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Constitutional Amendments (14 Feb 2012)

Gerry Adams: While I know the Taoiseach has been very busy, I find this matter frustrating. We have spoken about it many times in this Chamber but it has never got past where we are now. To compensate for the Taoiseach's unavailability, I wrote to him and outlined some ideas. I again welcome the commitment to his having a meeting with us on the matter. I also welcome the Taoiseach's previously stated...

Constitutional Amendments (14 Feb 2012)

Gerry Adams: The length of time a President serves may be important but it is not the most important thing facing citizens at present. One of the positive things people are doing at this time of economic crisis is questioning what type of country we live in, the type of state we have and what our society is about. Increasing numbers of people are looking at re-imagining Ireland, building a real republic...

Constitutional Amendments (14 Feb 2012)

Gerry Adams: Question 10: To ask the Taoiseach his plans for the holding of referendums this year. [3723/12]

Constitutional Amendments (14 Feb 2012)

Gerry Adams: I wished to ask a number of questions on the constitutional convention, but I presume I cannot go back to that now.

Constitutional Amendments (14 Feb 2012)

Gerry Adams: The big problem at the moment is that I meet citizens every day who do not have rights. I met a woman called Billie McDonnell who was the victim of symphysiotomy 60 years ago. She has no rights whatsoever and is still fighting 60 years later to try to have her issues dealt with. In a real republic, those rights, the rights of children and citizens would be protected, but they are not. On...

Constitutional Amendments (14 Feb 2012)

Gerry Adams: On the issue of the children's referendum, the Taoiseach and the Minister may have noted that the report of the Children's Rights Alliance on the Government's performance in child related areas condemned the Government's failure to address child poverty and the impact the 2012 budget is having on young people and children. It also criticised the treatment of children detained in St....

Constitutional Amendments (14 Feb 2012)

Gerry Adams: If it was, the Government would close it.

Order of Business (14 Feb 2012)

Gerry Adams: Seo ceist faoi reachtaíocht atá fógraithe. Legislation is required in order for the Government to ratify the treaty establishing the European stability mechanism. When does the Taoiseach expect this to be published, when will it come before the Dáil and does it have to be sent to the Attorney General for further legal advice?

Order of Business (14 Feb 2012)

Gerry Adams: Is there a date set?

Order of Business (14 Feb 2012)

Gerry Adams: I thank the Taoiseach.

Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2012)

Gerry Adams: May I begin by wishing the Taoiseach a very happy Valentine's Day?

Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2012)

Gerry Adams: And you too, a Cheann Comhairle.

Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2012)

Gerry Adams: I also want to welcome the Government's renewed focus on the jobs crisis, and the Taoiseach's announcement yesterday of a jobs action plan. It is particularly good that he is taking personal responsibility for the delivery of this. I look forward to his reports. I note that this is the third or fourth time the Taoiseach has announced some of these proposals. I am going through this as...

Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2012)

Gerry Adams: There is no new money and no meaningful targets have been set thus far. Having pondered the issue, the reason no new money is available is that the Government remains totally committed to this austerity programme. The Government has been in power for almost a year and during that time unemployment has been around 440,000. Some 1,640 businesses have closed and 76,000 citizens have been...

Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2012)

Gerry Adams: Yet next month the Anglo Irish promissory note will cost the people of this State €3.1 billion. Is that not the problem with the Government trying to tackle this jobs crisis but then giving so much money over to these banks and bankers with nothing meaningfully being put into jobs creation stimulus packages and regenerating the economy? To get some sense of this, how many citizens will be...

Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2012)

Gerry Adams: The Taoiseach should bear in mind he has money to give to the banks. That is the choice he is making. Bhí an Taoiseach ag tabhairt amach fúm ag caint faoi Ghaelscoil Bharra. Rinne Fine Gael agus Páirtí an Lucht Oibre gealltanas foirgneamh nua a cheadú fá choinne na scoile ansin. Let me be positive, however. It is a good day despite the Taoiseach's rejection of my love earlier.

Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2012)

Gerry Adams: The Taoiseach may have noted the Executive in the North, with the active support of Sinn Féin and under the leadership of Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness, announced a €700 million investment programme in hospitals and roads infrastructure. This is despite the Tory British Government cuts, a reduced block grant and limited fiscal powers. It is also real investment in jobs and...

Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2012)

Gerry Adams: I wish him well in all the other proposals. However, the North's type of initiative and scale of investment is the only way. The Taoiseach promised 100,000 net new jobs. Again, how many citizens will be off the dole by this time next year? Does the Taoiseach accept there is a huge contradiction in launching a jobs plan while sticking to austerity policies which are further depressing the...

Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2012)

Gerry Adams: -----and restricting the Government's ability to stimulate the economy?

Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2012)

Gerry Adams: How many people will be taken off the dole? What is the target figure?