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Cabinet Committees (17 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: I tabled two Parliamentary Questions. It goes to the heart -----

Cabinet Committees (17 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: I did.

Cabinet Committees (17 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: This is very quick.

Cabinet Committees (17 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: The point I am trying to make -----

Cabinet Committees (17 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: I appreciate that.

Cabinet Committees (17 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: That is not the point.

Cabinet Committees (17 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach gave a solemn commitment to the House.

Cabinet Committees (17 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: He said he would not use these Cabinet committees or hide behind Cabinet confidentiality to avoid discussion on legitimate issues. He gave that commitment at the outset of Taoiseach's Questions. That is the point I am making. Increasingly, the ground on which we can ask the Taoiseach questions -----

Cabinet Committees (17 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: ----- is being restricted. That is a fact.

Cabinet Committees (17 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: We are down to once per week and we cannot discuss -----

Cabinet Committees (17 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: It is narrowing all the time.

Cabinet Committees (17 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: I accept the Ceann Comhairle's independence but I am pointing out to the Taoiseach that the Government orders the business of the House and this is what is happening in reality.

Cabinet Committees (17 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: We are being denied opportunities to ask basic questions.

Official Engagements (17 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: Question 9: To ask the Taoiseach if he has had any meetings recently to discuss ongoing implementation of the Good Friday Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39757/11]

Official Engagements (17 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: Question 12: To ask the Taoiseach the way the Government proposes to intensify its relations with the British Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1914/12]

Official Engagements (17 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: Question 13: To ask the Taoiseach if he had a bilateral with Prime Minister Cameron on the margins of the EU meeting on 9 December and if so the matters that were discussed; if he plans to have one in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1915/12]

Official Engagements (17 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: I object to the way these questions have been grouped. Linking questions about the European Union summit with a question on the Good Friday Agreement is unacceptable and it stops us from asking questions in a proper way. With the Ceann Comhairle's permission, I will begin by asking questions on the summit and ask a supplementary question on the Good Friday Agreement. The Taoiseach indicated...

Official Engagements (17 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: That is extraordinary given the enormity of the issues that were before that summit. There is no point in crying over spilled milk.

Official Engagements (17 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: I just want to ask the question.

Official Engagements (17 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: The point I am making is that the UK was outside that treaty. It was a serious and profound moment for the future of the European Union. The comments of President Sarkozy afterwards were clear in this regard. He saw this as a new departure for Europe, without Britain. Those were the comments he made. What context was there before the incredibly damaging outcome of the summit? Did the...