Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

European Council Meetings

Gerry Adams

1. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the discussions he had at the European Council meeting in December 2014, in Brussels, Belgium; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2129/15]

European Council Meetings

Gerry Adams

2. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if the decision by the European Commission to seek information on tax rulings for all European Union member states was discussed at the meeting of the European Council in December 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2130/15]

European Council Meetings

Gerry Adams

3. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he raised the issue of direct bank recapitalisation through the European Stability Mechanism fund at the European Union Council meeting in December 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2131/15]

European Council Meetings

Gerry Adams

4. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he raised the growing crisis around refugees fleeing conflicts in Africa and in the Middle East at the European Union Council meeting in December 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2132/15]

European Council Meetings

Gerry Adams

5. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he raised the issue of recognition of a Palestinian state during any recent European Union Council meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2133/15]

European Council Meetings

Gerry Adams

6. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he discussed the possibility of greater tax harmonisation at European Union level at the European Union Council meeting in December 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2135/15]

European Council Meetings

Gerry Adams

7. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he discussed the growing concerns at the growth of extreme right-wing racist groups in Europe at the European Union Council meeting in December 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2137/15]

European Council Meetings

Gerry Adams

8. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his discussions with the President of the European Central Bank, Mr. Mario Draghi, in Brussels, Belgium, in December 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2138/15]

European Council Meetings

Gerry Adams

9. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he raised the need for the Central Bank of Ireland to provide evidence to the banking inquiry with the President of the European Central Bank, Mr. Mario Draghi; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2139/15]

European Council Meetings

Gerry Adams

10. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach following his preliminary discussion in December 2014 with the President of the European Central Bank, Mr. Mario Draghi, if there have been any follow-up conversations or discussions; if a date is set for a further meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2140/15]

European Council Meetings

Gerry Adams

11. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he raised the issue of direct bank recapitalisation through the European Stability Mechanism fund with the President of the European Central Bank, Mr. Mario Draghi, at his meeting in December 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2141/15]

European Council Meetings

Gerry Adams

12. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he raised the Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone and other neighbouring African states during the European Union Council meeting in December 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2153/15]

European Council Meetings

Richard Boyd Barrett

13. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the most recent European Council meeting held on 19 and 20 December 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2166/15]

European Council Meetings

Richard Boyd Barrett

14. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if European Union leaders discussed economic stagnation at the European Council meeting held on 19 and 20 December 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2167/15]

European Council Meetings

Richard Boyd Barrett

15. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if a change of Government in Greece and a change in European Union policy in relation to Greek debt were discussed at the European Council meeting held on 19 and 20 December 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2168/15]

European Council Meetings

Richard Boyd Barrett

16. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he discussed the role of the Irish bank guarantee in the financial crisis with any European leaders at any of his recent meetings with them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2170/15]

European Council Meetings

Micheál Martin

17. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach his views on his meeting in December 2014 with the President of the European Central Bank, Mr. Mario Draghi; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3361/15]

European Council Meetings

Joe Higgins

18. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Taoiseach if he will report on meetings and discussions he had at the European Council meeting in December 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3365/15]

European Council Meetings

Gerry Adams

19. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his conversation with the former President of the European Central Bank, Mr. Jean-Claude Trichet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4300/15]

European Council Meetings

Micheál Martin

20. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach the position regarding the discussions and the decisions taken at the European Union Council meeting in December 2014, in respect of Ukraine, and in particular the ongoing volatile situation in the east of Ukraine. [4301/15]