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Order of Business (3 Jul 2013)

Micheál Martin: With a majority, it is happy to suppress debate and dissent, as Deputy Mathews knows only too well this morning. Despite his financial acumen and his ability, he was summarily dismissed.

Order of Business (3 Jul 2013)

Micheál Martin: There is an authoritarian streak at the heart of the present Government and it is evident every day.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Procurement Regulations (3 Jul 2013)

Micheál Martin: 19. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to change the procedures in place for stationery procurement in primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32272/13]

Leaders Questions (9 Jul 2013)

Micheál Martin: The mortgage arrears crisis shows no sign of abating. We heard at the weekend about significant disagreements between the Financial Regulator and the banks regarding the content of a sustainable resolution package for mortgage arrears and the pace of progress being made by the banks. The economic impact of the mortgage arrears crisis is severe. It is hammering consumer confidence and...

Leaders Questions (9 Jul 2013)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach did not quite answer the questions I asked him. Does he accept the proposals we are tabling tonight on strengthening the code of conduct in order to protect those in mortgage arrears? I outlined a series of constructive steps we believe should be taken to give genuine protection to those who are in arrears. The Government's only intervention to date has been designed with the...

Leaders Questions (9 Jul 2013)

Micheál Martin: Does the Taoiseach expect me to believe that?

Leaders Questions (9 Jul 2013)

Micheál Martin: He is obviously on top of it.

Leaders Questions (9 Jul 2013)

Micheál Martin: What does the Taoiseach mean by that it is not within my keeping?

Leaders Questions (9 Jul 2013)

Micheál Martin: The Secretary General of the Department of Finance has said there will be a tax.

Leaders Questions (9 Jul 2013)

Micheál Martin: It is now 9 July.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (9 Jul 2013)

Micheál Martin: 1. To ask the Taoiseach if he held bilateral meetings when he visited Boston to receive an honorary degree; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23703/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (9 Jul 2013)

Micheál Martin: 2. To ask the Taoiseach the meetings he attended when visiting Boston; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25193/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (9 Jul 2013)

Micheál Martin: 3. To ask the Taoiseach if he discussed the issue of the Boston College Belfast oral history project papers when he was at the college recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26617/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (9 Jul 2013)

Micheál Martin: 4. To ask the Taoiseach if he met any of the undocumented Irish groups when in Boston; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26624/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (9 Jul 2013)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Taoiseach for his reply. He indicated that he had very little time for bilateral meetings during his recent visit to Boston. I am somewhat concerned that he did not meet representatives of the undocumented Irish, as requested by them. It is important that he and Ministers should make time for meetings with these groups when visiting the United States in order to get a sense of...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (9 Jul 2013)

Micheál Martin: I wrote to Senator Hillary Clinton about this and I am asking the Taoiseach whether he sees the need to discuss the pursuit of this by the PSNI and the British authorities with the American authorities. The Tánaiste met with the US Attorney General, Eric Holder, recently. Perhaps the Taoiseach can outline whether the Government, through the Minister for Justice and Equality or the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (9 Jul 2013)

Micheál Martin: I am asking about Question No. 3, which is to do with the oral history project.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (9 Jul 2013)

Micheál Martin: It is clear that the momentum has changed in the United States. The Schumer Bill has made progress because of the electoral and political changes in the United States which is to be welcomed. However, significant work still needs to happen with regard to the Republican Party because that is where the action is. Fianna Fáil facilitated all-party delegations in the past. I ask the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (9 Jul 2013)

Micheál Martin: It was written by a former British Army general---

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (9 Jul 2013)

Micheál Martin: Did Deputy Adams say it was a "must read"? I would say that this is also a "must read". It is wrong to try to undermine the people who were responsible for writing this. They are not anti-peace process. In fact, Anthony McIntyre will say that if the IRA and all those who supported their war were honest, they would have said they should have packed up in 1974. From his perspective,...