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Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: First, during our last Question Time, the Taoiseach told the House he took no role in seeking the disallowance of questions. I subsequently made a freedom of information request and discovered the Taoiseach had written to the Ceann Comhairle's office 69 times in six weeks directly asking for Members' questions to be disallowed. In the same period, he transferred 98 questions to other...

Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: A Cheann Comhairle-----

Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: May I just-----

Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: What the Ceann Comhairle has just done is unfair.

Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: No suggestion was made and there was no need for the Ceann Comhairle to say that.

Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: The point is, if the Ceann Comhairle listened to what I said-----

Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: Yes, and he did.

Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: It does not give that impression.

Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: No, that is just the Ceann Comhairle's assessment of it.

Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: How does it give that impression?

Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: I seek an opportunity to respond.

Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: What the Ceann Comhairle is doing is not acceptable. He is taking sides on such issues and it is not good enough.

Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: I said no such thing as the Ceann Comhairle inferred. However, the Taoiseach did say something the last time.

Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: May I explain to the Taoiseach-----

Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: In the first instance, the fact I read into the record of the House that on foot of a freedom of request, it was revealed the Taoiseach had written 69 times to the Ceann Comhairle should give no one any impression about anything other than this, namely, the reason-----

Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: I will explain the purpose if the Ceann Comhairle would listen to me. As I already stated, during the last Question Time, the Taoiseach told the House specifically that he took no role in seeking the disallowance of questions. This was untrue.

Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: He should have stated then-----

Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: ----- that he had written 69 letters. That is the only point I was making.

Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: I made no inference about influence, lobbying or anything else. The point is the last time the Taoiseach was in the House, he made a big song and dance to the effect he made no attempt to so do.

Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: He was oblivious to any attempts, giving the impression he is open to answer to any question, but he is not. Since he came to office, the Taoiseach's full track record has been to keep avoiding the answering of questions. Questions are transferred and he always tries to avoid answering them. The same is true in respect of freedom of information requests.