith againn go dtí na Stáit Aontaithe.

Programmes for Government (22 Mar 2011)

Gerry Adams: Tá a lán fadhbanna anseo; mar shampla, tuairisc Moriarty. Níl mé sastá leis an freagra a thug an Taoiseach maidir le chlár an Rialtais. He never mentioned jobs once, yet during the election campaign, he secured a mandate with the slogan, "Let's Get Ireland Working". He has committed to establishing a fund to resource jobs. When will that happen? Will legislation be required? How...

Programmes for Government (22 Mar 2011)

Gerry Adams: I do not want to mention the five point plan but the Taoiseach referred to what he has described as a "jobs fund" in his reply. Some of the funding for this is to be drawn down from the National Pensions Reserve Fund but some is also be drawn down by selling off State assets. The Taoiseach will be aware that opposition is growing on this issue with people particularly concerned about...

Programmes for Government (22 Mar 2011)

Gerry Adams: I very much welcome that.

EU Summits (22 Mar 2011)

Gerry Adams: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his participation in the EU summit on 11 March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5309/11]

EU Summits (22 Mar 2011)

Gerry Adams: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach his priorities for the next European Council meeting [5310/11]

EU Summits (22 Mar 2011)

Gerry Adams: I wish the Taoiseach well at the next European Council meeting, but I note with disappointment that at the last session he restated his commitment to the EU-IMF deal and to the austerity package. In an earlier answer the Taoiseach spoke of the gap between the Government and the people. That gap is being deepened by the universal social charge. It is the price citizens are paying for this...

EU Summits (22 Mar 2011)

Gerry Adams: That is a given.

EU Summits (22 Mar 2011)

Gerry Adams: That is not what he said.

EU Summits (22 Mar 2011)

Gerry Adams: The Taoiseach said we need to live up to our responsibilities in terms of our European partners, and I do not detract from that. However, our first responsibilities are to our own citizens. The Taoiseach went on to say that we need to repay what was given to us. Nothing was given to us; this was not an act of divine mercy. These were very hard-nosed people coming in and saddling Irish...

EU Summits (22 Mar 2011)

Gerry Adams: The Taoiseach must make it clear to them, to quote the Minister for Finance, that this is not sustainable. Why would the Taoiseach follow through on what he already says is a bad deal for Europe and for Ireland?

Programmes for Government (22 Mar 2011)

Gerry Adams: Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach the constitutional referenda he plans to hold in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5311/11]

Programmes for Government (22 Mar 2011)

Gerry Adams: Go raibh maith agat. Has the Taoiseach made provision for citizens from the Six Counties to be involved in the constitutional convention? If not, I ask him to do so and to consult with parties in the North and with the First Minister. I note the Taoiseach has again refused to have a referendum on the EU-IMF deal although that would strengthen his hand. The Taoiseach will give me the pat...

Programmes for Government (22 Mar 2011)

Gerry Adams: Which referendum? The first or the second?

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2011)

Gerry Adams: Nuair a bhí muid ag caint agus ag magadh níos luaithe, dúirt mé leis an Taoiseach go raibh a lán fadhbanna romhainn, mar shampla, tuairisc Moriarty. Tá seans ann go mbeidh an Taoiseach ag labhairt faoin obair dáiríre thábhachtach sin. I appreciate the Taoiseach will not have had the chance to read the full report but I have scanned the executive summary and it is a clear exposé of...

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2011)

Gerry Adams: Obviously, Fine Gael knew there was something inappropriate about this transaction and therefore what did it do at the time about it? Has Fine Gael received any other money from Denis O'Brien or any of his companies? There is a mention in the report of a total of IR£22,000 during the period under investigation. When will the Taoiseach make a full statement and when will the Dáil have the...

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2011)

Gerry Adams: It took €150 million and 13 or 14 years to produce this report. The Taoiseach spoke earlier about the gap between government and citizens and between the political class and the people. This report cannot be allowed to gather dust. The Government has been loud in its rhetoric about the need for political reform, and this is an acute case. A person who does not pay their television...

Order of Business (22 Mar 2011)

Gerry Adams: We still have not had any sense of when committees will be established and when legislation the Government has promised will be brought forward-----

Order of Business (22 Mar 2011)

Gerry Adams: I have a question on the same matter. I do not want to take issue with the Ceann Comhairle but I was about to make this point when he ruled me out of order earlier.

Order of Business (22 Mar 2011)

Gerry Adams: Go raibh maith agat, a Cheann Comhairle.