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Leaders' Questions (19 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach keeps going on and on.

Order of Business (19 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: I do. With regard to the announcement the Taoiseach made yesterday on the Order of Business, as with most things announced by the Government, his claim of radically opening up the budget process falls apart under even the most basic examination. The Taoiseach said the budget and the White Paper will be published exactly as before, and the departmental spending Estimates will be published...

Order of Business (19 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: I am asking why we are expected to debate and vote on exact spending limits in a few weeks time but we will not be allowed to see the result of the spending review until 1 December.

Order of Business (19 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: It is plainly ridiculous. If the comprehensive spending review has any substance-----

Order of Business (19 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: -----we are entitled to see it before we vote on how much spending there should be.

Order of Business (19 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach spoke at great length on this yesterday on the Order of Business.

Order of Business (19 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: It was to be Tuesday.

Order of Business (19 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: What about a copy of the spending review?

Order of Business (19 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: We will not.

Order of Business (19 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: The Government orders time.

Order of Business (19 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy seeks a correction of the Dáil record.

Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: I wish to express my sincere sympathy to the family of Garda Ciaran Jones who, though off duty, was trying to assist others in the very sudden flooding which occurred yesterday. His last act was one of great bravery and courage and our sympathies go to his family and friends and also to the young woman who also died. She was found dead this morning as a result of the flooding. I pay...

Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: I asked the Taoiseach a specific question not about detail. This has always been a serious and complex issue that has involved technical detail. The fundamental question I asked the Taoiseach was about his negotiating position. What is he putting on the table in respect of the Irish position? Is he putting on the table that we-----

Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: -----would seek a restructuring of Irish bank debt, in particular for Anglo Irish Bank? Have we put that on the table? Is the answer "Yes" or "No"? This Parliament is entitled to a basic response to the question. The reason I ask the question is because the Taoiseach made a big deal of that not so long ago, as did the Minister for Transport, Deputy Varadkar, the Minister for Finance,...

Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach said that the banks would not get another red cent beyond the agreed €35 billion until they showed how they would impose losses on all bondholders and creditors. The Tánaiste, Deputy Gilmore, said it would be "Labour's way or Frankfurt's way". Has the Taoiseach resiled from that commitment?

Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: Do we now take it that all that sort of talk, hype and commitment is dead and buried and is no longer on the table and that the Taoiseach is no longer pursuing it with his European colleagues?

Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: That is not the question.

Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: The Greek crisis-----

Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: No, Greece is going to default.

Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: I asked the Taoiseach first, if the European Central Bank would-----