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- Constitutional Amendments (14 Feb 2012)
Micheál Martin: I have a number of questions on the constitutional convention. Nine months ago the Taoiseach first promised the House that he would soon consult the Opposition on the terms of reference and composition of the convention. On 3 May 2011 he told me he was sick of the days where the Oireachtas was the last to know about things. On the same day he promised to consider the inclusion of Northern...
- Constitutional Amendments (14 Feb 2012)
Micheál Martin: It has been nine months since the commitment was made to consult the leaders of the Opposition and there has been no consultation whatsoever. Is it the Taoiseach's intention to just brief Members about what has been decided or will there be a genuine offer to the leaders of the Opposition parties to have some input into the terms of reference and the matters that would come under...
- Constitutional Amendments (14 Feb 2012)
Micheál Martin: As part of Question No. 9 I asked the Taoiseach about the intended timetable for the establishment and the work of the constitutional convention, whether one exists and, if so, whether it will be put before the House. As the party that brought in the 1937 Constitution, a republican constitution emulated by others throughout the globe, the challenge facing us is to enhance it. It is an...
- Constitutional Amendments (14 Feb 2012)
Micheál Martin: There is an issue in terms of how many referendums the Government can get through. The timetable of the convention is important because one year of the lifetime of this Oireachtas has gone. The Oireachtas needs reform. If anything, things are going backwards in terms of parliamentary democracy. The Seanad is a separate question but the Taoiseach has stated that it only makes sense if it...
- Constitutional Amendments (14 Feb 2012)
Micheál Martin: I appreciate that, but my question relates to the work of the constitutional convention. Will it be denied the opportunity to tease out that issue and to put its views?
- Constitutional Amendments (14 Feb 2012)
Micheál Martin: Question 12: To ask the Taoiseach the progress made regarding the proposed referendum to abolish Seanad Ãireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8006/12]
- Constitutional Amendments (14 Feb 2012)
Micheál Martin: My question related to the progress made in regard to the proposed referendum to abolish the Seanad, and I did not get much beyond a statement that work is proceeding, which has been the line for the past 12 months. There seems to have been very little work put into this in advance of the election and one could be of the view that this proposal was tabled with a view to electoral popularity...
- Constitutional Amendments (14 Feb 2012)
Micheál Martin: Could the Government produce an interim paper on the challenges relating to any constitutional proposal to abolish the Seanad? The Taoiseach has just articulated some of the challenges in question.
- Constitutional Amendments (14 Feb 2012)
Micheál Martin: Yes.
- Constitutional Amendments (14 Feb 2012)
Micheál Martin: It is facing the same fate as many nursing homes.
- Constitutional Amendments (14 Feb 2012)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach was in a dense fog an hour ago.
- Constitutional Amendments (14 Feb 2012)
Micheál Martin: Less hyperbole, exaggeration and partisanship might be a wiser position for the Taoiseach to take in the fullness of time. North American investors have realised we are serious for more than 30 years. That is the reason the top ten pharmaceutical companies in the world and some of the biggest names in technology are located in Ireland.
- Constitutional Amendments (14 Feb 2012)
Micheál Martin: It is also the reason we have, across the West, the largest cluster of medical device companies in Europe. Solid industrial advancement has been made in the past 30 years and has stood the test of time. This sector of the economy has proven particularly resilient in the teeth of the worst global recession since 1929. On the amendment on child protection, will the Government consider...
- Departmental Expenditure (14 Feb 2012)
Micheál Martin: Question 13: To ask the Taoiseach the amounts paid month on month since march 2011 on photography in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3597/12]
- Departmental Expenditure (14 Feb 2012)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach looked resplendent in all the photographs. My compliments to the photographer. I sought specific information and the answer speaks for itself.
- Order of Business (14 Feb 2012)
Micheál Martin: Family-friendly hours. It is St. Valentine's Day all right. The Government is really up for it.
- Order of Business (14 Feb 2012)
Micheál Martin: Would the Taoiseach outline to the House the legislative requirements that will be in order to implement the various commitments in the employment action plan, specifically, when the credit guarantee scheme Bill required will be published, and also whether the abolition of county and city enterprise boards will necessitate legislation and when we can expect that legislation to be brought...
- Order of Business (14 Feb 2012)
Micheál Martin: This has been announced for approximately a year. Eight or ten weeks means one is looking at six months before this will be activated. It seems incredible that an operator has been identified but the House has not even had wind of anything. Also, the Minister might comment on the enterprise boards.
- Order of Business (14 Feb 2012)
Micheál Martin: What of the country enterprise boards?
- Order of Business (14 Feb 2012)
Micheál Martin: Will there be legislation to abolish the existing boards?