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Order of Business (11 Dec 2012)

Micheál Martin: The Chief Whip is not consulting anybody. It is his way and no one else's.

Order of Business (11 Dec 2012)

Micheál Martin: It is not agreed. We are opposing the Order of Business today as a protest against how the House is being dealt with and organised this week. There is an extraordinary attempt to suppress any meaningful articulation of issues around, for example, the Social Welfare Bill. It is being rammed through the House utilising the guillotine approach. On Friday we will have a property tax Bill....

Order of Business (11 Dec 2012)

Micheál Martin: The Government wants to ram this thing through this week, suppress dissent and use the guillotine until it gets this thing safely through by Friday evening.

Order of Business (11 Dec 2012)

Micheál Martin: It can be changed.

Order of Business (11 Dec 2012)

Micheál Martin: I do not want a debate. This is a serious issue.

Order of Business (11 Dec 2012)

Micheál Martin: There will be agriculture questions at 8.50 p.m. on Thursday night.

Order of Business (11 Dec 2012)

Micheál Martin: That is how farcical and ridiculous this entire programme is for the week.

Order of Business (11 Dec 2012)

Micheál Martin: It can be changed.

Order of Business (11 Dec 2012)

Micheál Martin: Never mind anything else. The Government should do what it said it would do.

Order of Business (11 Dec 2012)

Micheál Martin: We have not had our say. We want a reasonable opportunity to debate the Social Welfare Bill which we are not getting.

Order of Business (11 Dec 2012)

Micheál Martin: Deputy Keaveney wants to speak. Deputy McNamara wants to speak.

Order of Business (11 Dec 2012)

Micheál Martin: They will not get any opportunity to discuss it.

Order of Business (11 Dec 2012)

Micheál Martin: They will not.

Order of Business (11 Dec 2012)

Micheál Martin: The Chief Whip is ordering business but there is no consultation with anyone.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Social Partnership (11 Dec 2012)

Micheál Martin: Any pharmacist will tell one that many pensioners are on considerable amounts of medication, yet the Government has substantially increased their burden. I do not see any strategy emerging from the Government for a broad-based or fair approach to society. The absence of-----

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Social Partnership (11 Dec 2012)

Micheál Martin: -----structured dialogue with the social partners is evident. As I asked in my question, when did the Taoiseach last meet with them? I am conscious the Taoiseach has used up 20 minutes in his replies. The pattern of Taoiseach's Question Time is how long the Taoiseach can filibuster before the rest of us can get in.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Social Partnership (11 Dec 2012)

Micheál Martin: Fair enough but the Taoiseach had no discussions at all.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Social Partnership (11 Dec 2012)

Micheál Martin: That is a separate matter.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Social Partnership (11 Dec 2012)

Micheál Martin: Will the Taoiseach give it a miss? We have heard all this for two years and it has got worse.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Social Partnership (11 Dec 2012)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach should look at the Order Paper for the week and then talk about debate.