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- Order of Business (13 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: Fair enough. These issues can be dealt with.
- Order of Business (13 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: It is the legislative programme that the Government has put before the House and the Government's proposals for the House. Over the past while there has been a pattern of inactivity and meeting as few times as possible. The proposal from the Government Chief Whip for next week is to meet on one day, next Tuesday. The week following the June bank holiday is to be taken off.
- Order of Business (13 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: There is a clear pattern. The Government is shutting down the Dáil for its political and electoral reasons. We have more of that today as well. It is a key issue. It is not good enough for the Taoiseach to come here and tell us we are adjourning everything until 7.30 p.m.
- Order of Business (13 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: There are other issues pertaining to the Order of Business and we could discuss them today. For example, on Monday, The Irish Times revealed the HSE submission on health funding and what it wants for the health budget this year.
- Order of Business (13 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: On the Order of Business, I asked time and again leading up to the budget and afterwards for that submission. I kept saying "Will you give me the HSE submission?" so we could have a proper and honest debate about the health budget. The Taoiseach refused. It was only by order of the information officer that The Irish Timesreceived the HSE's submission on the budget. We have the Minister for...
- Order of Business (13 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: I ask for Dáil time to discuss the health budget. It is clear from HIQA's report that the Government starved Portlaoise hospital of the funding it needed and should have received in accordance with the announcement made by the former Minister for Health, Deputy James Reilly, at the joint committee to the effect that it was a band 3 hospital. HIQA stated it had never received the...
- Order of Business (13 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: No, we received a note this morning indicating there was no Whips' meeting tonight.
- Order of Business (13 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: That is not the issue. We were told this morning by the Government Chief Whip, Deputy Paul Kehoe, that there would be no Whips' meeting tonight.
- Order of Business (13 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: We were told this morning that there would be no Whips' meeting tonight.
- Order of Business (13 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: May I raise a point of information?
- Order of Business (13 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach made a comment on Deputy Dara Calleary's absence this morning. The Deputy apologised to the Minister for Finance, Deputy Michael Noonan, last night. He attended the session last night. He indicated to the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Richard Bruton, that-----
- Order of Business (13 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: This is important. He is a diligent Deputy and he does not normally miss things. He apologised to the Minister, Deputy Bruton, last week that he would not be in a position to be here.
- Order of Business (13 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: I should have put that on the record, because the Taoiseach should not be playing that kind of sleeveen, smart aleck politics.
- Order of Business (13 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: They were all technical amendments. Every one of them was technical.
- Order of Business (13 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: They were all technical amendments. It is disingenuous------
- Order of Business (13 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: He apologised and he made it clear to the Minister that he could not make it.
- Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: NSAI Inspections (13 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: 92. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he is aware of the delays in providing approval from the National Standards Authority of Ireland for products being produced; that these delays are resulting in Irish businesses losing contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18887/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: NSAI Staff (13 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: 93. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of employees in the National Standards Authority of Ireland, in each year from 2010 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18888/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: NSAI Inspections (13 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: 94. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he is aware of the difficulties faced by a company (details supplied) in County Carlow, as a result of the delay in approving products from the National Standards Authority of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18889/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Data Collection Issues (13 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: 166. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he or his Department officials have discussed the recent judgement in the United States of America, regarding the data collection programme exposed by a person (details supplied) who was not authorised by the Patriot Act, the implications of this judgement on the United States of America's diplomatic relations; and if he will make a...