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Official Engagements (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: I ask the Taoiseach to formally circulate to every Member of the House the exact documentation circulated to 41 members of the German Parliament. I find it incomprehensible that such documentation will not be made available to Members of this House given that German parliamentarians have it in their possession. It is the very least to which Members of this House are entitled. I wrote to...

Official Engagements (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: We took it on corporation tax.

Official Engagements (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: What about the documentation?

Official Engagements (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: That is not good enough.

Official Engagements (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach should just give it to us then.

Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: I am disappointed there will be no specific statement on the circulation of budgetary proposals to German parliamentarians. I tabled a special notice question and I accept the Ceann Comhairle has overruled my request for the Minister for Finance to outline the circumstances of how the pre-budget proposals from the Department of Finance were distributed to outside bodies, particularly members...

Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: It is the height of arrogance on the part of the Taoiseach to say he will consider whether he should circulate the documentation now given it is in the possession of 41 members of the German Parliament. It is a disgrace and treats this House with contempt.

Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: We have a very good reason for it. The Government could have pre-empted this.

Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: I believe so. I am a Member of Parliament, I was elected by the people and we should have got the documentation in advance of the German Parliament getting it.

Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: I am not jumping up and down without very good reason.

Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: I am asking the Taoiseach to allow time for a discussion.

Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: I will not, it is too important for that. I thought the Taoiseach would come in today and give at least 45 minutes to outline to the House how German parliamentarians got budget proposals in advance of Irish parliamentarians.

Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: It is a very simple question. I am asking to give time today in this House to give an adequate explanation to Members of how this happened.

Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: Secondly, I am making a simple request that the Taoiseach circulate the documentation to Members of the House. It is a basic entitlement that we should receive them.

Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: We are being treated with contempt.

Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: I reject that.

Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: Someone must protect the rights of Dáil Members.

Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: I do not think I am being protected.

Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: Is this in order?

Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: A few weeks ago, the Taoiseach announced in terms of the budgetary process "What I intend to do this year is very different to ... any other budget to date". We did not quite understand what he meant when he made that statement some weeks ago. However, since then, his Government has announced the fiscal framework, the capital investment programme as well as the expenditure sector reform...