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Written Answers — Establishment of Department: Establishment of Department (1 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: Question 181: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the Department of Children and Youth Affairs will be set-up and when that Minister will become personally accountable to Dáil Éireann rather than through him. [13623/11]

Sports Capital Programme (1 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: Question 32: To ask the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will elaborate on his comments regarding the sports capital programme delivered to the recent GAA Congress [9561/11]

Official Engagements (1 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach if he will outline his discussions with the US President Barack Obama during his recent visit here. [12830/11]

Official Engagements (1 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: Question 9: To ask the Taoiseach if he raised the issue of American support for Ireland's efforts to lower the interest rate on the EU/IMF programme of support during his meeting with US President Barack Obama; and if not, the reason therefor. [13627/11]

Official Engagements (1 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: Question 10: To ask the Taoiseach if he raised the issue of Ireland's corporation tax with US President Barack Obama during his recent meeting with him; and if not, the reason therefor. [13628/11]

Official Engagements (1 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: Question 11: To ask the Taoiseach if he will give details of the discussions he had with US President Barack Obama on the Middle East during his recent visit. [13630/11]

Official Engagements (1 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: Question 12: To ask the Taoiseach the discussions he had on Northern Ireland with US President Barack Obama during his recent visit. [13631/11]

Official Engagements (1 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: Question 13: To ask the Taoiseach if he will outline the response of US President Barack Obama's response to his proposed diaspora finders fee scheme announced as part of the jobs initiative. [13634/11]

Official Engagements (1 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: I have a group of six questions.

Official Engagements (1 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: I know. Sin é. The visit was welcome and successful. I was delighted with it. I am sure the Taoiseach will acknowledge the work undertaken by his predecessor, Brian Cowen, in conjunction with ambassadors Rooney and Collins in working to get President Obama to agree to visit our country. On the economic issues to which the Taoiseach alluded in his reply, which I raised in my questions, in...

Official Engagements (1 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: The bank bondholder debt is a fundamental issue. Did the Taoiseach specifically raise that with the President, particularly given the commentary around the Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Geithner, and his alleged intervention at the G8, in terms of clarifying - if that is the case - that there was to be no burning of bondholders or no substantive restructuring? This is important in terms of...

Official Engagements (1 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: That was happening already.

Order of Business (1 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: The House.

Order of Business (1 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: I will be brief.

Order of Business (1 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: The debate on legislation to establish the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform begins today, but the detail of that legislation raises major questions about the future business of the House. According to the Bill, the first stage of the new Estimates process will involve the Minister for Finance, Deputy Michael Noonan, proposing a net Estimates figure to the House which the Minister...

European Council Meetings (1 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach the briefings he received in advance of the 11 March 2011 meeting of the European Council; and the amendments he tabled to the draft communiqué. [11800/11]

European Council Meetings (1 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach the issues he intends to raise at the next meeting of the European Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12840/11]

European Council Meetings (1 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: A question about the March Council meeting has nothing to do with the June meeting, and those should not be grouped with questions about future meetings. The Taoiseach has taken to ignoring questions when more than one is asked so I want to concentrate on No. 2, which relates to the Council meeting of 11 March. The communiqué from 11 March is very important because it sets out the as yet...

European Council Meetings (1 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach stated earlier that he did not set the agenda but we can contribute to it. This has dragged on far too long.

European Council Meetings (1 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: The import of the communiqué which emerged from the meeting of 11 March means we should expect at the next Council meeting at least a progress report on delivering the conclusions reached. The contents of that communiqué relating to having a more sustainable programme of supports for countries like Ireland and others were negotiated by the outgoing Government.