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- Official Engagements (17 Jan 2012)
Gerry Adams: The British are well able to stand up for themselves. The challenge for us is to get the Taoiseach to stand up for the Irish on a range of issues.
- Official Engagements (17 Jan 2012)
Gerry Adams: I agree there should not be a hierarchy of victims. I have welcomed the decision of the court to allow the family to have a full judicial review. However, the family should not have to go to the courts for 20 years. That is our failure and the failure of diplomacy. It is the failure of the Irish Government using all its channels to get this family its demands, as well as in the other...
- Official Engagements (17 Jan 2012)
Gerry Adams: I welcome the Taoiseach's commitment to meet with the Ballymurphy families. However, he has made that commitment a few times and it should not wait until the next time he is in Belfast. He should invite the families down here. They would be very pleased to meet with him and would be very pleased if he agreed to do that.
- Official Engagements (17 Jan 2012)
Gerry Adams: I only ask that the Taoiseach have a quiet meeting with the families.
- Order of Business (17 Jan 2012)
Gerry Adams: I and two other Deputies had intended to raise the same issue. Given that the HSE plan will be discussed everywhere, whether in pubs, dole queues, hospitals, nursing homes-----
- Order of Business (17 Jan 2012)
Gerry Adams: -----football and even soccer matches, it would be useful to have a discussion in the House. I would welcome such a debate which is urgent given the level of public concern about the plan. I note that the temporary partial credit guarantee Bill is on the A list. The proposed scheme is a good and welcome initiative given the number of small businesses which are struggling to secure the...
- Order of Business (17 Jan 2012)
Gerry Adams: Is the Government considering legislation to ensure banks pass on the ECB interest rate cuts to small businesses and mortgage holders?
- Leaders' Questions (17 Jan 2012)
Gerry Adams: Tá Sinn Féin leis an Taoiseach agus leis an Teachta Martin maidir leis an tubaiste millteanach a tharla ag an deireadh seachtaine. Tá ár smaointe le teaghlaigh na hiascairÃ. Beidh pobal an cheantair faoi dhobrón ar feadh tamall. Caithfear tacaÃocht a thabhairt dóibh agus d'iascairà na hÃireann. I join the Taoiseach and Deputy Martin in extending solidarity to the families of the...
- Leaders' Questions (17 Jan 2012)
Gerry Adams: I asked the Taoiseach a specific question about identifying those community hospitals which are to be closed. He dodged the question and answered questions that were not asked. I am not pretending everything is all right - on the contrary. This does not add up. The Taoiseach says there is a focus on community care. Why then cut 500,000 home-help hours? If there was a focus on community...
- Leaders' Questions (17 Jan 2012)
Gerry Adams: You are going to close them.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Jan 2012)
Gerry Adams: It is their home.
- Ministerial Staff (17 Jan 2012)
Gerry Adams: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach the names of the special advisors employed in his Department and the salary and other entitlements available to each. [39470/11]
- Ministerial Staff (17 Jan 2012)
Gerry Adams: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach the occasions on which he has intervened to secure the employment of special advisors in his or other Departments, on salaries in excess of the salary range guidelines for special advisors introduced by the Department of Finance; and the reasons in each case he intervened. [39471/11]
- Ministerial Staff (17 Jan 2012)
Gerry Adams: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach the number of employees of Fine Gael currently employed as special advisors to the Government and their names, salaries and other entitlements. [39472/11]
- Ministerial Staff (17 Jan 2012)
Gerry Adams: With the Ceann Comhairle's leave, I would like a bit of time to tease out my three questions. The Taoiseach ignored entirely Question No. 2 which asked how many times he had intervened to secure the employment of special advisers. I am also concerned he was not prepared to read the names of the special advisers in question into the record. The Taoiseach also cited that, like his...
- Ministerial Staff (17 Jan 2012)
Gerry Adams: This is all about trying to get information, and answers to questions.
- Ministerial Staff (17 Jan 2012)
Gerry Adams: I will put them. There was an interesting scéal yesterday about an appointment of a special adviser by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with a special salary of â¬130,000. At the time of his appointment, the Minister said the person "has a strong commitment to public service and is anxious to contribute at a national level in our drive towards recovery... he has a...
- Ministerial Staff (17 Jan 2012)
Gerry Adams: I thank the Taoiseach for that advice but I would like to get back to the question. He said that he has not intervened or interfered. Let me not put words in his mouth and let him be clear to us. I refer to the preciseness of his reply to Question No. 2. He said he has not intervened to secure the employment of special advisers in his or other Departments and salaries in excess of the...
- Ministerial Staff (17 Jan 2012)
Gerry Adams: I did not ask that.
- Ministerial Staff (17 Jan 2012)
Gerry Adams: I did not use the word "interfere".