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Topical Issue Debate: Local Government Reform (22 Sep 2015)

Micheál Martin: I do not agree with him.

Topical Issue Debate: Local Government Reform (22 Sep 2015)

Micheál Martin: What about Deputy Ciarán Lynch?

Topical Issue Debate: Local Government Reform (22 Sep 2015)

Micheál Martin: In the brief time available to me, I would like to articulate my view that the majority conclusion of the Smiddy report is fundamentally wrong in terms of the future of Cork City Council and Cork County Council. I happen to agree with the thrust of the minority grouping report, which is that cities drive regions. I think the amalgamation of Cork city and county councils would have a very...

Topical Issue Debate: Local Government Reform (22 Sep 2015)

Micheál Martin: It is not working in Waterford. The people of Waterford city are very upset about the declining capacity of the urban centre of the city to market itself. I refer the Minister to the submission to the review panel that was made by William Brady, Jonathan Hall and Brendan O'Sullivan of the UCC department of planning. I do not believe they had discussions with the review panel. They have...

Topical Issue Debate: Local Government Reform (22 Sep 2015)

Micheál Martin: Fundamentally, the planning people in UCC are saying that this will provide the worst of both worlds: an oversized and unworkable entity that will never be able to meet fully the needs of the two core constituencies.

Confidence in Taoiseach, the Attorney General and the Government: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Micheál Martin: 1994.

Confidence in Taoiseach, the Attorney General and the Government: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Micheál Martin: The clock seems to work for the Government side, but not the Opposition.

Confidence in Taoiseach, the Attorney General and the Government: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach was ten minutes late. Could the Leas-Cheann Comhairle not allow that ten minutes?

Confidence in Taoiseach, the Attorney General and the Government: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Micheál Martin: Keep going.

Confidence in Taoiseach, the Attorney General and the Government: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Micheál Martin: That is a lie.

Confidence in Taoiseach, the Attorney General and the Government: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Micheál Martin: This is a scandal.

Confidence in Taoiseach, the Attorney General and the Government: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Micheál Martin: I would not advise the Deputy to try.

Confidence in Taoiseach, the Attorney General and the Government: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Micheál Martin: We did it in the health area and they got rid of the then Minister, Deputy Reilly. We did in the justice area and they got rid of the former Minister, Deputy Shatter.

Confidence in Taoiseach, the Attorney General and the Government: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Micheál Martin: We never made that claim. We only asked for the questions to be answered in the Dáil.

Confidence in Taoiseach, the Attorney General and the Government: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Micheál Martin: I actually demanded that we get questions answered in the Dáil by the Taoiseach and he refused. At Leaders' Questions he refused.

Confidence in Taoiseach, the Attorney General and the Government: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Micheál Martin: He had it a month before that, in fact. For God's sake.

Confidence in Taoiseach, the Attorney General and the Government: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Micheál Martin: Have they, all of them?

Confidence in Taoiseach, the Attorney General and the Government: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Micheál Martin: Have all of them?

Confidence in Taoiseach, the Attorney General and the Government: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Micheál Martin: What report did the Minister read?

Confidence in Taoiseach, the Attorney General and the Government: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Micheál Martin: Do you believe that?