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- Parliamentary Reform (27 Mar 2012)
Micheál Martin: The Government has not accepted too many Bills from the Opposition. Attendance has been very poor from the Government side. Indeed the quorum has to be provided by the Opposition, which is unprecedented. It was always the case that the Government side needed to provide a quorum. The only reason the Government introduced that was to allow its Members to be down in their constituencies on...
- Parliamentary Reform (27 Mar 2012)
Micheál Martin: -----been about manipulation of the message emanating from here that somehow we are sitting for longer days and that we are sitting longer than previous Dáileanna. That is all it is about. In fairness, the Opposition has stood up to the plate and the various Opposition parties have introduced legislation. Our party is very anxious to revisit this matter to ensure that if there is a Friday...
- Parliamentary Reform (27 Mar 2012)
Micheál Martin: We introduced Leaders' Questions.
- Parliamentary Reform (27 Mar 2012)
Micheál Martin: Not true.
- Parliamentary Reform (27 Mar 2012)
Micheál Martin: There is no one from the Government side.
- Parliamentary Reform (27 Mar 2012)
Micheál Martin: On a point of order, I introduced legislation to the House.
- Parliamentary Reform (27 Mar 2012)
Micheál Martin: On a point or order, will Deputy Kehoe correct the record? He has just misled the House.
- Parliamentary Reform (27 Mar 2012)
Micheál Martin: On a point or order, Deputy Kehoe has just misled the House. Please correct the record. He has misled the House.
- Parliamentary Reform (27 Mar 2012)
Micheál Martin: No. The Deputy should be gracious and correct the record. He made an error.
- Parliamentary Reform (27 Mar 2012)
Micheál Martin: No. I have been here on both occasions.
- Parliamentary Reform (27 Mar 2012)
Micheál Martin: I have been here on more than one occasion.
- Parliamentary Reform (27 Mar 2012)
Micheál Martin: No, we are not.
- Parliamentary Reform (27 Mar 2012)
Micheál Martin: That was because of the behaviour of some of Deputy Kehoe's colleagues.
- Parliamentary Reform (27 Mar 2012)
Micheál Martin: I have a supplementary question based on the original reply. In his reply relating to the Friday sittings, the Chief Whip has indicated there is ongoing review and that the situation is being monitored. Will he agree that the quorum for a Friday sitting should be made up from both the Government and Opposition sides? On Taoiseach's questions and the Order of Business, the reform that was...
- Parliamentary Reform (27 Mar 2012)
Micheál Martin: That is not my point.
- Parliamentary Reform (27 Mar 2012)
Micheál Martin: The Chief Whip is saying that basically it is up to the person bringing forward legislation or a motion, or his or her party, to provide a quorum. My question is based on this. I suggest that is not correct and that it should be up to both sides of the House to provide a quorum. What could happen otherwise is that a party could come in some Friday morning and if there was nobody on the...
- Parliamentary Reform (27 Mar 2012)
Micheál Martin: The rationale behind placing the obligation, via the Standing Order, on the Opposition to provide the quorum was so that Government Deputies would not have to attend during the Friday sitting. Is that not the case? I am asking the Chief Whip to change that.
- Order of Business (27 Mar 2012)
Micheál Martin: Agreed, but would it be possible to allow an additional five minutes to leaders?
- Order of Business (27 Mar 2012)
Micheál Martin: With regard to the announcement of the date of the referendum on the fiscal treaty, will the Tánaiste outline to the House the legislative timetable for the referendum? I ask the Tánaiste to also outline the timetable for related Bills such as the amendments to the treaty on the functioning of the European Union which is important for the facilitation of the establishment of the ESM, the...
- Order of Business (27 Mar 2012)
Micheál Martin: Well rescued, Tánaiste.