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Leaders' Questions (28 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: It was in July of this year, when the Minister met with the Deputies concerned. The document is dated 26 July 2011. Therefore, at the same time the Minister was meeting those Deputies, the HSE wrote to the Committee of Public Accounts. It is coming up tomorrow at that committee.

Leaders' Questions (28 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: There is a genuine issue there if Deputy Buttimer will allow me to articulate the point. All along we are getting different stories.

Leaders' Questions (28 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: The issue is that different commitments are being made to different people, while different stories are being told on an ongoing basis. The HSE communication states that a medical assessment unit is in development in Portlaoise. The only reason it is in development is to replace the accident and emergency facility.

Order of Business (28 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: I object to the guillotining of the Bill because it reflects a pattern of behaviour since the Government took up office of ramming through Bill after Bill using the guillotine, a general lack of accountability to the House and a lack of transparency. For example, Taoiseach's questions has been reduced to once a week. There has been a clear pattern of avoiding every opportunity for detailed...

Order of Business (28 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach has some nerve.

Order of Business (28 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: I ask the Taoiseach about the commitment in the programme for Government and the commitment given by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to publish the results of the comprehensive spending review in October. There is a lot of interest in this. Along with other Deputies, I attended a meeting the other night on special needs provision, where cutbacks are continuing despite a level...

Order of Business (28 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: Did the Taoiseach say he is not going to publish the comprehensive spending review per se?

Order of Business (28 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: Why not?

Order of Business (28 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: The bord snip nua report was published.

Order of Business (28 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: This is a new departure.

Order of Business (28 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: This is extraordinary.

Order of Business (28 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach is not going to publish the comprehensive spending review.

Order of Business (28 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: He is not going to publish-----

Order of Business (28 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: He did say that.

Order of Business (28 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: Tell that to the people in Roscommon.

Order of Business (28 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: Safeguarding the seat.

Order of Business (28 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: Is that why the Tánaiste is not here?

Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: I ask the Taoiseach to be up-front with the Dáil and the people about a very fundamental issue. I was very surprised last week when it emerged, and was confirmed, that the publication of the comprehensive spending review would be held back until after completion of the budgetary and Estimates process. The Taoiseach said the Minister would not publish it. In opposition, Fine Gael and the...

Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: Last week the Taoiseach stated in the House that it was almost complete.

Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: He also noted that the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Howlin, had stated it would be held back until after the budgetary and Estimates process had been completed. Let us not try to engage in sleight of hand. The Taoiseach knows that what I am getting at is the deliberate delay in publishing the comprehensive spending review because of the presidential election. The...