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European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: Paragraph 5 states: "The specification of the debt criterion in terms of a numerical benchmark for debt reduction (1/20 rule) for Member States with a government debt in excess of 60% needs to be enshrined in the new provisions". Does the Taoiseach understand what that means? Will he explain it to the House? Most economists who are analysing this suggest it means, in effect, that debt-GDP...

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: It seems the Government is saying, "Trust us. We have made a political agreement. We do not have a clue what it actually means. We have three months to work it out, considering the detail is complex". That is basically what is happening here. We need far more clarity in terms of what is actually agreed. I would appreciate it if the Taoiseach could explain paragraph 5 and the 1/20 rule.

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: Or in Hong Kong.

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach stated these were not new.

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: On a point of order-----

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: -----on the Lisbon treaty we set up a special sub-committee of the House.

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach should not be so intolerant. Can I make a point to him?

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach should stop being so intolerant.

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach will not have plenty of time. This is not enough time.

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: We did this on in regard to the second referendum on the Lisbon treaty.

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: We set up a committee and we appointed a Fine Gael Member as Chairman. We set up a special sub-committee. We invited submissions from people outside to make their points about any prospective treaty and any issues. It was a useful exercise, which helped the public debate on the issues around Europe. It also helped the Members of the House to have a decent access to the debates. Why is...

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: I would ask the Taoiseach to give consideration to it. He should reflect on it.

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: They do not. They have 101 things to do.

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (15 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: Question 24: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of whole time equivalent social workers employed in child protection by the State at the start of 2011; and the number in the employ of the State today. [40316/11]

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (15 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: Question 168: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way she will help a project (details supplied) fund their ongoing operations following the cuts in material grants announced in budget 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40391/11]

Universal Health Insurance (11 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: Question 958: To ask the Minister for Health if he has attended meetings at which the universal health insurance model and hospital insurance fund was discussed; the progress made on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32720/11]

Employment Rights (11 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for facilitating the raising of this issue this afternoon which is of significant importance to many people in the Cork area, especially to the 32 workers at Vita Cortex. All of us representing the area have met the workers and have been to the plant. The manner in which the workers have been treated is absolutely unacceptable and the overwhelming responsibility...

Employment Rights (11 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I rang the Minister for Finance before Christmas and he got the Chairman of NAMA to ring me and he said that it would be ultra vires of NAMA to become involved. I would like to get the precise legal basis under the Act upon which it cannot get involved. Having said that, the responsibility lies with the employer. Getting a solution to this for...

Employment Rights (11 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: Thank you.

Leaders' Questions (11 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: Without any warning or preparation, 150,000 pensioners received letters from the Revenue Commissioners to inform them they had underpaid their taxes due to a failure on their part to include their State pension when calculating their tax liability. It is very difficult to comprehend how the issuing of 150,000 letters of this nature to pensioners was not known to the Government or to any...