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Order of Business (25 Mar 2015)

Micheál Martin: I will explain briefly. They were held in October and November that year. According to records in Mr. Hogan's diary there were no civil servants at either meeting which took place at a time when many key issues were being considered. There were no notes for more than half of all the meetings between the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and Bord Gáis in the...

Order of Business (25 Mar 2015)

Micheál Martin: I will come to it. There is a context to the question I will ask.

Order of Business (25 Mar 2015)

Micheál Martin: A total of 23 meetings took place and of those, only ten had minutes.

Order of Business (25 Mar 2015)

Micheál Martin: It is, actually.

Order of Business (25 Mar 2015)

Micheál Martin: I will tell the House why. Four years ago, page 3 of the programme for Government stated, "We will legislate for a reformulated code of laws, replacing both the Ministers and Secretaries Acts and the Public Service Management Act, which will spell out the legal relationship between Ministers and their civil servants and their legal accountability for decisions and for management of...

Order of Business (25 Mar 2015)

Micheál Martin: It makes a laughing stock of the Taoiseach's commitment to the programme for Government.

Order of Business (25 Mar 2015)

Micheál Martin: That is not my question.

Order of Business (25 Mar 2015)

Micheál Martin: I asked about the commitment on legislation in the programme for Government. Why was that legislation not introduced? Will it be introduced?

Order of Business (25 Mar 2015)

Micheál Martin: He has an obligation to answer a very straight question I put to him. Will he introduce the legislation as committed to on page 3 of the programme for Government?

Order of Business (25 Mar 2015)

Micheál Martin: I do not want an update. Either the Taoiseach will introduce the legislation or he will not.

Order of Business (25 Mar 2015)

Micheál Martin: Or else, the Taoiseach is guilty of gross hypocrisy in terms of how he has been behaving on this issue. Will he introduce it?

Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2015)

Micheál Martin: Will he at least supplement, from a national perspective, the draconian cuts he has presided over and return autonomy to the local rural development companies?

Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2015)

Micheál Martin: That is not true.

Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2015)

Micheál Martin: Will the Government restore funding for Leader groups?

Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2015)

Micheál Martin: Answer the question I asked.

Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2015)

Micheál Martin: He is wandering all over to avoid the question.

Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2015)

Micheál Martin: He clearly does not think they are fabulous anymore.

Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2015)

Micheál Martin: It is a smash and grab job.

Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2015)

Micheál Martin: The Government changed its stance 13 times because of marching feet.

Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2015)

Micheál Martin: Despite the incredible spin on the part of the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Kelly, on Monday last and by the Government in the context of various announcements regarding the rural development programme, the reality is that Leader funding for rural communities throughout the country has been slashed in an incredible manner by the Government in its...