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Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: Does the Taoiseach realise the degree to which he is undermining the impartiality of the committee?

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach needs to respect the House.

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: I am showing respect but what is happening here is extraordinary.

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: My behaviour is not extraordinary at all.

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: What is extraordinary is that the Taoiseach has stated that he is going to dictate the terms of reference.

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: This is extraordinary stuff.

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: It is simply extraordinary.

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: I am not hopping up and down. I normally do not do this but the Taoiseach has made extraordinary comments to the effect that the terms of reference will be dictated by the Government and no one else.

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: He stated "I do not have a majority".

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: The Ceann Comhairle should calm down. I am making my point.

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: On a point of order-----

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: -----the Leader of the Seanad uttered an innuendo about a Member of that House. Said innuendo related to the particular Member's character and it was stated that he had a conflict of interests. The Taoiseach has now stated that all of this relates to the fact that the Government wants a majority on the inquiry.

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach has just confirmed what he is up to. That is what he has been doing all along.

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: On a point of order, there was not a Whips' meeting on this matter.

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: I wish to raise a number of issues and I will try to get through them as quickly as I can.

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: I assure the Ceann Comhairle that they will all be in order. On the appalling scandal of the withdrawal of discretionary medical cards from very sick children and from people with chronic, life-limiting and life-threatening conditions, the Government has promised legislation to restore those discretionary medical cards to the sickest in our society. When can we expect that legislation to...

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: The country is interested, because we are in limbo land at the moment.

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: We have had a caretaker administration for the last number of weeks.

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: It concerns me when I see Deputies Quinn and Rabbitte walking in here every morning, not knowing what their future is. That does worry me.

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Micheál Martin: That concerns me.