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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Labour Court Recommendations (14 May 2014)

Micheál Martin: 73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that his Department will not pay according to the non-binding LRC recommendations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21626/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Labour Court Recommendations (14 May 2014)

Micheál Martin: 74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is current operational policy that all Labour Court recommendations in favour of the complainant are not being processed during the lifetime of the Haddington Road agreement, despite the fact that there is no such requirement under the legislation. [21627/14]

Business of Dáil (27 May 2014)

Micheál Martin: Does that apply to Leaders' Questions as well?

Return to Writ: Dublin West - Introduction of New Member (27 May 2014)

Micheál Martin: On behalf of my party and on my own behalf, I congratulate Deputy Ruth Coppinger on her success in the by-election and welcome her to the Chamber, which is the key national decision-making chamber in our public life. She has demonstrated a long-standing commitment to public matters and public affairs. Irrespective of our different perspectives on politics, participation in politics is...

Leaders' Questions (27 May 2014)

Micheál Martin: It is fair to say that one of the issues that had caused the greatest offence to the people we met on the doorsteps in recent weeks, irrespective of whether they were affected by it, was the policy position of the withdrawal of discretionary medical cards from very sick people, children with multiple disabilities and people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions. To be honest,...

Leaders' Questions (27 May 2014)

Micheál Martin: The Minister said the policy will not be changed overnight. It was changed overnight. Legislation was not introduced to take the discretionary medical cards from approximately 30,000 people over recent years. It got so bad the Minister of State, Deputy Alex White, said that there was no such thing as a discretionary medical card. He has said that on the record and now the Minister has...

Leaders' Questions (27 May 2014)

Micheál Martin: Pressure came on the medical card system and the ones that were focused on were the discretionary medical cards. This issue was raised long before the elections. It was raised over two years ago. The Jack & Jill foundation is saying that in the past two years the policy became particularly vicious, and it deals with children with significant life-limiting and life-threatening...

Leaders' Questions (27 May 2014)

Micheál Martin: -----or will we definitely get change? Will there be a more definitive, clear policy in terms of both holding discretionary medical cards for those who desperately need them and restoring them to those very sick people who need them urgently?

Leaders' Questions (27 May 2014)

Micheál Martin: I did actually.

Order of Business (27 May 2014)

Micheál Martin: Can the Minister indicate whether we will need a Supplementary Estimate for health this year given that the Minister for Health has made it clear he does not believe he can make the savings outlined in the Haddington Road agreement under the health Vote? Acute hospitals are indicating that they will be significantly in deficit and spending more than they were provided with. There are...

Order of Business (27 May 2014)

Micheál Martin: It is in the programme for Government.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Stress Tests (27 May 2014)

Micheál Martin: 38. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has seen the letter sent from Mr. Mario Draghi in relation to EU-wide stress tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15987/14]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committee Meetings (27 May 2014)

Micheál Martin: 47. To ask the Taoiseach the number of Cabinet sub-committee meetings he has attended in the month of April. [22601/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Boston College Archives (27 May 2014)

Micheál Martin: 49. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the release of the Boston College papers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22178/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Boston College Archives (27 May 2014)

Micheál Martin: 59. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views regarding threats and use of provocative labels such as touts being made against persons who co-operated with the Boston College tapes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22705/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (27 May 2014)

Micheál Martin: 57. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent comments by the Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland regarding possible party political activities within the PSNI; if he and his Department are concerned about same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22603/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (27 May 2014)

Micheál Martin: 58. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken to Secretary of State Villiers regarding the allegations made by the Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland regarding possible activity within the PSNI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22604/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (27 May 2014)

Micheál Martin: 65. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken to or written to the Ukrainian Prime Minister following recent events there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20858/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Relations (27 May 2014)

Micheál Martin: 66. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the Taoiseach's visit to Rome, where he spoke with the Pontiff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20848/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (27 May 2014)

Micheál Martin: 143. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the new State vehicle to channel funds from the German State bank, KfW; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17512/14]