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Private Members' Business: An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Fiche ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 2) 2011: An Dara Céim, Twenty-Ninth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: The message, however, today is that corporate donations will continue albeit in a new regulated framework. The commitment and promise made by the Government to ban corporate donations will not now happen. This merits a more open debate than what we have had. Earlier, the Minister invoked the Good Friday Agreement and EU treaties as the reason, although not stated explicitly, a...

Private Members' Business: An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Fiche ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 2) 2011: An Dara Céim, Twenty-Ninth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: The Constitution is the only place in which a ban on corporate donations can be introduced. This is why we introduced this Bill. We acknowledged that in May when we brought forward this legislation.

Private Members' Business: An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Fiche ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 2) 2011: An Dara Céim, Twenty-Ninth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: No, in my opening speech I acknowledged the only way corporate donations could be banned was through the Constitution.

Private Members' Business: An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Fiche ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 2) 2011: An Dara Céim, Twenty-Ninth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: We introduced the legislation in May and I am glad some of its measures will be included in the Government's Bill. Anyway, the previous Government had a Bill in this area prepared already.

Private Members' Business: An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Fiche ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 2) 2011: An Dara Céim, Twenty-Ninth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: We did much over the years as I outlined.

Private Members' Business: An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Fiche ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 2) 2011: An Dara Céim, Twenty-Ninth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: If the Minister is honest enough, he will inform the House the previous Government had drafted a Bill. That Government fell before it was due so it could not be introduced. The mid-term review of Fianna Fáil and the Green Party's programme for Government stated legislation to ban corporate donations would be introduced. The Bill was actually drafted when this Government came into power.

Private Members' Business: An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Fiche ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 2) 2011: An Dara Céim, Twenty-Ninth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: Our Bill in May contained some of that Bill's measures along with the Moriarty tribunal's recommendations. For some reason, the Minister keeps on with the untruth that there was no Bill ready. The Minister queried some of the text of our Bill. In my opening speech, I outlined a novel way of allowing this Bill progress to Committee Stage. In turn, external experts could address the...

Private Members' Business: An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Fiche ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 2) 2011: An Dara Céim, Twenty-Ninth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: Why will the Minister not tell us what it intends to do about corporate donations?

Private Members' Business: An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Fiche ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 2) 2011: An Dara Céim, Twenty-Ninth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: We did.

Private Members' Business: An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Fiche ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 2) 2011: An Dara Céim, Twenty-Ninth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: That is outrageous. The Minister knows damn well there was legislation prepared.

Private Members' Business: An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Fiche ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 2) 2011: An Dara Céim, Twenty-Ninth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: Are we going to have a referendum then? The Minister should tell the House.

Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: A few weeks ago, the Taoiseach announced in terms of the budgetary process "What I intend to do this year is very different to ... any other budget to date". We did not quite understand what he meant when he made that statement some weeks ago. However, since then, his Government has announced the fiscal framework, the capital investment programme as well as the expenditure sector reform...

Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: I have no difficulty with information being sent anywhere once it is sent to this House first - that is the point. If the Taoiseach was sincere about his budgetary process-----

Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: Allow me to make my point. If the Taoiseach was sincere about his budgetary process, greater transparency and greater detail, he would have given all of this information to the House-----

Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: -----three or four weeks ago. There is no difficulty. When 41 members of the German Parliament can read this documentation, why cannot Members of this House read it? It is a disgrace that the Taoiseach has not already circulated this to every Member of the House, given that 41 members of the German Parliament have it. I have no difficulty about who gets it, once this House gets it first....

Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: The Minister, Deputy Noonan, has made it absolutely clear that a decision has been taken on the 2% increase. The Taoiseach should stop maintaining a fiction about it. He is reported this morning; again, he made it very clear. He said the only reason he is sticking to the 2% is that it is obvious. All the other stuff he describes as speculation. The Tánaiste said he was very puzzled...

Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: The fundamental point is this - the ESRI has said that this VAT increase will hit the poorest households the most. I am asking the Taoiseach to stop maintaining the fiction-----

Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: -----and indicate this evening that he will reverse that decision of a 2% increase on the VAT rate.

Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: We put it through the Dáil and the Taoiseach voted for it.

Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach voted for it.