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Government Economic Management Council (13 Apr 2011)

Micheál Martin: I support the appointment of a second Secretary General to the Department of the Taoiseach. This has been warranted for some time and it is a necessary appointment, particularly in terms of both the economic and European sides. Given the role of the Economic Management Council, will the Taoiseach confirm, as outlined to the House, that we will be able to ask questions about its work and...

Government Economic Management Council (13 Apr 2011)

Micheál Martin: Clearly, Sir Humphrey was very hard at work yesterday preparing these responses and has covered all bases effectively. Under the programme for Government, the Taoiseach has given himself a role in terms of strategic economic co-ordination and has set up an important economic management council. Therefore, in the general sense, we should have the facility to ask questions in terms of...

Appointments to State Boards (13 Apr 2011)

Micheál Martin: Question 9: To ask the Taoiseach in the context of his stated legal review of appointments by Ministers in the period between general elections and the meeting of the Dáil, if it will include a consideration of the large number of such appointments made by him and other Ministers in 1997 [6656/11]

Appointments to State Boards (13 Apr 2011)

Micheál Martin: Is the Taoiseach aware that the scale of appointments between the general election and 9 March was only a fraction of what occurred in 1997? At that time, some Ministers, including Deputy Noonan, made appointments to positions which were not vacant and the Taoiseach himself appointed a trustee of Fine Gael to a State board on his way out of office. Therefore, the Taoiseach must agree that...

Leaders' Questions (13 Apr 2011)

Micheál Martin: Cutting the number of junior Ministers, the bonfire of the quangos, child benefit as a red-line issue, forcing banks to absorb ECB interest rate rises, no further cuts to public service pay, 105,000 jobs from the NewERA deal, renegotiating the EU-IMF deal and burning the bondholders - all were high-profile, highly popular election slogans and are now abandoned or stuck in reverse after only...

Leaders' Questions (13 Apr 2011)

Micheál Martin: I am coming to it. On another high profile pledge, the much hyped but now hidden jobs budget, perhaps this morning the Taoiseach can give some clarity. Is it a budget, is it a supplementary budget, an initiative, an economic stimulus or simply a revenue-neutral press release?

Leaders' Questions (13 Apr 2011)

Micheál Martin: Including those of which the Taoiseach was a member.

Leaders' Questions (13 Apr 2011)

Micheál Martin: A week ago, the Taoiseach stated that next month the Minister for Finance will introduce a jobs budget. Yesterday on the floor of the House the Taoiseach accused the Opposition of using that phrase and denied that there would be a jobs budget next May. I asked a simple question: will there be or will there not be a budget next May?

Leaders' Questions (13 Apr 2011)

Micheál Martin: So it is not a budget.

Leaders' Questions (13 Apr 2011)

Micheál Martin: A well-executed U-turn.

Leaders' Questions (13 Apr 2011)

Micheál Martin: What happened to the five point plan?

Order of Business (13 Apr 2011)

Micheál Martin: Will the Taoiseach clarify the timeline for the introduction of legislation on the promised reversal of the cut in the minimum wage?

Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (12 Apr 2011)

Micheál Martin: Question 46: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the person to whom he has assigned responsibility for coordinating policy on older persons. [5808/11]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (12 Apr 2011)

Micheál Martin: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the expert group to address the recent ruling of the European Court of Human Rights subsequent to the ruling of the Irish Supreme Court on the X-case will be established. [6849/11]

Written Answers — State Visits: State Visits (12 Apr 2011)

Micheál Martin: Question 91: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the discussions he has had with cross-Border bodies regarding the promotion of Ireland abroad in view of the upcoming visits by the Queen of England and the US President Barack Obama. [7501/11]

Written Answers — EU-IMF Fund: EU-IMF Fund (12 Apr 2011)

Micheál Martin: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the visit by EU and International Monetary Fund officials assessing the implementation of the EU/IMF programme for assistance agreed in November 2010. [7496/11]

Written Answers — EU-IMF Fund: EU-IMF Fund (12 Apr 2011)

Micheál Martin: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of his engagement with International Monetary Fund and EU officials over the past week. [7497/11]

Written Answers — EU-IMF Fund: EU-IMF Fund (12 Apr 2011)

Micheál Martin: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions he has had with EU and International Monetary Fund officials regarding the introduction of a jobs budget, including the reversal of the new minimum wage; and the outcome of these discussions. [7498/11]

Written Answers — EU-IMF Fund: EU-IMF Fund (12 Apr 2011)

Micheál Martin: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he has taken to move forward the last Government's negotiations on an interest rate reduction following the publication of the stress test results. [7499/11]

Leaders' Questions (12 Apr 2011)

Micheál Martin: Last Thursday, the ECB announced an interest rate increase stating it was doing so to ward off the threat of inflation. What is incredible about this is that even the ECB officials themselves have acknowledged that the recent blip in inflation is temporary and driven mainly by commodity prices. At a time when European economies are very fragile, will the Taoiseach agreed this increase is...