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Economic Management Council (13 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: But the Ceann Comhairle tends to have an awful tendency to interrupt people when they are legitimately asking a question.

Economic Management Council (13 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: It is not on, with the greatest of respect.

Economic Management Council (13 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: I am not making a statement. I am trying to come a question-----

Economic Management Council (13 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: -----but the Ceann Comhairle has a habit of interfering when he does not like maybe some of what has been said.

Economic Management Council (13 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: That is the way I interpret it now.

Economic Management Council (13 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: I am sorry, a Cheann Comhairle, which remark?

Economic Management Council (13 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: I withdraw that remark but I am very unhappy with the manner of the interventions.

Economic Management Council (13 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: I am trying to say that now. I am being very fair and reasonable.

Economic Management Council (13 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: I am going to ask a question.

Economic Management Council (13 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: I witnessed the previous ten to 15 minutes and there was not that kind of intervention.

Economic Management Council (13 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: No, there was not.

Economic Management Council (13 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: I respectfully suggest that if the Ceann Comhairle let people get on with asking the question, there would not be any of this. I have been here a long time-----

Economic Management Council (13 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: That is the Ceann Comhairle's comment.

Economic Management Council (13 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: I will allow other Members in. I have tabled questions as the leader of the Fianna Fáil Party.

Economic Management Council (13 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: We have 400,000 people who elected us and I am entitled to ask the questions.

Economic Management Council (13 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: I am entitled to ask the questions.

Economic Management Council (13 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: It is the Dáil and there should be no need for this undermining of the attempt to ask the questions.

Economic Management Council (13 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: Of course, the Ceann Comhairle will. I have no doubt about that.

Economic Management Council (13 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: I have, and I have been extremely fair and reasonable in so doing. Does the Taoiseach agree the economic management council has undermined the ability of the Cabinet to work together on the budget? The statements of the Ministers for Finance, Transport, Tourism and Sport, and Communications, Energy and Natural Resources basically sent shots across the bow of other Cabinet colleagues. The...

Economic Management Council (13 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: What about the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport's comments?