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Official Engagements (17 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: However, it occurred.

Official Engagements (17 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: The Dutch did not want the break up either.

Official Engagements (17 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: Does the Taoiseach agree that President Sarkozy does not run Europe? President Sarkozy proclaimed after that summit that we had got rid of the British and that this was great. He said the way forward is to leave the British behind.

Official Engagements (17 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: Somebody must stand up to President Sarkozy and tell him he does not run Europe.

Official Engagements (17 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach signed up without it.

Official Engagements (17 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: And for domestic French politics.

Official Engagements (17 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: I asked four of the questions in the group, two on the European Union and two on the Good Friday Agreement. On the latter, as the Taoiseach will agree, we are entering into a new and important phase in which the institutions of the Agreement have to be more fully entrenched. I have been struck by independent commentary recently - by which I mean independent of the political system - which...

Order of Business (17 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: A debate has ensued following the publication of the national health service plan by the Minister for Health, Deputy Reilly. Let us make no mistake about it, taking €750 million out of the health service will have an enormous impact. There is also significant uncertainty about the fair deal scheme. Are the 1,200 new places being provided under the scheme net of the 900 places which will...

Order of Business (17 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: Will the Taoiseach instruct the Whips to organise a debate fairly quickly?

Order of Business (17 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: The plan has been published and it has been announced that 3,000 staff will leave the health service. A large number of other issues arise from the plan. It makes the House irrelevant if it does not have the capacity or an opportunity to discuss the plan shortly after its publication.

Order of Business (17 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach is already pushing back the debate.

Human Rights Issues (17 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: The Leas-Cheann Comhairle is trying to afford the House a reasonable opportunity to interrogate the Taoiseach. That is appreciated.

Leaders' Questions (17 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: After the budget the Taoiseach said in the House: "One tries to protect those who are vulnerable, isolated and caught in a trap." Nothing could be further from the truth as the detail of the budget has shown the exact opposite. The pupil-teacher ratio will rise significantly this year with the proposed removal of approximately 450 posts from DEIS schools, up to 800 career guidance positions...

Leaders' Questions (17 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach will have to admit that the evaluation shows the enormous progress that has been made under the DEIS scheme. Does the Taoiseach agree tremendous progress has been made and can he outline to the House the mechanism the Government now intends to deploy to reverse the cuts to DEIS schools?

Leaders' Questions (17 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: I join the Taoiseach in sympathising with all those affected by the terrible tragedy in west Cork. With regard to the specifics of this issue, I am very disappointed with the Taoiseach's reply because he is saying there is no question of a reversal. Given the implication and the indications from the Minister, there seems to be a tendency or a pattern whereby when an issue reaches a certain...

Leaders' Questions (17 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: How can the Taoiseach not reverse a situation where a school can lose up to half its complement of teachers? The Taoiseach should not second-guess this scheme. There has been independent evaluation of DEIS 1 and DEIS 2.

Leaders' Questions (17 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: As a principal said this morning, it is a showcase for the rest of Europe in terms of its impact on literacy, numeracy and school planning and, given the success of the approaches adopted by the DEIS schools, has been rolled out across all schools throughout the country.

Leaders' Questions (17 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: If the Minister says it is wrong, it should be reversed. I want specifics on this from the Taoiseach. What does he mean when he says he is looking at it? Will he outline to us a mechanism that would involve the schools themselves, the Department and everybody collectively involved to change and reverse this decision?

Leaders' Questions (17 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: Do not mislead the House. No DEIS school is getting an additional teacher.

Leaders' Questions (17 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: I want to get your position. You are Taoiseach.