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- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Constitutional Amendments (9 Oct 2012)
Micheál Martin: To ask the Taoiseach if the Government is reviewing any political reforms other than those being discussed at the constitutional convention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40099/12]
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Constitutional Amendments (9 Oct 2012)
Micheál Martin: To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the scheduling of constitutional referendums. [40264/12]
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Constitutional Amendments (9 Oct 2012)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach has committed to a referendum on the abolition of the Seanad. What does he mean by the term, "work in progress"? I asked the Taoiseach on a previous occasion if he would share the work in progress with other Members. This is a very reasonable request in my view. I ask him again to publish all the background material related to the issue of abolition of the Seanad. This...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Constitutional Amendments (9 Oct 2012)
Micheál Martin: Will the Taoiseach publish the material?
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Constitutional Amendments (9 Oct 2012)
Micheál Martin: My question does not relate to the material setting out the arguments for and against abolition, but to the Government's preparatory work in respect of its proposal. I assume a significant amount of work has been undertaken at this stage by civil servants and others.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Constitutional Amendments (9 Oct 2012)
Micheál Martin: Publication of that material would serve the public interest by facilitating a more reflective debate on the issues. People are already introducing their own proposals and ideas. For instance, a group of Senators, former Senators and others recently published a reform document which advocated legislation to reform the Seanad. It would be useful if the work the Government has undertaken in...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Constitutional Amendments (9 Oct 2012)
Micheál Martin: Is it the Taoiseach's objective that such a referendum will take place?
- Order of Business (9 Oct 2012)
Micheál Martin: In regard to the forthcoming referendum on children's rights, has the Referendum Commission been formally activated and a judge appointed? I raised the issue of the commitment in the programme for Government regarding primary care with the Tánaiste last week. Will the Taoiseach ensure, in line with the commitment given by the Tánaiste, that all documentation related to the recent...
- Order of Business (9 Oct 2012)
Micheál Martin: I am asking the Taoiseach to ensure the documentation is published. It is a simple question.
- Order of Business (9 Oct 2012)
Micheál Martin: Will the Taoiseach publish the documentation?
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (9 Oct 2012)
Micheál Martin: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason he has replaced and renamed the five scholarship schemes for higher education, namely the Easter Week 1916 Commemoration Scholarship, An Scéim Scoláireachtaí Triú Leibhéal do Scoláirí ón nGaeltacht, An Scéim Scoláireachtaí Gaeilge Triú Leibhéal, An Scéim...
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Croke Park Agreement (9 Oct 2012)
Micheál Martin: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the employer and union representatives that he met in the period 1 July to 18 September 2012 regarding issues relating to the Croke Park Agreement. [40271/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Croke Park Agreement (9 Oct 2012)
Micheál Martin: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has met the social partners recently to discuss the Croke Park Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40100/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Croke Park Agreement (9 Oct 2012)
Micheál Martin: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has met or if he is planning to meet the social partners in the context of the Croke Park Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38805/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Croke Park Agreement (9 Oct 2012)
Micheál Martin: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on whether the Croke Park Agreement should be renegotiated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38797/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Allowances (9 Oct 2012)
Micheál Martin: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to allow the information on all of the public sector allowances to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38808/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Legislation (9 Oct 2012)
Micheál Martin: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the commitments made in the Programme for Government in relation to amending the Freedom of Information Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38802/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Committees of Inquiry (9 Oct 2012)
Micheál Martin: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has decided the format that the new banking inquiry will take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41259/12]
- Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2012)
Micheál Martin: Following yesterday's meeting of the Committee of Public Accounts, we learned that the health budget was in severe crisis. At the end of August the overrun was reported as being in the order of €329 million. By September it had increased to €374 million and is now projected to end up at €500 million by the end of the year. It was RTE which told us last evening that...
- Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2012)
Micheál Martin: Promises made on health savings have not been achieved. This has resulted in extra cuts to home help services, for example. More than 1 million home help hours have been severed from families around the country. That is the reality. Are we facing cuts of a similar order across the acute hospital service? The CEO of Tallaght hospital could not confirm on radio this morning that there...