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Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2015)

Micheál Martin: The Garda authority is due in here very shortly.

Deaths of Former Members: Expressions of Sympathy (28 Jan 2015)

Micheál Martin: Táimid bailithe anseo inniu chun ár n-ómós agus ár meas dár gcara dílis, John Carty, a chur in iúl. Fear lách, cineálta agus gnóthach ab ea John. D'oibrigh sé go dian dícheallach, Domhnach is dálach, ar son mhuintir Mhaigh Eo agus ar son mhuintir na tíre. Bhí muinín aige as a mhuintir. Bhí siad...

Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)

Micheál Martin: I find it extraordinary and almost unprecedented that the House is being asked to set up a very serious commission of investigation into matters of grave concern in regard to the administration of justice in this country, issues that have led to the resignations of a confidential recipient to a Minister, a Garda Commissioner and a Minister for Justice who, in a letter to the Taoiseach, said...

Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)

Micheál Martin: Does the Taoiseach mean Standing Order 57(2)?

Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)

Micheál Martin: This is very serious, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle.

Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach indicated to me last night that it is of relevance that this matter is not before a jury. The situation is somewhat difficult to comprehend. Standing Order 57(2) relates to juries, whereas Standing Order 57(3)-----

Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)

Micheál Martin: The implication yesterday was that this related to Standing Order 57(2). We have received no correspondence from the Ceann Comhairle's office. I just want to raise that point. I am saying to the Leas-Cheann Comhairle, as the person in the Chair, that I do not think it is good enough, on a matter of such substance, that no one saw the letter that was written to the Minister before it was...

Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)

Micheál Martin: Sorry. We have not got it. I am just saying I think it is not good enough, in terms of the Parliament. All the issues pertaining to this have been going on for a year and a half. A ruling was made but it was not communicated to the Members of the House. I understand there is a tradition of the Ceann Comhairle communicating to the Government Whip, who in turn communicates to the other...

Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)

Micheál Martin: In the case of the banking inquiry, there is a potential for criminal cases which would involve juries down the line. The Taoiseach is well aware of that. No such potential exists in this case. There is a suggestion that Guerin may have caused the resignation of a Minister. That is not correct because the former Minister said he resigned because he did not want to embarrass the Government...

Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)

Micheál Martin: The very framing and tabling of the motion could equally be considered to be doing just that.

Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)

Micheál Martin: It is not logical to allow someone to table a motion and then prevent them from speaking to the motion. There is no logic to that. If the Government thought the establishment of this inquiry encroached upon the courts, it would not have brought forward this motion. Of course that would have been unacceptable. My humble opinion is that there is no logic here. Perhaps what we were told...

Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)

Micheál Martin: We have debated them for the last year and a half.

Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)

Micheál Martin: Yesterday?

Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)

Micheál Martin: I asked the Taoiseach about that five or ten minutes ago. I did not know that.

Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)

Micheál Martin: Is Deputy Shatter almost muzzling the Oireachtas? The ultimate-----

Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)

Micheál Martin: Who did?

Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)

Micheál Martin: Read it out.

Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)

Micheál Martin: Does the Taoiseach want to read it out for us?

Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)

Micheál Martin: What does it say?

Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)

Micheál Martin: Hold on one second.