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Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (11 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: Sinn Féin's leader in the North promoted it.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (11 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: No one is more corrupt than your gang.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (11 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: No one is more corrupt than Deputy Doherty's gang --- Sinn Féin and its colleagues.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (11 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: No one could be more corrupt in terms of the destruction of Ireland politically than Sinn Féin-IRA.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (11 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: It is a very touchy subject for Sinn Féin.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (11 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: 1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the breakdown in talks in Northern Ireland; if he has spoken to the British Prime Minister, Theresa May, regarding same; if this deadlock will be overcome; his views on the fact that emergency powers are now allowing senior civil servants take control over Stormont's finances; and the way he envisages that concerns for Northern Ireland following...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (11 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: 6. To ask the Taoiseach if he has spoken with Prime Minister May regarding the ongoing talks on the Northern Ireland Assembly and the way in which legacy issues will be addressed. [18285/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (11 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: As the Taoiseach knows, it is my view that the Northern Ireland Assembly and the Executive should never have collapsed in the first instance. I believe that it was an engineered decision for electoral purposes. The result is that Northern Ireland now lacks a coherent voice, especially on Brexit, which is the single, greatest, once in a generation challenge to the island of Ireland. The...

Order of Business (11 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: I want to put on the record that normally when there is a dispute about the debate it goes back to the Business Committee. I want to make it clear that we have no objection to having a debate on a motion. We did not ask for statements this evening. My understanding is that Sinn Féin and others asked for statements this evening at the Business Committee. I might be wrong but my...

Order of Business (11 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: My understanding all along was that there was to be a debate on the report. I propose-----

Order of Business (11 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: Hold on a second. An attempt is being made here to imply that somebody somewhere mystically is blocking something. It is very simple. The Business Committee should be reconvened if there is such a breakdown in agreement, even though it met this morning and apparently agreed all of this. Clearly, that has broken down. I respectfully suggest that the Business Committee meet and sort this...

Order of Business (11 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: It happened before though. There is a different reaction from everybody here. Let us be honest. There is a lot of hypocrisy now.

Order of Business (11 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: Was that agreed by everybody at the meeting?

Order of Business (11 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: I did not even object to the two weeks.

Order of Business (11 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: A Cheann Comhairle, could I make a point?

Order of Business (11 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: It seems to me that Deputy Ó Snodaigh faithfully read out what the Business Committee had agreed this morning. We are happy to go along with that, but within a minute, Deputy McDonald disagreed with Deputy Ó Snodaigh's proposal.

Order of Business (11 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: It is just ridiculous carry-on.

Order of Business (11 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: We did not, actually. The point I made is that within a minute, we got conflicting propositions on the Sinn Féin Party's position. One would have thought the Sinn Féin position would have been clear at this morning's meeting. That is a reasonable expectation.

Order of Business (11 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: We have no difficulty with the statements this evening and we have no difficulty with a debate-----

Order of Business (11 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: -----on Thursday and Friday-----