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- European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)
Micheál Martin: It is at the discretion of the Chair. The Ceann Comhairle has made that clear.
- European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)
Micheál Martin: There is an increasing tendency on behalf of Government to hector or lecture people in terms of this debate. We are all concerned, or at least I am very concerned, about the survival of the euro, and I made that point very determinedly in my speech. I made the point that the summit addressed the wrong issue. The most fundamental issue is the mandate of the ECB and it becoming a lender of...
- European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)
Micheál Martin: That is what happened. We all know it. The bottom line is we were asking for weeks-----
- European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)
Micheál Martin: This is what happened. We asked in the Dáil only a week beforehand. We had a summit debate and asked what was the Government's position time and again.
- European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)
Micheál Martin: We could not get it from the Taoiseach.
- European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)
Micheál Martin: That was after the summit.
- European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)
Micheál Martin: Paragraph 5 states: "The specification of the debt criterion in terms of a numerical benchmark for debt reduction (1/20 rule) for Member States with a government debt in excess of 60% needs to be enshrined in the new provisions". Does the Taoiseach understand what that means? Will he explain it to the House? Most economists who are analysing this suggest it means, in effect, that debt-GDP...
- European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)
Micheál Martin: It seems the Government is saying, "Trust us. We have made a political agreement. We do not have a clue what it actually means. We have three months to work it out, considering the detail is complex". That is basically what is happening here. We need far more clarity in terms of what is actually agreed. I would appreciate it if the Taoiseach could explain paragraph 5 and the 1/20 rule.
- European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)
Micheál Martin: Or in Hong Kong.
- European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach stated these were not new.
- European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)
Micheál Martin: On a point of order-----
- European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)
Micheál Martin: -----on the Lisbon treaty we set up a special sub-committee of the House.
- European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach should not be so intolerant. Can I make a point to him?
- European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach should stop being so intolerant.
- European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach will not have plenty of time. This is not enough time.
- European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)
Micheál Martin: We did this on in regard to the second referendum on the Lisbon treaty.
- European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)
Micheál Martin: We set up a committee and we appointed a Fine Gael Member as Chairman. We set up a special sub-committee. We invited submissions from people outside to make their points about any prospective treaty and any issues. It was a useful exercise, which helped the public debate on the issues around Europe. It also helped the Members of the House to have a decent access to the debates. Why is...
- European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)
Micheál Martin: I would ask the Taoiseach to give consideration to it. He should reflect on it.
- European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)
Micheál Martin: They do not. They have 101 things to do.
- European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)
Micheál Martin: No, I am talking about the study on what was agreed. The Taoiseach, along with others, adopted a tough series of commitments relating to structural deficits and the reduction of debt. The enforcement procedures are such that these rules will effectively set the entire economic framework for the future of this country. Not one person in the Council chamber last week could say what would be...