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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: North South Ministerial Council (25 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: 402. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the discussions on the North West Gateway Initiative at the North South Ministerial Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39826/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: North South Ministerial Council (25 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: 403. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the discussions on re-balancing the Northern Ireland economy at the North South Ministerial Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39825/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: North South Ministerial Council (25 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: 404. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the discussions on job creation in Northern Ireland at the 3 October 2014 North South Ministerial Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39824/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Emigrant Support Services (25 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: 393. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide details of the emigrant support programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41668/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: National Strategy on the Diaspora (25 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: 394. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide details of the new national strategy on the diaspora; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41667/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Emigrant Support Services (25 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: 395. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide details of the budget allocation to his Department for the diaspora; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41666/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (25 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: 405. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding full implementation of the Good Friday Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37630/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (25 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: 406. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the Northern Executive. [37629/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (25 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: 407. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade where the new round of talks on Northern Ireland will be held; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37624/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (25 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: 408. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the fresh talks on Northern Ireland announced by the British Government and welcomed by the Irish Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37621/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: International Education (25 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: 426. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is the case that from January 2015 international students on courses in private colleges accredited by organisations such as City and Guilds, Edexcel, ICM and CT will not be granted visas; if it is the case that only students in colleges providing FETAC courses accredited by Quality and Qualifications Ireland will be allowed visas; if it...

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: Ministers prefer to pick tens of billions out of the sky without giving any specific information about what is needed or what will be spent. The Government has to wait until next March before being told whether it can borrow off-balance-sheet, which we are still being told is the main reason for setting up Irish Water in the first place. At the same time, we continue to pay back interest of...

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: The former Minister of State, Deputy Fergus O'Dowd, was right in his assessment of the situation. Does the Tánaiste wish to interrupt me and comment on that?

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: Deputy O'Dowd described the setting up of Irish Water as an "unmitigated disaster". Unless the Government stops all of this now, we will have more of the same into the future.

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: It is not that.

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: I would scrap the whole thing. It is being done for the sake of €100 million. Nobody has ever witnessed this before. On the one hand, a bill will issue for €260, and on the other, a water conservation cheque worth €100 will be sent. It is risible.

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: Less than a year ago the Government was pushing through legislation with claims that it would herald a new and positive era for water services. The speeches we are now hearing were last heard a year ago. Speaker after speaker from the Government benches hailed their visionary leadership and claimed that everything would be transparent and fair and earn public confidence. Instead, however,...

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: It is a very serious issue.

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: No amount of camouflage will take away from the reality that €500 million is being spent on contracts that we cannot escape. There is no transparency around this, because commercial sensitivity is being used as a cover. If the Government is serious about transparency, can we see the amount for which it is on the hook in regard to water meter contracts? The charge is capped until 2019.

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: That is no answer to this issue.