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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: We have this kind of detached "It's none of my business". The Minister for Health says it is none of his business. The State procurement officer resigned from the board of the most expensive capital project in the history of the State and it is nobody's business, the Government is not a bit worried about it and it is his decision and a personal decision.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: It is a conspiracy theory. I have deliberately reiterated for the Taoiseach the criticism of the PwC report on how badly managed the project was until quite recently. We have had the resignation of the director. Has the Minister for Health met the State procurement officer? Has the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform met the State procurement officer? The project is a matter of...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: Sorry?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: Sorry?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: Through the Chair, it is a high volume and there twice have been alerts in the minutes.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: I call for a full, transparent presentation on what the concerns are about health and safety on the site.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: Relative to other sites, what is going on there? More importantly, why is the State procurement officer getting off the bus early?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: Does he know something we do not know? I ask the Taoiseach whether the Government will now agree, given the history of the project, to an Oireachtas oversight mechanism, perhaps through the finance and expenditure committee, to monitor the project very closely?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: There have to be serious question marks about how robust the process is in terms of coming in within some reasonable budget.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: It does not.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: There are a lot of design faults.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: Health and safety.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: Health and safety.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: Health and safety.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: Will the Taoiseach undertake to send me the details on the health and safety aspect of the site?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: It is for a lot of people.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: I support Deputy Boyd Barrett. I raised the matter in Leaders' Questions earlier. The cost of this project has escalated beyond any reasonable expectation at the beginning. The resignation of the State procurement officer has all the appearances of a serious decision. There is reluctance on the part of Government to talk to the person, particularly the Minister for Public Expenditure and...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: They should be briefed already on this.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: Can I ask a question, please, on a point of order? On this issue, a Cheann Comhairle, it is not unusual in this House that requests are made to alter the schedule and that the Business Committee would be asked to reconvene to take on board what has been articulated by some Members here this morning. I, for one, find it incredible that the Taoiseach has said here that he wants his two...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: -----in the history of the State, which is going off the rails.