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Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: I am just giving the reason and will do so briefly.

Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: I am opposing the Order of Business. I am simply saying the Government should provide time to allow a proper, comprehensive debate on Irish Water, something the House has been denied from the start. Over 12 months ago the Opposition walked out of the Chamber because of the use of the guillotine in the debate on the Water Services Bill. It was a disgrace. Subsequently, commitments that...

Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: It is not an abuse of the Order of Business.

Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: I also put it to the Taoiseach-----

Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: -----that the Government has lost a vote in the Seanad on the holding of a referendum to prohibit the privatisation of Irish Water.

Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: The Labour Party Senators voted with Fianna Fáil and other Senators in favour of holding a referendum to prohibit privatisation. My point is that we need government time to discuss the water issue.

Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: You are being unreasonable.

Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: I am opposing it.

Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: We can say we support something and that we are opposing something. Under Standing Orders, we are entitled to give an explanation for why we are opposing something.

Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: The Seanad has voted for a referendum to prohibit the privatisation of Irish Water. My understanding is that the Labour Party has supported that call. I put to the Taoiseach the urgent need for the Government to give time to the House to discuss Irish Water. The legislation was guillotined and there is a need to bring not just clarity but openness to all of the issues pertaining to Irish...

Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: I ask the Taoiseach to give time, in advance of the Government's decision, in order that he can hear what others have to say about the issue. We learned yesterday that there were more than 400 trolleys in accident and emergency departments across the country. Beaumont had 37 trollies, James Connolly Memorial Hospital had 49, Galway had 25 and Naas had 21. That is extraordinarily unfair on...

Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: There is a 15 week delay.

Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: There is a 20 week delay.

Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: That is the problem.

Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: No one is allowed to have any say.

Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: There has been no-----

Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: No, you have not.

Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: That does not happen.

Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: All Deputy Murphy has been able to do is play five-a-side soccer for the past three years.

European Council Meeting: Statements (5 Nov 2014)

Micheál Martin: There have been many significant developments in the European Union since we last had statements.  It is unfortunate that the Government decided not have statements concerning the Council’s various discussions in July and August. The Taoiseach’s approach to cancelling and not replacing sessions of questions means that the practical opportunities to discuss and review...