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Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: On a point of order-----

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: -----the Leader of the Seanad uttered an innuendo about a Member of that House. Said innuendo related to the particular Member's character and it was stated that he had a conflict of interests. The Taoiseach has now stated that all of this relates to the fact that the Government wants a majority on the inquiry.

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach has just confirmed what he is up to. That is what he has been doing all along.

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: On a point of order, there was not a Whips' meeting on this matter.

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: I wish to raise a number of issues and I will try to get through them as quickly as I can.

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: I assure the Ceann Comhairle that they will all be in order. On the appalling scandal of the withdrawal of discretionary medical cards from very sick children and from people with chronic, life-limiting and life-threatening conditions, the Government has promised legislation to restore those discretionary medical cards to the sickest in our society. When can we expect that legislation to...

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: The country is interested, because we are in limbo land at the moment.

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: We have had a caretaker administration for the last number of weeks.

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: It concerns me when I see Deputies Quinn and Rabbitte walking in here every morning, not knowing what their future is. That does worry me.

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: That concerns me.

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: I just want to know because it will require a resolution of the House. The Taoiseach will have to come before the House to propose the new members of Cabinet. He has indicated publicly that he is going to do it. He has told members of his own party that it will be a radical change.

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: I ask the Taoiseach to outline the timeframe in that regard. On the Oireachtas inquiry Bill, the banking inquiry committee members were expected to have their preliminary meeting tomorrow, but it has now been deferred. What exactly is the cause of the delay in the banking inquiry committee starting its work? We are aware that the Seanad selection committee selected the Seanad nominees...

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: There was a commitment given by the Minister for Finance to introduce legislation.

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: Is the Government now resiling on its commitment to introduce legislation?

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: Why does the Government need a majority?

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: It is up to the committee to decide its terms of reference.

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: This is very serious. We are talking here about Government interference-----

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: I do not understand this.

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: The committee does?

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: We only have two members.