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Leaders' Questions (11 Jul 2012)

Micheál Martin: Tell us how.

Written Answers — Child Protection: Child Protection (10 Jul 2012)

Micheál Martin: Question 34: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the actions she is taking to address the serious issues of alcohol misuse as identified in a child welfare case and highlighted in the report of the Independent Child Death Review Group as a factor in multiple cases; her liaisons with the Department of Health in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33391/12]

Written Answers — Paramilitary Groups: Paramilitary Groups (10 Jul 2012)

Micheál Martin: Question 85: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he intends to meet groups in Derry who are concerned about the activities of RAAD; if he intends to discuss these concerns on his forthcoming visit to Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26509/12]

Written Answers — Paramilitary Groups: Paramilitary Groups (10 Jul 2012)

Micheál Martin: Question 86: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views regarding the illegal activities by RAAD in Derry; if he has discussed this at the North South Ministerial Council meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26508/12]

Written Answers — Paramilitary Groups: Paramilitary Groups (10 Jul 2012)

Micheál Martin: Question 87: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views regarding the recent bomb threats in the North of Ireland; if he has discussed these with the First Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26235/12]

Written Answers — EU Presidency: EU Presidency (10 Jul 2012)

Micheál Martin: Question 88: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the policy areas his Department will be prioritising for the six months that Ireland holds the EU presidency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26236/12]

Written Answers — Undocumented Irish in the USA: Undocumented Irish in the USA (10 Jul 2012)

Micheál Martin: Question 89: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has discussed the issue of the undocumented Irish in the USA with dignitaries that he has met recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30549/12]

Written Answers — North-South Ministerial Council: North-South Ministerial Council (10 Jul 2012)

Micheál Martin: Question 90: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions being taken in relation to issues discussed at the North South Ministerial Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30548/12]

Written Answers — European Council Meetings: European Council Meetings (10 Jul 2012)

Micheál Martin: Question 91: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to a study carried out by the Department of Political Science and Centre for European Research in the University of Gothenberg, Sweden, in relation to attendance by member states at EU ministerial meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30551/12]

Written Answers — Economic and Monetary Union: Economic and Monetary Union (10 Jul 2012)

Micheál Martin: Question 98: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on a two tier Europe with an increase in fiscal and political union described by Chancellor Merkel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28972/12]

Constitutional Convention: Motion (10 Jul 2012)

Micheál Martin: One of the central messages conveyed by the people to every Member of this House last year was that they want a change in the way that politics is done in this country. They want us to focus on getting Ireland through to recovery, but they also demand that we implement wide-ranging and credible reform. This is a very clear challenge to us all and, in particular, to a Government which has an...

Boston College Belfast Project Papers (10 Jul 2012)

Micheál Martin: On 6 July, the Federal Court of Appeal for the First Circuit in the US upheld the subpoena issued by the British Government relating to the Northern Ireland oral history project held in Boston College. As a result, Boston College must give police the recordings by its researchers of oral history project discussions and talks with Dolours Price by next month, after an appeals court in the US...

Boston College Belfast Project Papers (10 Jul 2012)

Micheál Martin: I accept the Minister of State's statement that the Government's view is that the peace process is sufficiently firmly bedded down to enable it to withstand whatever pressures are brought to bear upon it. Increasingly, however, the needs of victims and the bereaved are surfacing, on all sides. Issues are surfacing through the historical inquiries team, with some very limited success in some...

Employment Rights (10 Jul 2012)

Micheál Martin: The existing resolution mechanisms are not working in the current climate and they did not work for the Vita Cortex or Lagan Brick workers. These disputes require a strongly proactive approach on the part of the Government of the day. There was no need for the Vita Cortex dispute to persist as long as it did. It could have been resolved much earlier if a more proactive approach had been...

Abolition of Seanad Éireann (10 Jul 2012)

Micheál Martin: Is that it?

Abolition of Seanad Éireann (10 Jul 2012)

Micheál Martin: It is 15 months into the Government's term of office and this is a promise the Taoiseach made with great solemnity well before the last general election.

Abolition of Seanad Éireann (10 Jul 2012)

Micheál Martin: We did not. Actually, we made none. We deliberately made no promise before the election.

Abolition of Seanad Éireann (10 Jul 2012)

Micheál Martin: I said at the time that this was no time to make promises that one could not fulfil.

Abolition of Seanad Éireann (10 Jul 2012)

Micheál Martin: Unfortunately, the Taoiseach made too many of them and the people now know that he could never fulfil them. He has lost a lot of trust and credibility as a result. Coming into government, there was no document, preparatory work or research. Over the past 15 months, we have had various announcements about this matter and now the constitutional convention is being established. I asked...

Abolition of Seanad Éireann (10 Jul 2012)

Micheál Martin: I am asking about the Seanad.