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Leaders' Questions (29 Feb 2012)

Seán Barrett: I am being fair and reasonable.

Leaders' Questions (29 Feb 2012)

Seán Barrett: Yes, I am.

Leaders' Questions (29 Feb 2012)

Seán Barrett: I am not responsible for what the Taoiseach decides to say when he answers the questions asked by Deputies. He gave a very short answer to the Deputy's initial question. He then replied to the Deputy's supplementary reply.

Leaders' Questions (29 Feb 2012)

Seán Barrett: No. I am telling the Deputy what he did.

Leaders' Questions (29 Feb 2012)

Seán Barrett: No, it is not very important. It is very important for the Deputy to resume his seat before he is sent outside the Chamber.

Leaders' Questions (29 Feb 2012)

Seán Barrett: The record will speak for itself.

Leaders' Questions (29 Feb 2012)

Seán Barrett: Thank you, Deputy.

Leaders' Questions (29 Feb 2012)

Seán Barrett: I ask Deputy Higgins to resume his seat.

Leaders' Questions (29 Feb 2012)

Seán Barrett: I have asked the Deputy to resume his seat. I will not ask the Deputy a second time.

Leaders' Questions (29 Feb 2012)

Seán Barrett: Resume your seat, Deputy Higgins. There are plenty of people concerned about the residents. The matter can be raised under Topical Issue Matters and there are other ways of dealing with it. Everybody is treated equally in this House regarding that matter.

Tributes to Staff Members (29 Feb 2012)

Seán Barrett: Before we deal with the Order of Business, the Taoiseach, along with myself, wishes to pay farewell tributes to some colleagues.

Tributes to Staff Members (29 Feb 2012)

Seán Barrett: As Ceann Comhairle and on behalf of the Members I, too, wish both these gentlemen a very happy and long retirement. Both of them typify what public service is all about. From time to time, public servants are criticised, sometimes fairly and much of the time very unfairly. Both these gentlemen have portrayed what I believe is proper public service. Since I became Ceann Comhairle a short...

Tributes to Staff Members (29 Feb 2012)

Seán Barrett: Thank you, Noel, and thank you, Dick, if you are watching these proceedings on the monitor.

Tributes to Staff Members (29 Feb 2012)

Seán Barrett: I forgot to mention that fact. Nine members of the staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas are retiring today.

Order of Business (29 Feb 2012)

Seán Barrett: There is one proposal to be put to the House. Is the proposal for dealing with No. 15, statements on pre-European Council meeting of 1 and 2 March, and ratification of the Treaty on Stability, Co-ordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union, agreed to? Agreed.

Order of Business (29 Feb 2012)

Seán Barrett: Deputy-----

Order of Business (29 Feb 2012)

Seán Barrett: We are all interested.

Order of Business (29 Feb 2012)

Seán Barrett: Deputy, I am sorry. I gave you a Topical Issue yesterday-----

Order of Business (29 Feb 2012)

Seán Barrett: Sorry, not on the Order of Business.

Order of Business (29 Feb 2012)

Seán Barrett: Thank you, Deputy. Please resume your seat.