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Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: Come off it.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: That is not what the Minister of State said about Inclusion Ireland.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: Where?

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: We did it.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: The Government will never do it.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: We never did it. The Minister of State would not know what Purgatory was.

Order of Business (19 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: I welcome the decision to hold a referendum to insert in the Constitution an amendment on the rights of children. Much work has been undertaken on this issue over a number of years by all political parties in the House. I refer in particular to an all-party committee chaired by former Deputy Mary O'Rourke, which created significant momentum on the issue. Considerable constructive work was...

Order of Business (19 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: I can assure the Taoiseach that Fianna Fáil Members will be constructive in our consideration of the referendum issue. Obviously, the party will look at the wording. I do not want to be too pernickety, but I suggest that the name of the chairperson of the Referendum Commission should be announced to the House. That would be more appropriate protocol than to announce it outside the...

Order of Business (19 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: When he was in opposition, the Taoiseach was a great advocate of what I propose.

Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: Yes.

Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach opposed every one of them, and the Minister, Deputy Reilly, did the same.

Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: I am not talking about that kind of meeting but about clause 1.28.

Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach is lucky the CSO revised them downwards.

Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: Some time ago the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Brendan Howlin, announced he would effect a transformation of the system of allowances in the public sector. He stated he wanted to achieve savings of €75 million this year and €150 million next year. There is no question this was one of the big ideas of the new Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. If...

Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: One out of 1,100. This is an extraordinary outcome of very lengthy examination from a new, up and coming Department meant to cut a swathe through relics of the past. Let us be honest, some of these allowances are relics and belong to a different era. How did the Minister get into this scenario, leading people up the hill and back down again? Will the Taoiseach outline the reasoning and...

Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: I am trying to be constructive but that was a fairly pathetic response to the situation. A letter was sent last week. What have Ministers been doing for months on the Croke Park agreement?

Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: Everyone was of the view that people were endeavouring to achieve and realise as many savings as possible over the past 18 months. To state that a letter of instruction was issued last week is a rather pathetic response. My point is that yesterday's announcement with regard to squeezing more out of the Croke Park agreement was about approximately €3 million out of €1.5 billion....

Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach spoke about front-line services. These are being cut. This is about social solidarity. We are speaking about some relics and outdated allowances while at the same time home help allowances are being cut.

Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: Hundreds and thousands of hours are being cut and across the board services for people with disabilities, as we found out only a month ago, are being cut savagely.

Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: There is a need-----