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Leaders' Questions (1 Mar 2012)

Micheál Martin: The analysts say it is not happening.

Leaders' Questions (1 Mar 2012)

Micheál Martin: That is not happening.

Leaders' Questions (1 Mar 2012)

Micheál Martin: It is not about me or about the Tánaiste but the people on the factory floor.

Leaders' Questions (1 Mar 2012)

Micheál Martin: It is not happening.

Written Answers — Business Regulation: Business Regulation (29 Feb 2012)

Micheál Martin: Question 15: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when he expects to complete the audit of licences required for business per item 1.49 of his action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11551/12]

Written Answers — Innovation Initiatives: Innovation Initiatives (29 Feb 2012)

Micheál Martin: Question 43: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the recommendations from the innovation task force that have been implemented; the number that are outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10754/12]

Tributes to Staff Members (29 Feb 2012)

Micheál Martin: I will briefly add to what was a very eloquent and deserved tribute by the Taoiseach to Dick Caffrey and Noel Kelly. I have been a Member of this House for some years and I acknowledge their quiet efficiency, the dignity they brought to the task at all times and their unfailing good humour. They have performed a wonderful public service. On a personal level, I am very grateful for the...

Order of Business (29 Feb 2012)

Micheál Martin: I presume an overlap in the debate, within reason, will be permitted.

Order of Business (29 Feb 2012)

Micheál Martin: There has been much speculation and concern about the timing of the legislation. Is the Taoiseach in a position this morning to give any indication to the House of the legislative timetable and the date for the referendum or the date for the fiscal responsibility Bill which, inevitably, will be required to come before the House, the timetable for the establishment of the Referendum...

European Council: Statements (29 Feb 2012)

Micheál Martin: This week's summit has a number of important items on the agenda but only one will receive any real attention. The formal signing of the fiscal treaty will be accompanied by further discussions about the economic crisis. While the sense of panic which prevailed during most of last year's summits is absent, there is still an unmistakable sense of crisis. My main concern is that this sense...

European Council: Statements (29 Feb 2012)

Micheál Martin: Sinn Féin and others are trying to sell the idea that the claims about jobs in the last referendum have been proven false. This is nonsense. Ireland has too high unemployment, but it would be much higher if we had rejected the revised Lisbon referendum. Unlike Sinn Féin and others, I have actually spent a lot of time talking to major investors in Ireland. Every single one of them said...

Leaders' Questions (29 Feb 2012)

Micheál Martin: Yesterday there were reports from the retail sector that sales were down a dramatic 3.7% on the previous month. Consumer confidence is obviously down but the announcement of the weak January figures is concerning given that it is the traditional sales month and there is normally a bounce in January. For example, this time last year there was an increase in sales. The retail sector and IBEC...

Leaders' Questions (29 Feb 2012)

Micheál Martin: Will the Taoiseach bring forward similar proposals to the car scrappage scheme which, everyone accepts, had an impact on that sector? The ESRI has warned that retail sales will decline again in 2012. Can the Taoiseach outline what the Government will do to protect jobs in this sector? There is no town across Ireland not experiencing serious issues on this front.

Leaders' Questions (29 Feb 2012)

Micheál Martin: Under the original troika agreement, there was to be a 1% increase in 2013 and a further 1% increase in 2014, but there was to be no increase in 2012. The Taoiseach decided, in his wisdom, to increase it by 2% in 2012. I find that incredible. With the greatest respect, the Taoiseach's head must be in the sand for him to suggest there have been no jobs lost in the retail sector.

Leaders' Questions (29 Feb 2012)

Micheál Martin: Thousands of jobs have been lost in the retail sector. Recently, Members from both sides raised the loss of jobs at La Senza and there is no town in Ireland where there are not shops closed on every street. However, the Taoiseach has come out with the statement that no jobs have been lost in the retail sector. That is an incredible statement to make. He also said that prices are going...

Leaders' Questions (29 Feb 2012)

Micheál Martin: The point is that if the Taoiseach does not even see the reality on the ground, in terms of jobs lost and increasing pressures on people in the retail sector, there is no hope for the sector in the months ahead.

Leaders' Questions (29 Feb 2012)

Micheál Martin: It was not the time for it.

Leaders' Questions (29 Feb 2012)

Micheál Martin: It is not doing it.

Written Answers — Ministerial Transport: Ministerial Transport (28 Feb 2012)

Micheál Martin: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is satisfied that the process of verification for mileage claims by Ministers in respect of their duties is sufficiently robust; his plans to review the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11190/12]

Written Answers — Public Service Reform: Public Service Reform (28 Feb 2012)

Micheál Martin: Question 289: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the sectorial transitional team plans and service implications following the exodus of 6,600 public servants at the end of February will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9363/12]