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Order of Business (20 Jan 2016)

Micheál Martin: Tonight's Private Members motion, and I agree with the timing the Taoiseach has allowed for it, concerns a fundamental issue about Government appointments. I ask the Taoiseach to make sure he can clarify before tonight's debate the reappointment of a member to the board of the ESB by the Minister for Communications Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Alex White, announced yesterday? The...

Order of Business (20 Jan 2016)

Micheál Martin: -----in a rush to make appointments not only in advance of a general election but further out, six months hence-----

Order of Business (20 Jan 2016)

Micheál Martin: -----and to make appointments of this kind.

Order of Business (20 Jan 2016)

Micheál Martin: Perhaps the Taoiseach might be in a position to bring clarity to that in the course of tonight's debate, but also----- (Interruptions).

Order of Business (20 Jan 2016)

Micheál Martin: There are many issues around State appointments at the moment which have led to the motion that has been tabled this evening. The press release by the Minister, Deputy White, is to the effect that he is now reappointing ministerial nominees-----

Order of Business (20 Jan 2016)

Micheál Martin: -----six months before the actual appointment is up and that the Government has approved this.

Order of Business (20 Jan 2016)

Micheál Martin: That raises all kinds of questions which have legislative implications as well because the resumption of Second Stage of the Public Sector Standards Bill is on today's Order Paper.

Order of Business (20 Jan 2016)

Micheál Martin: I ask Taoiseach if he might defer taking that Second Stage until we have the full the implications of this move by the Minister and the Government in regard to this appointment. With regard to the Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2014 and the GSOC issue, yesterday the Taoiseach was very quick to dismiss the comments that were attributed to him in yesterday's newspapers in respect...

Order of Business (20 Jan 2016)

Micheál Martin: When was that provided for?

Order of Business (20 Jan 2016)

Micheál Martin: I did not ask about NewERA.

Order of Business (20 Jan 2016)

Micheál Martin: To whom?

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Micheál Martin: No, he does not.

Order of Business (20 Jan 2016)

Micheál Martin: Under what Act is that provided for?

Order of Business (20 Jan 2016)

Micheál Martin: I do not know the individual----

Order of Business (20 Jan 2016)

Micheál Martin: Under what legislation does that come?

Order of Business (20 Jan 2016)

Micheál Martin: On a point of order, under what legislation do we have to give six months notice?

Order of Business (20 Jan 2016)

Micheál Martin: What legislation is it? I have not come across it.

Order of Business (20 Jan 2016)

Micheál Martin: It is very important to have a debate.

Order of Business (20 Jan 2016)

Micheál Martin: This debate is on in the House right now, a Cheann Comhairle.

Order of Business (20 Jan 2016)

Micheál Martin: The House will debate the issue this evening.