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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Legislative Programme (14 Jan 2015)

Micheál Martin: 1030. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form the number, name and date of Bills initiated in his Department that have been subject to the pre-legislative scrutiny procedure in the Oireachtas. [1821/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Legislative Programme (14 Jan 2015)

Micheál Martin: 1031. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form the number, name and date of Bills initiated in his Department since September 2013. [1836/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Legislative Programme (14 Jan 2015)

Micheál Martin: 1065. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide in tabular form the number, name and date of Bills initiated in her Department that have been subject to the pre-legislative scrutiny procedure in the Oireachtas. [1808/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Legislative Programme (14 Jan 2015)

Micheál Martin: 1066. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide in tabular form the number, name and date of Bills initiated in her Department since September 2013. [1823/15]

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (17 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: I wish the Taoiseach and his family a happy Christmas. We will re-engage in the new year. This week's Council meeting will be the first under the Presidency of Donald Tusk. While Mr. Tusk has not yet had enough time in office to shape the agenda, his appointment is a cause of optimism for all those who want a more active and responsive Europe. He was a progressive and successful Prime...

Order of Business (17 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: Can the Taoiseach address the decision of Mr. Mario Draghi not to address the banking inquiry, a matter that affects this Parliament and its relations with European Union institutions? His decision is wrong and unacceptable because of the role of the European Central Bank, ECB, in both the Irish and European banking crises but it is also an interesting decision in view of his attendance at...

Order of Business (17 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: He answered questions from German parliamentarians. It is very important that all parliaments are treated the same. Parliamentarians in larger states do not have a greater entitlement to an audience with the ECB.

Order of Business (17 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: I ask the Taoiseach to raise this matter because it is fundamental to the Oireachtas and the manner in which we do business and also to the relationship between the ECB and the Irish Parliament. The Taoiseach will be aware that last June the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, set up a panel of barristers to review more than 40 cases that families and others...

Order of Business (17 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: No. I put it to the Taoiseach that the degree to which the Government appears intent on ramming through the Water Services Bill 2014 prior to Christmas is extraordinary. I do not know what the hurry is because the charges have been put back to April by way of Government decision.

Order of Business (17 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: I invite the Taoiseach to read the transcripts of the debate last night and from last Wednesday night, from which he will note a list of unanswered questions from Deputies. Last night, when the Minister introduced an amendment to the value of €460 million, which is no small matter, Deputy Cowen-----

Order of Business (17 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: The process and the manner in which the House is being treated is what I am speaking about. Deputy Cowen has asked a series of parliamentary questions on issues pertaining to the Bill, one of which was tabled at the beginning of last month-----

Order of Business (17 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: -----to which he got misleading replies. Last evening, the Minister, out of the blue and in the eleventh hour, announced something which he expected Deputies to absorb and deal with then. A series of basic questions remain unanswered, including what is the total value of assets and liabilities being transferred to Irish Water? Even now, one year on from the debate on the first Bill, we do...

Order of Business (17 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: One would expect when Bills of this type are going through the House that clarity would be brought to those questions. That is all I am saying.

Order of Business (17 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: Clarity has not been brought to these issues. The fact that the Bill is not to be reprinted illustrates the haste and disorganisation in terms of the need to rush this legislation through. I cannot understand it. The water charges have been postponed until April so there is room to deal with this in a more orderly manner and, in particular, to ensure Deputies who have participated in the...

Order of Business (17 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: Deputies have been asking these questions for the past 12 months.

Order of Business (17 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: And not a question answered.

Order of Business (17 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: The Minister introduced new material at 8 p.m. last night.

Tributes on the Retirement of Member of Staff (17 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: On a personal level and on behalf of my party, I also wish Andy well on his retirement and thank him for his courtesy and warmth down through the years. There always is a smile on his face and I can understand the Taoiseach's need for a tonic now and again. He probably needs one this morning as well given the circumstances. However, it is a matter of immense pride to Andy that there is...

Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: What remark was that?

Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: It is important that the Taoiseach answer the questions asked and address the issues raised, not duck, dive and dodge all the time. The bottom line is that in a scenario in which there is 80% compliance and 80% take-up of the conservation grant net revenue will be €25 million. Most people ask, from a common-sense perspective, why the Government would spend almost €1 billion on...