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Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committee Meetings (18 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: To ask the Taoiseach when the Committee on Economic Recovery and Jobs met recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36949/12]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Confidentiality (18 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: To ask the Taoiseach the stage the draft legislation in relation to Cabinet confidentiality is at within his Department, the number of meetings that have taken place to discuss same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36950/12]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Croke Park Agreement Issues (18 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has met the Social partners recently in relation to the Croke Park agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36948/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Meetings (18 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to meet with the farming organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36947/12]

Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: Some time ago the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Brendan Howlin, announced he would effect a transformation of the system of allowances in the public sector. He stated he wanted to achieve savings of €75 million this year and €150 million next year. There is no question this was one of the big ideas of the new Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. If...

Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: One out of 1,100. This is an extraordinary outcome of very lengthy examination from a new, up and coming Department meant to cut a swathe through relics of the past. Let us be honest, some of these allowances are relics and belong to a different era. How did the Minister get into this scenario, leading people up the hill and back down again? Will the Taoiseach outline the reasoning and...

Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: I am trying to be constructive but that was a fairly pathetic response to the situation. A letter was sent last week. What have Ministers been doing for months on the Croke Park agreement?

Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: Everyone was of the view that people were endeavouring to achieve and realise as many savings as possible over the past 18 months. To state that a letter of instruction was issued last week is a rather pathetic response. My point is that yesterday's announcement with regard to squeezing more out of the Croke Park agreement was about approximately €3 million out of €1.5 billion....

Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach spoke about front-line services. These are being cut. This is about social solidarity. We are speaking about some relics and outdated allowances while at the same time home help allowances are being cut.

Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: Hundreds and thousands of hours are being cut and across the board services for people with disabilities, as we found out only a month ago, are being cut savagely.

Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: There is a need-----

Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: -----particularly in the context of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council report, to invoke clause 1.28 of the Croke Park agreement-----

Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: -----to get people around the table and state that saving €3 million out of €1.5 billion is not a realistic outcome for a serious issue. Surely this lack of success or any sense of achievement or realisation of savings is justification in itself for invoking clause 1.28 to convene a serious substantive meeting of everyone to get them around the table on such an issue. Does the...

Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: The numbers have nothing to do with the Croke Park agreement.

Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: I am not talking about that kind of meeting but about clause 1.28.

Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach is lucky the CSO revised them downwards.

Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: Yes.

Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach opposed every one of them, and the Minister, Deputy Reilly, did the same.

Order of Business (19 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: I welcome the decision to hold a referendum to insert in the Constitution an amendment on the rights of children. Much work has been undertaken on this issue over a number of years by all political parties in the House. I refer in particular to an all-party committee chaired by former Deputy Mary O'Rourke, which created significant momentum on the issue. Considerable constructive work was...

Order of Business (19 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: I can assure the Taoiseach that Fianna Fáil Members will be constructive in our consideration of the referendum issue. Obviously, the party will look at the wording. I do not want to be too pernickety, but I suggest that the name of the chairperson of the Referendum Commission should be announced to the House. That would be more appropriate protocol than to announce it outside the...