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Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2016)

Micheál Martin: The Court of Appeal backlog could take over a decade to clear. That is not my assessment but that of Mr. Seth Barrett Tillman, law lecturer at Maynooth University. I understand - perhaps the Taoiseach will confirm if this has happened - that the Chief Justice and the President of the High Court have approached the Government with a view to having more judges appointed to the Court of...

Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2016)

Micheál Martin: So they are frozen.

Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2016)

Micheál Martin: The spokesman said the opposite after the Taoiseach said the same thing to Deputy Howlin the last day.

Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2016)

Micheál Martin: My understanding is that it is looking for five more judges.

Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2016)

Micheál Martin: If there is an 11-year-----

Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2016)

Micheál Martin: If it is going to take a decade to clear it, the Taoiseach needs to respond to what he is being told to do.

Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2016)

Micheál Martin: We have vacancies.

Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2016)

Micheál Martin: There are 187-----

Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2016)

Micheál Martin: This has been done with the District Court and the Circuit Court.

Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2016)

Micheál Martin: That is what they are saying.

Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2016)

Micheál Martin: The Minister of State might talk to the Minister, Deputy Ross.

Order of Business (18 Oct 2016)

Micheál Martin: It is not agreed.

Order of Business (18 Oct 2016)

Micheál Martin: I oppose the late sitting from 10 p.m. to midnight for the budget debate. We have argued this at the Business Committee. It seems ridiculous that the Dáil is starting at 2 p.m. today, 12 noon tomorrow and 12 noon on Thursday.

Order of Business (18 Oct 2016)

Micheál Martin: The budget is a central piece of business for the year. That is how it is presented. Historically, Deputies got an opportunity to have their say in a budget debate during the general discussion on the financial resolutions. Our view is that it is not tenable to proceed on the basis that the Dáil can only have plenary sessions at 2 p.m. on Tuesdays and at 12 noon on Wednesdays and...

Order of Business (18 Oct 2016)

Micheál Martin: -----that did not involve divisions.

Order of Business (18 Oct 2016)

Micheál Martin: It was raised.

Order of Business (18 Oct 2016)

Micheál Martin: It was raised consistently. Many Members have been raising this consistently and I have been saying it for a long time. It is just not sustainable. I agree with the suggestion that the attack on Aleppo be debated on Thursday afternoon.

Order of Business (18 Oct 2016)

Micheál Martin: It can change.

Order of Business (18 Oct 2016)

Micheál Martin: On a point of order, that Dáil reform committee is not formed under the D'Hondt system and its representation does not reflect the various strengths in the House. We have a situation-----

Order of Business (18 Oct 2016)

Micheál Martin: You opened this matter, a Cheann Comhairle.