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Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (2 Oct 2012)

Micheál Martin: The former Minister of State, Deputy Shortall, knows all about Deputy Lynch's loyalty and solidarity.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (2 Oct 2012)

Micheál Martin: The Minister's number one fan.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (2 Oct 2012)

Micheál Martin: The Ceann Comhairle should not be looking at this side of the House.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (2 Oct 2012)

Micheál Martin: I beg your pardon? Do not address me in that manner.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (2 Oct 2012)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach has been filibustering for the whole session. He has spent 15 minutes going around the world. It was no one else.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (2 Oct 2012)

Micheál Martin: He will not answer a question.

Ministerial Appointment: Announcement by Taoiseach (2 Oct 2012)

Micheál Martin: A Cheann Comhairle, is there a debate on this?

Order of Business (2 Oct 2012)

Micheál Martin: On a point of order, is there an opportunity to discuss the Taoiseach's announcement regarding a ministerial appointment here?

Order of Business (2 Oct 2012)

Micheál Martin: We were not alerted to it. I am just pointing that out.

Order of Business (2 Oct 2012)

Micheál Martin: They are not being put to the house?

Order of Business (2 Oct 2012)

Micheál Martin: In terms of the order of the House?

Order of Business (2 Oct 2012)

Micheál Martin: Before we start on the Order of Business proper may I take this opportunity on my behalf and on behalf of my party to express our deepest sympathy to the family of the late Teachta Dála P.J. Morley who passed away, and to Mary, his wife, and to Patrick, Enda, Brian and Cathy, we extend our deepest sympathies. P.J. served in this House for 20 years from 1977 to 1997. He was a man of...

Order of Business (2 Oct 2012)

Micheál Martin: We would have wished to have had the opportunity to oppose the Order of Business and we are disappointed that this opportunity has not been facilitated. I asked the Taoiseach earlier if the Minister for Health would come to the Dáil to speak about the serious issues within his own Department, particularly in the context of the resignation of the former Minister of State, Deputy Shortall,...

Order of Business (2 Oct 2012)

Micheál Martin: -----and the degree to which we could again have a balanced budget this year if the Minister had followed through on the commitments that he gave to big ticket items.

Order of Business (2 Oct 2012)

Micheál Martin: I have to say to the Ceann Comhairle-----

Order of Business (2 Oct 2012)

Micheál Martin: ------it is an extraordinary situation that everybody outside the House is discussing the House-----

Order of Business (2 Oct 2012)

Micheál Martin: Every radio station is talking about it and we do not have an opportunity to have a private notice question accepted, which would have allowed for a detailed presentation by the Minister of his position and his perspective in the aftermath of the resignation of a Minister of State in his Department. This significant controversy has been under way for some weeks. On occasion in previous...

Order of Business (2 Oct 2012)

Micheál Martin: This controversy has raged for weeks.

Order of Business (2 Oct 2012)

Micheál Martin: The bottom line is the story has changed time and time again.

Order of Business (2 Oct 2012)

Micheál Martin: A Minister of State has resigned and it is extraordinary that we do not have an opportunity following a frank interview by her-----