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- Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: I asked the Taoiseach why he specifically hit pensioners in applying the pension levy. At the behest of the industry, he stitched into the legislation a specific provision that pensioners' benefits could be reduced through the application of the levy because they were in deficit. If he was convinced about charges, fees and administrative fat he would not have given that leeway to the...
- Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: Who brought in the levy?
- Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: The Government added to it.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: The Government made it worse.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: The Government is hitting the pensioners.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: Not the way the legislation was written. The industry was given a way out.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: Why was that not stitched into the legislation? That is the point.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: It was in place already.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: Fair play to the Taoiseach. Who did he meet there?
- Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: If they did not wear suits, they might not have made the decision.
- Departmental Offices (18 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach if he is satisfied with the resources available to offices under the auspices of his Department for the drafting of legislation. [24730/11]
- Departmental Offices (18 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: The question I asked was whether the Taoiseach is satisfied with the resources available to the offices under the auspices of his Department for drafting legislation. I am conscious that much legislation was promised and identified but has not come through the system on time. For example, the corporate donations Bill is a classic example in that one would have expected it to be brought in...
- Departmental Offices (18 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: Yes, I am just putting this point to the Taoiseach. Does he agree there was undue haste on the two referendum Bills and much concern and anxiety now exists in regard to understanding what those referenda are about? Most people I meet do not know what they are about, which reflects the lack of lead-in time. We should have had the legislation before the summer recess, but there are obviously...
- Departmental Offices (18 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: We are not. This relates to the legislative programme.
- Departmental Offices (18 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: Yes - resources to draft legislation. The reason I ask this is simply that many Bills have not come through and there have been rushed referendum Bills, which is not good for public discourse. It seems that the existing resources are not adequate. The Taoiseach referred in his reply to the business case. Has he read the business case submitted to the Minister? Does it specifically ask for...
- Departmental Offices (18 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: In respect of the contracted staff, does the Taoiseach envisage expanding the use of contracted staff, particularly in the context of legislation that would lead to constitutional referendums, on the basis that a good timeline into referendums genuinely is needed? The last two Bills were very rushed and the results now are evident in the context of the discussion that is under way. In...
- Interdepartmental Committees (18 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach if he will detail the inter-departmental groups, including Cabinet committees, which his advisors are entitled to attend. [24733/11]
- Interdepartmental Committees (18 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach the committees he has established or which operate under his control which do not carry the status of a Cabinet committee. [26098/11]
- Interdepartmental Committees (18 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach if he will detail the specific EU coordination committees under the administrative control of his Department. [28462/11]
- Written Answers — Irish Blood Transfusion Service: Irish Blood Transfusion Service (13 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 237: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the new blood bank premises in County Cork following agreement on funding and design and the availability of a site; his views on the fact that some offices in the current centre have recently been forced to vacate for health and safety reasons; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Irish Medicines Board has...