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Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Micheál Martin: Section 4 remains in the Bill and no attempt whatsoever has been made to amend it. It is more like a neglect of children provision than a labour activation measure which is the basis on which the proposal has been made. How the House is being treated is a disgrace with regard to this substantial Bill which raises substantive issues for a range of social welfare recipients.

Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Micheál Martin: Does the Taoiseach think it is acceptable that 23 pages of amendments were landed into the House this morning?

Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Micheál Martin: In terms of respect for the House is the Taoiseach suggesting-----

Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Micheál Martin: I will resume my seat and respect the Chair as I always have but on a point of order-----

Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Micheál Martin: There certainly is.

Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Micheál Martin: There is a point of order. How do you know it is not a point of order? How do you know what I am going to raise as a point of order?

Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Micheál Martin: What is going on is unacceptable and the Ceann Comhairle knows it. We received 23 pages of amendments and it is an absolute disgrace. Does the Ceann Comhairle think it is enough time?

Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Micheál Martin: Is the basis on which Deputy Rabbitte proceeds that two wrongs make a right?

Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Micheál Martin: I want to ask about the timelines for two important Bills, the first of which is the personal insolvency Bill. The Taoiseach will agree that thousands of people are in significant mortgage arrears or have significant household debt. This situation has been dragging on for a long time. There has been a lot of inaction. Can the Taoiseach outline to the House when the full draft of the...

Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Micheál Martin: When the Taoiseach says he does not want thousands of cases, to what is he referring? Are we protecting the banks again or what are we doing?

Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Micheál Martin: Deputy Michael McGrath's Bill is good and could be adopted quite easily.

Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Micheál Martin: It is taking too long.

Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2012)

Micheál Martin: It is accepted by many members of the Government that the handling of the water meters project has been diabolical and a shambles. The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Varadkar, has been upfront in apologising for the confusion. Flat charges, metered charges and usage charges were proposed and the prospect of cutting off water supplies was articulated by Ministers and...

Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2012)

Micheál Martin: It is actually Leaders' Question, which concerns questions on matters raised. There is an important distinction between Question Time and this. The Standing Order is very clear.

Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2012)

Micheál Martin: It says that when Irish Water is fully operational staffing will be significantly lower than the approximately 4,300 involved in water services today. It makes the point cogently yet the Taoiseach dismissed it last week. The PwC report was based on the 2006 census. The 2011 census highlights even further challenges for the Government in the project. Why did the Taoiseach ignore the...

Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2012)

Micheál Martin: We are proposing to spend €500 million, borrowing it from ourselves with no clear cost model published or any documentation except the PwC report.

Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2012)

Micheál Martin: That is an entirely unsatisfactory answer. On what basis did the Government ignore the PwC recommendation?

Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2012)

Micheál Martin: If Deputies read it they will see the PwC had no mandate for privatisation.

Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2012)

Micheál Martin: If Deputies read it, they will see it was excluded from considering -----

Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2012)

Micheál Martin: It was excluded in its terms of reference from considering a privatisation model.