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Abolition of Seanad Éireann (10 Jul 2012)

Micheál Martin: Could he share it with me?

Abolition of Seanad Éireann (10 Jul 2012)

Micheál Martin: The Government Senators are on the run, I think.

Abolition of Seanad Éireann (10 Jul 2012)

Micheál Martin: The Government is eight Senators down - eight Deputies down.

Proposed Legislation (10 Jul 2012)

Micheál Martin: Question 7: To ask the Taoiseach the progress made in his Department on legislating on the issue of Cabinet confidentiality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24829/12]

Proposed Legislation (10 Jul 2012)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach can correct me if I am wrong, but I believe this is in the programme for Government.

Proposed Legislation (10 Jul 2012)

Micheál Martin: It states that there will be new legislation on Cabinet confidentiality. That is why I was surprised by the brevity of the response. My supplementary questions were to ask about the current proposals for proposed legislation on Cabinet confidentiality. I was going to ask him to outline what the Government intended to do in line with its programme for Government commitment and whether it...

Proposed Legislation (10 Jul 2012)

Micheál Martin: What does the reference to Cabinet confidentiality in the programme for Government mean?

Proposed Legislation (10 Jul 2012)

Micheál Martin: The programme for Government proposes legislation on Cabinet confidentiality - that is the point. Obviously Sir Humphrey does not want it.

Proposed Legislation (10 Jul 2012)

Micheál Martin: Where has the political commitment gone?

Proposed Legislation (10 Jul 2012)

Micheál Martin: I just want to find out about the proposal.

Proposed Legislation (10 Jul 2012)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach proposed it. Can he clarify what the programme for Government means in regard to legislation on Cabinet confidentiality?

Proposed Legislation (10 Jul 2012)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach proposed he was going to change it.

Proposed Legislation (10 Jul 2012)

Micheál Martin: What does the programme for Government mean?

Proposed Legislation (10 Jul 2012)

Micheál Martin: Does he know what is in his own programme for Government?

Proposed Legislation (10 Jul 2012)

Micheál Martin: He has.

Proposed Legislation (10 Jul 2012)

Micheál Martin: May I ask a brief supplementary?

Proposed Legislation (10 Jul 2012)

Micheál Martin: I understand the Taoiseach has perhaps forgotten why the commitment was made 15 months ago in the programme for Government but may I enlighten him? His partners in government and his own members criticised continuously Cabinet confidentiality for many years; they felt it was too restrictive, it did not allow enough information out, etc. I suspect that is the reason that commitment was put...

Proposed Legislation (10 Jul 2012)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach was the author of the programme for Government. It is incredible that he would come into this House-----

Proposed Legislation (10 Jul 2012)

Micheál Martin: -----and either feign ignorance of what is in the programme for Government or not have a clue as to why something as fundamental as Cabinet confidentiality was put into it. The Taoiseach does not have a notion as to why it was put in there-----

Proposed Legislation (10 Jul 2012)

Micheál Martin: -----or what is intended by it.