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- Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)
Micheál Martin: He is making it up as he goes along.
- Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)
Micheál Martin: The Acting Chairman should calm down.
- Water Sector Reforms: Motion (19 Nov 2014)
Micheál Martin: It is unbelievable the Minister has left the Chamber. We had the same on budget day. There has been a lot of talk about upholding and underpinning parliamentary democracy, but what the Minister has done is contemptuous of the House. I appeal to Ministers opposite and the Chief Whip in particular to bring the Minister back into the House. Pending this, I propose that the debate be adjourned.
- Water Sector Reforms: Motion (19 Nov 2014)
Micheál Martin: Will the Leas-Cheann Comhairle agree to a suspension in order to protect the integrity and dignity of the House? We will not put up with what is happening. 4 o’clock The least the Leas-Cheann Comhairle should do is to suspend the sitting in order to protect the integrity and dignity of the House. Otherwise, I do not think we are going to hang around here too much longer to be...
- Water Sector Reforms: Motion (19 Nov 2014)
Micheál Martin: Is there a copy of the motion?
- Water Sector Reforms: Motion (19 Nov 2014)
Micheál Martin: It is farcical that the content of the motion is not before the Members of the House before the debate starts. The entire lead-up to the debate was farcical in the sense that there was no presentation of any details to other Members of the House which would inform their contributions to the debate, other than what has been leaked to the media. To say we do not have the motion before us, as...
- Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2014)
Micheál Martin: There have been.
- Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2014)
Micheál Martin: It panicked a little also.
- Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2014)
Micheál Martin: That happened between 2011 and 2013. Tell the truth.
- Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2014)
Micheál Martin: On your watch.
- Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2014)
Micheál Martin: Last Monday night, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Paschal Donohoe signed the commencement order to the State Airports Act giving power to the trustees of the pension scheme of workers in Dublin Airport, Aer Lingus and SR Technics very significantly to slash the pensions of the members of the scheme, divided between retired, deferred and active. It is the first time in...
- Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2014)
Micheál Martin: The active members have been bullied into an inferior pension scheme under the new order. The Tánaiste indicated to interested parties and stakeholders that she was working with them to bring about a fairer resolution to the scheme. Did the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, consult with the Tánaiste or did she know he was about to sign the commencement order on Monday night? My...
- Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2014)
Micheál Martin: The alternative the Taoiseach has put forward is not the only alternative. How would the Taoiseach like it if somebody arbitrarily decided to halve his pension entitlements?
- Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2014)
Micheál Martin: Nobody represented the deferred pensioners in any of the negotiations or discussions, and they have taken the biggest hit. The Taoiseach can work that out for himself because it is fairly obvious what happened. The pensioners have taken a hit as well, amounting to six weeks' pay. In addition, the pension levy which was imposed three to four years ago has resulted in a 2.5% cut - forever -...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Catchment Areas (19 Nov 2014)
Micheál Martin: 158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is the case that her Department is imposing catchment areas on Educate Together schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44488/14]
- Order of Business (18 Nov 2014)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach should not be so upset.
- Order of Business (18 Nov 2014)
Micheál Martin: There was no discussion.
- Order of Business (18 Nov 2014)
Micheál Martin: Can we have a piece of cake as well?
- Order of Business (18 Nov 2014)
Micheál Martin: It defies logic why the Taoiseach would attempt to organise things in this manner. This is asking us to agree that the Dáil will sit at 10 a.m. and that there should be no Question Time, no Order of Business and no Topical Issues or motions for the adjournment of the Dáil. Under protest, the Taoiseach has allowed Leaders' Questions. I have a simple question - why? The Taoiseach...
- Order of Business (18 Nov 2014)
Micheál Martin: That may be it, Deputy Buttimer. That is my point. This is no response to what happened here last Thursday - if that is what it is all about. I hope it is not, because it is very silly thing to do. The motion on water is important. We will not be here until 8 p.m. on Thursday and the Taoiseach and the Government Chief Whip know that. Let us call a spade a spade. The Government can play...