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Leaders' Questions (1 Apr 2015)

Gerry Adams: Water charge bills will be issued to households which are not customers of Irish Water. Bills will also be issued to households which have undrinkable water. The Taoiseach should compare his attitude to this issue and his attitude to the banks. What action has the Government taken against the banks which have refused to pass on the benefits of the lower interest rates set by the...

Leaders' Questions (1 Apr 2015)

Gerry Adams: Seeing as this is April fools' day, perhaps the Taoiseach saying he did not fix the banks for the benefit of the banks but for the benefit of their customers was his attempt to get into the spirit of this day. I asked the Taoiseach to contrast his attitude to struggling householders with his attitude to the banks. The Taoiseach did not do that. The banks have refused to pass on to...

Leaders' Questions (1 Apr 2015)

Gerry Adams: The people own the banks. The Taoiseach has not reformed the banks for the benefit of their customers. The Taoiseach spoofs all the time about the great sacrifices being borne by the citizens. It is the Taoiseach who has imposed these sacrifices on them. Today - I am making the point again - on the one hand the Government sends bills out to take water charges out of people's pockets while...

Leaders' Questions (1 Apr 2015)

Gerry Adams: What is the Taoiseach going to do about it?

Leaders' Questions (1 Apr 2015)

Gerry Adams: They are keeping those profits.

Leaders' Questions (1 Apr 2015)

Gerry Adams: The Government is sending them the bill for it.

Leaders' Questions (1 Apr 2015)

Gerry Adams: Answer the question.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry Development (1 Apr 2015)

Gerry Adams: 67. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to provide additional supports for the fishing industry, following the reductions in the haddock quota by 12% and the cod quota by 13%, despite evidence that fish stocks are showing signs of growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13440/15]

Order of Business (31 Mar 2015)

Gerry Adams: On this matter of no minutes of meetings, the Minister charged with bringing in Irish Water, an Teachta Fergus O’Dowd, said that he did not know that private consultants got €85 million of taxpayers’ money, so it is important that Paddy gets to know the answers to these questions. My questions on the Order of Business are about the national monuments Bill, the review of...

Order of Business (31 Mar 2015)

Gerry Adams: -----and the 1916 revolutionary quarter which has been proposed? Will the Government engage in the widest consultation to ensure the battlefield site, that is, all of Moore Street and the lanes of history, is properly developed? When will the national monument Bill be published? We have been told, week in, week out, that the review of the fair deal system is on its way. This morning,...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Economic Management Council (31 Mar 2015)

Gerry Adams: It is patently obvious that the spring statement is about the upcoming election. The big issue at the moment is what type of recovery we are experiencing. While I listened to what the Taoiseach said, it is also patently obvious that this is a two-tier economic recovery. He just glossed over the big issue, which is the fact that he has not met representatives of the banks for three years...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Economic Management Council (31 Mar 2015)

Gerry Adams: One of my questions is about the Taoiseach giving us a view on the continuation of the Economic Management Council and the suggestion that it should not be retained after the period of the fiscal crisis. Another question relates to frequency of meetings with banks. I accept entirely what was read to us. It is interesting to note that in several newspaper reports earlier this month, the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Economic Management Council (31 Mar 2015)

Gerry Adams: 9. To ask the Taoiseach the number of times the Economic Management Committee has met since the start of the year. [12777/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Economic Management Council (31 Mar 2015)

Gerry Adams: 10. To ask the Taoiseach when the Economic Management Committee last met. [12778/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Economic Management Council (31 Mar 2015)

Gerry Adams: 11. To ask the Taoiseach his views on the continuation of the Economic Management Committee and the suggestion that it should not be retained after the period of the fiscal crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12779/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Economic Management Council (31 Mar 2015)

Gerry Adams: 12. To ask the Taoiseach the frequency of meetings of the Economic Management Council with the banks and when these meetings occurred. [12780/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): National Awards Scheme (31 Mar 2015)

Gerry Adams: The Taoiseach deserves an award for his answer.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): National Awards Scheme (31 Mar 2015)

Gerry Adams: There were citizens here who thought they had all the trappings of nobility. Let us put that to one side because that would be improper.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): National Awards Scheme (31 Mar 2015)

Gerry Adams: I think there is a good case to be made for a national award scheme. The Taoiseach has enumerated some of the awards that represent a recognition and celebration of people in sporting organisations, the arts and community activists. It is good that society reflects this. Members of the media deserve their just awards as well for the work they do. It is important to give credit and praise.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): National Awards Scheme (31 Mar 2015)

Gerry Adams: Indeed, a Cheann Comhairle. The Taoiseach referred to the Gaisce or President's award. This is a successful awards scheme that brings considerable benefits to the young people who participate. Tá fadhbanna leis sa Tuaisceart ós rud é go gcaithfidh daoine óga ann dul tríd an Duke of Edinburgh's award chun clárú le Gaisce. There is a problem in the North....