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Leaders' Questions (25 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: The Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Róisín Shortall, teams from the HSE and the Department of Health and the Minister for Health, Deputy Reilly, agreed an objective set of criteria, internationally recognised, relating to urban and rural deprivation to be used in selecting primary care centres. They decided to select 20. However, behind the back of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Meetings (25 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Irish Farmers' Association has requested to meet with him; if he intends to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30309/12]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Ministerial Meetings (25 Sep 2012)

Micheál Martin: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to meet the various church leaders before the Children's Referendum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39025/12]

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

Micheál Martin: I am like hell.

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

Micheál Martin: Does the Minister really want to get into it?

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

Micheál Martin: I am like hell.

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

Micheál Martin: Does the Minister really want to get into it?

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.