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European Council Meetings (18 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: No, it was not.

Order of Business (18 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: The Order Paper notes the latest report from the National Treatment Purchase Fund. As the report was brought to the Government last week, the Taoiseach will be aware that it records the treatment of almost 34,000 people and a 99% satisfaction rate among patients and those treated under the fund. Will the Government make time available to debate the report and seek clarity regarding the...

Order of Business (18 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: I don't think so, Taoiseach.

Passport Applications (18 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: I reluctantly raise this issue on the floor of the House because of the inability and failure of parents of a beautiful baby daughter who was born to them last September with the help of a surrogate mother in India to get a passport from the Department of Foreign Affairs. There are other children in this situation as well. It is my strong view that there is nothing to stop the Department of...

Passport Applications (18 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: It is on the general issue of surrogacy and the issuing of passports.

Passport Applications (18 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: The parents have advised me that the Circuit Court refused to hear the case on 8 June, stating it should be heard in the High Court. There have been previous examples of refusals or reluctance to grant passport applications. I dealt with one such case, although unfortunately I resigned for political reasons shortly after I issued an instruction on it. I was told the Attorney General's...

Passport Applications (18 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: The parents did not go to court for a passport.

Passport Applications (18 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: Reasonable grounds.

Leaders' Questions (19 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: I am sure the Taoiseach will agree this is a very difficult and shattering morning for employees in Aviva, given that the company has confirmed that there will be up to 950 job losses. This is a devastating blow to workers, their families, the surrounding communities and the economy in general. It will be felt particularly by those working in Dublin, Cork and Galway. Last September Aviva...

Leaders' Questions (19 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: I am disappointed the Taoiseach did not engage with the company, given the concerns he articulated in the Dáil last September. Given the scale of the job losses announed, close to 1,000, I do not get a sense from the Taoiseach's comments that there has been real engagement by the Government with the company either to restructure or otherwise avert some of the job losses announced. What we...

Leaders' Questions (19 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: -----as the Minister has confirmed. In addition, in that context, will the European Stabilisation Fund be applied and activated? Has the Taoiseach received any indication from other companies in the insurance sector about job losses? Has he had direct contact with the leaders of the industry? He mentioned the Clearing House Group. The announcement could signal a serious issue within the...

Leaders' Questions (19 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: He knows.

Leaders' Questions (19 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach should have, given what has happened. That is the point.

Leaders' Questions (19 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: No, I did not ask that question.

Leaders' Questions (19 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: That is why the Taoiseach should meet the industry. That is the point.

Leaders' Questions (19 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: I did not say that.

Leaders' Questions (19 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: We are speaking about 1,000 job losses.

Leaders' Questions (19 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: We are supposed to be speaking about Aviva.

Leaders' Questions (19 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: The Government signed two memorandums in April and July of this year.

Leaders' Questions (19 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: I remind the Minister, Deputy Rabbitte, that his colleague, the Minister for Finance, has confirmed that privatisation will take place.