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Tributes to Retiring Member of Staff (25 Nov 2015)

Micheál Martin: Fair play.

Order of Business (25 Nov 2015)

Micheál Martin: That is very accurate, a Cheann Comhairle. "What book?" sums it up.

Tributes to Retiring Member of Staff (25 Nov 2015)

Micheál Martin: Ar mo shon féin agus ar son Fianna Fáil, ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil leat, Bernard, as ucht an méid oibre atá curtha isteach agat i rith na blianta sa Teach seo. Táimid go léir fíorbhuíoch duit. Tá súil agam go mbainfidh tú taitneamh agus sásamh as na blianta atá le teacht. I join the Taoiseach and the...

Order of Business (25 Nov 2015)

Micheál Martin: Is Deputy McNamara implying there were deliberate leaks?

Order of Business (25 Nov 2015)

Micheál Martin: It must be a fantasy.

Order of Business (25 Nov 2015)

Micheál Martin: When does the Taoiseach expect the domestic violence Bill?

Order of Business (25 Nov 2015)

Micheál Martin: It is not agreed. I do not want to call a vote on this proposal. There is probably a sensible way out of this. If the guillotine were removed, the thing might work out in terms of the time framework that is available.

Order of Business (25 Nov 2015)

Micheál Martin: If the Taoiseach removes the guillotine, I think he will find that all sides of the House will be co-operative. I do not think the imposition of a guillotine will be necessary. As a principle, it causes offence on this side of the House. A more sensible way to approach the matter would be to allow the Bill to take its normal course. I think the Taoiseach will find that all sides of the...

Order of Business (25 Nov 2015)

Micheál Martin: Yes.

Order of Business (25 Nov 2015)

Micheál Martin: There is a commitment in the programme for Government to change the general practitioners' contract. I would appreciate it if the Taoiseach could indicate to me the up-to-date position on that. There is major concern in rural Ireland about the real actual shortage of GPs. There are towns without GPs. Posts are not being advertised, or have been advertised but to no avail because no one is...

Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2015)

Micheál Martin: Did the Attorney General point them out to the Taoiseach?

Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2015)

Micheál Martin: But this is not doing that. This is going in the opposite direction. It is a general allocation model. The child's needs are becoming irrelevant.

Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2015)

Micheál Martin: I did, actually. I did an awful lot.

Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2015)

Micheál Martin: No, it is the opposite.

Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2015)

Micheál Martin: That is what this document says.

Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2015)

Micheál Martin: We did not see the Attorney General's advice. That is why.

Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2015)

Micheál Martin: These are legal issues, not terms of reference.

Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2015)

Micheál Martin: We were only consulted on the terms of reference.

Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2015)

Micheál Martin: They are 15 months at it now.

Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2015)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach has to bury this as long as he can.