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- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: What about the questions, Minister? You are talking down the clock.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: Unfortunately, the Minister chose not to answer any of the questions I put, and they were very straightforward questions-----
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: -----which required a "Yes" or "No" answer. I will come back to those but this issue is not about people getting on with each other or not getting on with each other. This issue is about the substance of policy, the direction of policy and the manner in which that policy is being implemented. Deputy Shortall had a fundamental disagreement with the Minister, Deputy Reilly, and his Cabinet...
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: Was the Minister consulted on the extra 15?
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: Was she consulted, "Yes" or "No"?
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: But he said you were consulted.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: The Taoiseach said you were.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: That is not what he said.
- Resignation of Minister of State: Statement (27 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: We were not informed.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: Thank you, a Cheann Comhairle. I object to the way you have handled business this morning.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: Yes, I will.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: Let us be very clear.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: You did not make that clear at all.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: I will, but I wish to make it clear that our party was not notified there would be statements.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: We were not. You need to take up that issue within your own office, a Cheann Comhairle.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: It is, because we were not notified.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: It was never signalled that we would be given an opportunity to make a statement in response to the Minister. That was never made known to us, never communicated. I want to be clear on that.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: If only the Ceann Comhairle could do it in a proper way.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: Please do. I am delighted to have the opportunity to extend and elaborate on some of the points I made in my opening remarks. The bottom line is that the selection process for identifying primary care centres on the Government's list was ripped apart by the Minister for Health, Deputy Reilly, as seen in the letter released yesterday under the freedom of information process. He stated he...
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: Now she is gone.