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Spring Economic Statement (Resumed) (29 Apr 2015)

Micheál Martin: So we suspend the House.

Spring Economic Statement (Resumed) (29 Apr 2015)

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

Spring Economic Statement (Resumed) (29 Apr 2015)

Micheál Martin: On a point of order, can I get clarification?

Spring Economic Statement (Resumed) (29 Apr 2015)

Micheál Martin: He was asked to move the adjournment by the Leas-Cheann Comhairle. The Taoiseach should not be silly now.

Spring Economic Statement (Resumed) (29 Apr 2015)

Micheál Martin: It was leaders' speeches. Was that then to be followed by the moving of the writ?

Spring Economic Statement (Resumed) (29 Apr 2015)

Micheál Martin: So my understanding is that Deputy Halligan is not speaking as the leader of any group.

Spring Economic Statement (Resumed) (29 Apr 2015)

Micheál Martin: I know, but let me finish. Is he speaking as the leader of the Technical Group?

Spring Economic Statement (Resumed) (29 Apr 2015)

Micheál Martin: I think the writ was then to be moved. The reason we could not move the writ was the Minister was not here to move the writ. Is that not the real issue?

Spring Economic Statement (Resumed) (29 Apr 2015)

Micheál Martin: I know where I am now.

Spring Economic Statement (Resumed) (29 Apr 2015)

Micheál Martin: The Minister, Deputy Reilly, should be here too.

Spring Economic Statement (Resumed) (29 Apr 2015)

Micheál Martin: They want Deputy Halligan to go on for half an hour because the Minister, Deputy Reilly, is not here.

Business of Dáil (29 Apr 2015)

Micheál Martin: The order has been set.

Business of Dáil (29 Apr 2015)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy must be joking.

Business of Dáil (29 Apr 2015)

Micheál Martin: Hold on.

Business of Dáil (29 Apr 2015)

Micheál Martin: That is without precedent.

Carlow-Kilkenny By-election: Issue of Writ (29 Apr 2015)

Micheál Martin: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the forthcoming by-election in the Carlow-Kilkenny constituency. I commend my party's candidate, Mr. Bobby Aylward. He is an excellent choice and will be an effective and influential representative of the people of Carlow-Kilkenny in Dáil Éireann. The Minister and Minister of State noted that the by-election has been caused by the need to...

Carlow-Kilkenny By-election: Issue of Writ (29 Apr 2015)

Micheál Martin: None of this is meant personally. It is the reality, however, and it encapsulates, in a broader sense, the Government's arrogance and detachment from the feelings of people on the ground on issues such as education and jobs. This detachment has also been evident in the discussion on the spring economic statement over the past two days. People have a choice in the forthcoming...

Carlow-Kilkenny By-election: Issue of Writ (29 Apr 2015)

Micheál Martin: His two sons played on it. I am simply giving a sense of where the man comes from. The community from which Bobby Aylward springs is characterised by great solidarity. He is rooted in his community and has a genuine commitment to serve the wider community. In that regard, he is an excellent candidate. Mr. Aylward will raise issues such as significant cutbacks in local development...

Carlow-Kilkenny By-election: Issue of Writ (29 Apr 2015)

Micheál Martin: No, the Government announced them only three or four months ago.

Carlow-Kilkenny By-election: Issue of Writ (29 Apr 2015)

Micheál Martin: Now that Deputy Reilly has been exiled to the Department of Children and Youth Affairs, he would not be aware of the broader issues. He sums up the problem facing the Government parties in that his Government is so Dublin-centric that it does not understand how people in the regions feel about being excluded from its economic and social policies. There is a real sense-----