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Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: I object to the Ceann Comhairle's propensity to interrupt on a serious topical issue.

Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: The Ceann Comhairle should not do that.

Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: I have no intention of lecturing the Ceann Comhairle. I ask to be allowed to ask the question without interruption, which the Ceann Comhairle has a propensity to do too much.

Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: It is a very serious issue facing the country.

Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: I put the statement of the three finance Ministers to the Taoiseach. I asked whether he was surprised by any of this but he did not reply. Had the Taoiseach any inkling that this was occurring? I put it to the Taoiseach that there has been no follow-through on our side in respect of what we believed had been agreed in June and what the Tánaiste described as a game changer. It looks...

Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: Commentators outside politics have raised the matter. We need honest articulation of what is actually happening.

Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: Did they say this in Cyprus?

Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: I refer the Taoiseach to the joint statement of the Ministers for Finance from Germany, Finland and Holland on the separation of bank debt from government debt and the June European Council decision. By any reading of the statement, it must be seen as a grave disappointment and extremely depressing in terms of their interpretation and understanding of the June deal and their articulation of...

Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: As Mr. Whelan said, the statement reinforces the vicious link between bank debt and sovereign debt.

Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: As the Taoiseach said in June, the European Central Bank and the European institutions imposed a deal on Ireland that was not acceptable at the time. The point is that the Taoiseach has not followed through on the June deal. This is a serious statement by three key players in resolving the eurozone crisis - Finland, Holland and Germany which are all seen as significant contributors.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Members' Remuneration (26 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to reform councillors payments and expenses; the time frame for such changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40919/12]

Order of Business (25 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach should be careful.

Order of Business (25 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: In order to facilitate the smooth running of the House, I did not wish to object to the Order of Business. However, I would appreciate if the Government would consider including on tomorrow's Order of Business an opportunity for the Minister for Health, Deputy James Reilly, to make a statement to the House about the development of primary care centres and their selection and to answer...

Order of Business (25 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: -----are doing what they wish across the city. Is the Garda Síochána adequately resourced to deal with these criminal warlords who seem to think that-----

Order of Business (25 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: -----they can act with impunity and without any reference to the law?

Order of Business (25 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach needs to communicate that to Deputy Shortall.

Order of Business (25 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: I ask the Taoiseach to define what he means by the next period. Is it two to three months?

Order of Business (25 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: The Minister has had the report for four months.

Order of Business (25 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: The rumblings were very clear.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland Issues (25 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: I will put a number of points to the Taoiseach. Some fair points have been made in terms of the Good Friday Agreement and the transformation, at one level, in the political framework. However, the social and economic dimension has not been built upon. Many people live in areas where there is much unemployment and where significant socio-economic deprivation still prevails. In west Belfast...