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Order of Business (26 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: The Government Whip tends to dictate what happens here.

Order of Business (26 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: Last week I asked about the fiscal council report, the IMF report and the ESRI report and now we have a report from the Central Bank, all of which signal significant challenges and risks to Ireland in fulfilling its medium-term objectives and budget targets. Given the sense of dismissal of these reports by the Government, I am calling for a comprehensive debate on the serious issues raised...

Order of Business (26 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: The Government Whip tends to dictate what happens here.

Order of Business (26 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: Can the Taoiseach clarify the matter? I did not hear what he said.

Order of Business (26 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: What Bill?

Order of Business (26 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: Will the Government bring it before the House?

Order of Business (26 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: What does that mean?

Order of Business (26 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: I note the smiles of acknowledgment from the Minister's colleagues.

Order of Business (26 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: There are plenty of them in the Cabinet.

Order of Business (26 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: The Bill will protect whistleblowers like the Minister of State, Deputy Shortall.

Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach is correct in terms of his quotations from the summit communiqué. Equally, I have read the statement of the three Ministers for finance. The euro area summit statement, which the Taoiseach did not quote, states "when an effective single supervisory mechanism is established, involving the ECB, for banks in the euro area the ESM could, following a regular decision, have the...

Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: In other words, it has been clear all summer, particularly from German sources and the Finnish and Dutch positions, that their interpretation of what the decision in June meant is entirely different from that of the Taoiseach and others.

Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: Mr. Monti has been extremely active all summer-----

Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: Mr. Monti has been extremely active all summer but the Taoiseach has not. He has not followed through on this-----

Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: -----to make absolutely sure that this meant it would be what the Tánaiste said was a game changer.

Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: I am asking a supplementary question. I should not be interrupted like this.

Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: I want to make the point. It is not a supplementary question. I have said this 100 times.

Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: It is not, actually. According to Standing Orders, it is not. It is about raising matters.

Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: I am asking questions on a matter raised. It has nothing to do with supplementary questions. That is in Standing Orders.

Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: I have read it and I respectfully suggest-----