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Order of Business (17 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: The programme for Government has a section dealing with political reform and the Government indicates "we will legislate on the issue of cabinet confidentiality". The Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Act 2013 has a provision at section 86 precluding an Oireachtas committee from seeking evidence about Cabinet decisions and discussions. Some may say this is in...

Order of Business (17 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: I asked this before and the Taoiseach stated he would come back to me. He was not quite sure how it ended up in the programme for Government but it is there and it is a promise to legislate. When can we expect universal primary care legislation? With the discretionary medical card decision, there was a promise, even as late as today, that the 1970 health care legislation would be an...

Order of Business (17 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: It is in the programme for Government.

Order of Business (17 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: Sorry, to deal finally with the matter of Cabinet confidentiality-----

Order of Business (17 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: Will it be taken out of the programme for Government? Is the Taoiseach saying he has no idea why it is there?

Order of Business (17 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: You have no idea. You have no clue why it ended up in there. That is extraordinary.

Order of Business (17 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: You did not deal with it before.

Order of Business (17 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: You smirked and looked into the sky.

Order of Business (17 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach has no idea-----

Order of Business (17 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: It is in the programme for Government. It is a very serious issue and we do not get any answers in here.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (17 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: Does the Taoiseach have any comment on that?

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (17 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: That is rare praise.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (17 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: I asked about the action plan for jobs.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (17 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: I apologise. My first question was to do with the deflation threat to the Irish economy. There is panic across Europe about the threat of deflation-----

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (17 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: -----but the Taoiseach has not made a statement about it.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (17 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: 1. To ask the Taoiseach the position regarding his meeting with the OECD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8921/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (17 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: Eight questions in total have been linked to the Taoiseach's visit to the OECD in Paris. I put it to the Taoiseach that right now, there is something close to panic in Europe about the threat of deflation and its potential dramatic impact on growth. What is somewhat incredible is I have yet to hear from the Taoiseach a single word on the threat the impact of deflation across Europe...

Leaders' Questions (17 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: It was Deputy Dooley who made the comment.

Leaders' Questions (17 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: You should have put Deputy Paul Kehoe on it.

Leaders' Questions (17 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: Has the Taoiseach finished tunnelling?