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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (18 Dec 2012)

Micheál Martin: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card was refused in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56654/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Expert Group on the A, B and C v. Ireland Judgment (18 Dec 2012)

Micheál Martin: To ask the Minister for Health if he has received a copy of the Expert Group Report following the ABC judgements by the ECHR as confirmed by the Tánaiste; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52230/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Expert Group on the A, B and C v. Ireland Judgment (18 Dec 2012)

Micheál Martin: To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the Expert Group Report on the ABC judgements by the EHCR should be published as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52236/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Meetings (18 Dec 2012)

Micheál Martin: To ask the Minister for Health if he has met the Chief Medical Officer recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52233/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Meetings (18 Dec 2012)

Micheál Martin: To ask the Minister for Health if he has met the Chief Executive Officer of the Health Service Executive recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53797/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Expert Group on the A, B and C v. Ireland Judgment (18 Dec 2012)

Micheál Martin: To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet representatives of the Catholic Church to discuss the Expert Group Report on the ABC versus Ireland European Court of Human Rights judgement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55448/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Expert Group on the A, B and C v. Ireland Judgment (18 Dec 2012)

Micheál Martin: To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to meet any group to discuss the expert group on the ABC versus Ireland European Court of Human Rights judgement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55449/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Heritage Funding (18 Dec 2012)

Micheál Martin: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the successful completion of the Malahide Castle project County Dublin and the importance of heritage to economic growth, if he will make funding available to complete works on Swords Castle and St. Columba's Church of Ireland, belfry and round tower; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56935/12]

Order of Business (14 Dec 2012)

Micheál Martin: No. Again, we are opposing the Government's proposal in respect of the sitting on Monday next. What is happening in this House is quite farcical. In the past week alone, we passed Supplementary Estimates in respect of health and welfare totalling €1 billion without any plenary discussion in the Dáil. Yesterday, the Government rammed through the Social Welfare Bill and no one...

Order of Business (14 Dec 2012)

Micheál Martin: The House will sit on Monday and there will be no Order of Business. Again, this is perhaps aimed at trying to deflect from the core issues of social welfare and the property tax. What is happening is very cynical. The Minister, Deputy Rabbitte, indicated that nothing has been discussed more than the property tax. He is completely misleading the House in this regard. The Thornhill report...

Order of Business (14 Dec 2012)

Micheál Martin: The report to which I refer was only published on Friday last in the aftermath of the budget. There should have been a specific discussion on that report in advance of the legislation being brought forward.

Order of Business (14 Dec 2012)

Micheál Martin: The point I am making here relates to the suppression of debate. What is happening here is another attempt to shut down any form of discussion. This Government promised a democratic revolution and the Minister of State with responsibility for Dáil procedures stated that there would be no guillotining of non-emergency legislation. The rationale behind what is being done here has not,...

Order of Business (14 Dec 2012)

Micheál Martin: The legislation to which I refer will have an impact on every household throughout the country and it could also have an impact on churches, charities, etc., and we need an opportunity to discuss it.

Order of Business (14 Dec 2012)

Micheál Martin: I accept that what is happening is not the Ceann Comhairle's fault.

Order of Business (14 Dec 2012)

Micheál Martin: The Government is intent on ramming the legislation through with unseemly haste. What it is doing is both wrong and disgraceful.

Order of Business (14 Dec 2012)

Micheál Martin: Come off it.

Order of Business (14 Dec 2012)

Micheál Martin: The Minister is only playing games.

Order of Business (14 Dec 2012)

Micheál Martin: It was the Thornhill report.

Order of Business (14 Dec 2012)

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

Order of Business (14 Dec 2012)

Micheál Martin: I am raising a point of order. The Minister said-----