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- Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (14 Dec 2016)
Micheál Martin: The impact of the Setanta Insurance Company affair was very severe on many people. It highlighted significant gaps and loopholes in monitoring, compliance, etc. It would seem strange if it were not raised during the meeting or if, in preparation for the meeting, the issue were not identified as one that would merit discussion between the Taoiseach and the Prime Minister. The Taoiseach...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (14 Dec 2016)
Micheál Martin: We can all come in after.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (14 Dec 2016)
Micheál Martin: That was a comprehensive presentation of a comprehensive itinerary, covering industry, immigration issues and the Berkeley tragedy. I welcome the fact the Taoiseach met the families involved in the Berkeley tragedy. They have done much work to effect a change in law in what was an appalling tragedy which destroyed so many young lives. Will the Taoiseach give further clarification on...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (14 Dec 2016)
Micheál Martin: 7. To ask the Taoiseach the details of his trip to the USA on 30 November 2016; the companies he met; the details of the meetings at which an EU ruling on a company (details supplied) was discussed; and the actions that were taken. [38665/16]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (14 Dec 2016)
Micheál Martin: 8. To ask the Taoiseach the issues he highlighted surrounding Brexit during his visit to and the meetings he held in the USA; and if he mentioned the future of TTIP at any of the meetings. [38667/16]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (14 Dec 2016)
Micheál Martin: 11. To ask the Taoiseach if he discussed changes in USA policy on the way in which the undocumented are going to be treated at any meeting in the USA. [38668/16]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council Meetings (14 Dec 2016)
Micheál Martin: We cannot deal with every issue but I wish to raise the appalling atrocities in Aleppo and the Russian involvement in that. The people of Syria wish to live in their own communities in peace and freedom, but what they have gone through in recent years has been unspeakable. It is, without question, the worst crisis for a population since the Second World War. It is extremely important that...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council Meetings (14 Dec 2016)
Micheál Martin: -----many more politicians are fellow travellers. What has been striking is the marked reluctance to condemn Russia for anything on the part of those on the far left, in this House and across Europe. There is an incredible double standard. There has been more condemnation of Donald Trump in this House than there has been of Russia-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council Meetings (14 Dec 2016)
Micheál Martin: -----for what is taking place in Aleppo, and the man has not even taken office yet. This provides an illustration of the situation. At European level there is a need to be very clear about where we stand on war crimes, irrespective of who commits them, and on the annexation of territories and the violation of national sovereignty.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council Meetings (14 Dec 2016)
Micheál Martin: 2. To ask the Taoiseach if he has spoken or written to the Italian Prime Minister since the referendum result in Italy on 4 December 2016. [39412/16]
- Questions on Proposed Legislation (14 Dec 2016)
Micheál Martin: There are commitments in the programme for Government to improve waiting times for hospital procedures and to reduce the length of time from when a patient presents at an emergency department to his or her discharge home or admission to a ward. To implement these commitments, however, there must be a full quota of nursing staff. Today there are 3,500 fewer nurses employed by the HSE than in...
- Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2016)
Micheál Martin: The third point, crucially, is that a great deal of reliance is being placed on the Residential Tenancies Board, RTB, and there is a big issue about its capacity to monitor and ensure compliance with whatever regulations come out. There is a certain sense-----
- Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2016)
Micheál Martin: -----that there is one reality here. However, there is a completely different reality in marketplace because people are being subjected to huge pressures to agree to increased rents.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2016)
Micheál Martin: That is an issue. Therefore, the more action we take in the legislation over these two days, the better it will be in terms of bringing certainty, clarity and timeliness to the interventions that are being proposed.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2016)
Micheál Martin: As we know, the rate of rent increases has been spiralling out of control in recent years. Rents have been soaring across the country. We know from various surveys, particularly the most recent daft.iesurvey, which related to the third quarter of 2016, that there have been extraordinary increases in rent inflation. The annual rate of rent inflation was 11.7% last year. This was the...
- Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2016)
Micheál Martin: Legislation, rather than simplistic motions to play to the stage and to the Gallery, is needed for rent clarity.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2016)
Micheál Martin: I make these points to acknowledge that there has been change within the Fine Gael Party regarding the idea of rent clarity. I think that has been brought about by public pressure. Our view is that the Minister's announcements are far too limited in scope and scale. Given the figures I have just outlined, the geography issue is for too restrictive and too limited. The boundaries of the...
- Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2016)
Micheál Martin: It is essential for the geography to be broadened to take in major urban areas like Galway, Limerick and Waterford, as well as other areas like Meath, Kildare and Wicklow.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2016)
Micheál Martin: Given the scale of rent increases we have already witnessed and people have suffered, we believe the proposed 4% limit is excessive.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2016)
Micheál Martin: There is a need to bring that down