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Parliamentary Reform (27 Mar 2012)

Micheál Martin: Not true.

Parliamentary Reform (27 Mar 2012)

Micheál Martin: There is no one from the Government side.

Parliamentary Reform (27 Mar 2012)

Micheál Martin: On a point of order, I introduced legislation to the House.

Parliamentary Reform (27 Mar 2012)

Micheál Martin: On a point or order, will Deputy Kehoe correct the record? He has just misled the House.

Parliamentary Reform (27 Mar 2012)

Micheál Martin: On a point or order, Deputy Kehoe has just misled the House. Please correct the record. He has misled the House.

Parliamentary Reform (27 Mar 2012)

Micheál Martin: No. The Deputy should be gracious and correct the record. He made an error.

Parliamentary Reform (27 Mar 2012)

Micheál Martin: No. I have been here on both occasions.

Parliamentary Reform (27 Mar 2012)

Micheál Martin: I have been here on more than one occasion.

Parliamentary Reform (27 Mar 2012)

Micheál Martin: No, we are not.

Parliamentary Reform (27 Mar 2012)

Micheál Martin: That was because of the behaviour of some of Deputy Kehoe's colleagues.

Parliamentary Reform (27 Mar 2012)

Micheál Martin: I have a supplementary question based on the original reply. In his reply relating to the Friday sittings, the Chief Whip has indicated there is ongoing review and that the situation is being monitored. Will he agree that the quorum for a Friday sitting should be made up from both the Government and Opposition sides? On Taoiseach's questions and the Order of Business, the reform that was...

Parliamentary Reform (27 Mar 2012)

Micheál Martin: That is not my point.

Parliamentary Reform (27 Mar 2012)

Micheál Martin: The Chief Whip is saying that basically it is up to the person bringing forward legislation or a motion, or his or her party, to provide a quorum. My question is based on this. I suggest that is not correct and that it should be up to both sides of the House to provide a quorum. What could happen otherwise is that a party could come in some Friday morning and if there was nobody on the...

Parliamentary Reform (27 Mar 2012)

Micheál Martin: The rationale behind placing the obligation, via the Standing Order, on the Opposition to provide the quorum was so that Government Deputies would not have to attend during the Friday sitting. Is that not the case? I am asking the Chief Whip to change that.

Order of Business (27 Mar 2012)

Micheál Martin: Agreed, but would it be possible to allow an additional five minutes to leaders?

Order of Business (27 Mar 2012)

Micheál Martin: With regard to the announcement of the date of the referendum on the fiscal treaty, will the Tánaiste outline to the House the legislative timetable for the referendum? I ask the Tánaiste to also outline the timetable for related Bills such as the amendments to the treaty on the functioning of the European Union which is important for the facilitation of the establishment of the ESM, the...

Order of Business (27 Mar 2012)

Micheál Martin: Well rescued, Tánaiste.

Mahon Tribunal Report: Statements (27 Mar 2012)

Micheál Martin: I welcome the final report of the Mahon tribunal. I supported its establishment in 1997 and I believe it has carried out important and valuable work and has been of significant public service. I have accepted the findings of every tribunal of inquiry which has reported during my membership of this House. I also accept the findings of Judge Mahon and his colleagues. This is a very...

Mahon Tribunal Report: Statements (27 Mar 2012)

Micheál Martin: In over 3,200 pages there is no mention of Deputy O'Dea and the only mention of former Deputy Roche is his signature on revised terms of reference. I do not accept that Ministers had no right to criticise the workings of the tribunal. There is a difference between legitimate criticism and trying to collapse it. It was not a Minister but a judge of the Supreme Court who used words like...

Mahon Tribunal Report: Statements (27 Mar 2012)

Micheál Martin: -----but it is an outrage that journalists and commentators should be targeted for being forthright in talking about the findings of Mr. Justice Moriarty. If we are now entering a new era in this country where the standards and level of scrutiny being applied to public affairs depends on how a story aligns with the interests of media owners we are actually going backwards. The Mahon report...