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Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach did not address the question I asked about the rent supplement.

Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: I put this question last week and the week before and did not receive a response. I will put it a final time. Will the Government change the rent supplement and rent cap levels? The market has changed dramatically and the Government has simply not responded to the marketplace. People are being left homeless as a result. Focus Ireland indicated that it had to deal with 45 families in...

Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: I did not say people on such incomes were very wealthy.

Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: What did the Taoiseach just say?

Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: It is the end of the year.

Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: I asked the Taoiseach a question about rent allowance and the caps.

Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: Will he answer the question? We have had enough trouble in this House with people not answering questions.

Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: Will the Taoiseach answer my question on rent caps and the rent supplement?

Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: The Simon Community and Focus Ireland put it forward.

Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: The Government missed the boat.

Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach needs to read from a briefing note because he has no instinctive sense about what is the problem.

Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: He is out of touch.

Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: I find the Taoiseach's response incredible. It is equally incredible that, prior to launching a €3 billion strategy, the Minister did not meet with Focus Ireland, the Simon Community, Fr. Peter McVerry and others to discuss the specific issue of homelessness. That is a disgrace. It should not take the death of someone close to Leinster House to necessitate such a meeting, or a call...

Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: If the Taoiseach had bothered to talk to the Simon Community, its representatives would have told him what he could do immediately. That body says it is extremely disappointed by the failure of the Government to address rent supplement levels in budget 2015. It stated:Rent supplement levels must be increased across the country as a matter of urgency. They are too low when compared to...

Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: I wish to raise again with the Taoiseach the absolute urgent need for an emergency intervention by the Government to deal with the homelessness issue in the country, particularly in the capital city, Dublin. Will he deal with the fact that last evening, bearing in mind that it is winter, there were approximately 168 adults on the streets, while approximately 800 children were in emergency...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Change Policy (2 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: 115. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he committed to any targets for Ireland at the UN climate change conference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36521/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Constitutional Amendments (2 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: 128. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for a referendum on allowing the diaspora to vote in presidential elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43808/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Budget Contribution (2 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: 192. To ask the Minister for Finance if Ireland has to pay extra money to the EU budget after the upwards re-evaluation of GDP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41690/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (2 Dec 2014)

Micheál Martin: 274. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has received correspondence from a person (details supplied) in County Laois; the steps that have been taken to deal with their allegations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46046/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Budgets (27 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: 21. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the commitment in the programme for Government to protect front-line services in education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44785/14]