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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Competitiveness (11 Mar 2014)

Micheál Martin: 213. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on Ireland's competitiveness in the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6198/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Funding (11 Mar 2014)

Micheál Martin: 214. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding the Government's priority in investment into research and development. [7485/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (11 Mar 2014)

Micheál Martin: 215. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his policy on small business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8922/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Social Partnership Meetings (11 Mar 2014)

Micheál Martin: 216. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if pay rises have been discussed at his latest meeting with the social partners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10349/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Exemptions (11 Mar 2014)

Micheál Martin: 373. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the average water charges being available before 23 May; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8925/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Appointments (11 Mar 2014)

Micheál Martin: 371. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to set out the position regarding staff recruitment and earnings in Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4828/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Nuclear Safety (11 Mar 2014)

Micheál Martin: 372. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he recently discussed Sellafield with the United Kingdom Prime Minister, Mr. Cameron; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6196/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (6 Mar 2014)

Micheál Martin: 16. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if progress is being made on commemorating 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7487/14]

Order of Business (5 Mar 2014)

Micheál Martin: We have not yet had an opportunity to speak on the Order of Business.

Order of Business (5 Mar 2014)

Micheál Martin: We have not been called.

Order of Business (5 Mar 2014)

Micheál Martin: When will we have an opportunity to debate the Health (General Practitioner Medical Service) Bill, to allow free GP service for those under six years of age, even though it will be at the cost of discretionary medical cards for children over six? In the contract issued to GPs there is a gagging order, which will prevent them from advocacy, speaking out and articulating their views about the...

Order of Business (5 Mar 2014)

Micheál Martin: What about the gagging clause?

Order of Business (5 Mar 2014)

Micheál Martin: It is the Health (General Practitioner Medical Service) Bill.

Order of Business (5 Mar 2014)

Micheál Martin: The Ceann Comhairle need not ask me about the second item.

Order of Business (5 Mar 2014)

Micheál Martin: The devil is in the detail.

Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2014)

Micheál Martin: It is costing €180 million to set that up and they do not know.

Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2014)

Micheál Martin: We are waiting. When?

Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2014)

Micheál Martin: This week the Dáil is discussing Government priorities and, clearly, one of these is the introduction of water charges in the final quarter of this year. Last month, the Taoiseach said in the House that the Government would produce a financial and business model that would enable people to know the amounts on the bills that would come in their doors. He modified that subsequently to...

Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2014)

Micheál Martin: The Government has had a minimum of a year and a half to determine basic elements such as the level of the free allowance, the level of social affordability and the level of public subvention. The view is that it is deliberately withholding this model because it does not want people to know too much about it before the local elections. Deputy Healy raised this issue a month ago during...

Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2014)

Micheál Martin: No one can understand why these three basic issues - the subvention, social affordability and the free allowance - have not been resolved. Over a year and a half, Irish Water has spent €180 million using an expensive transition team. It stretches credibility somewhat to suggest that the Government could not have come up with this model earlier. That is the delay, and the Taoiseach...