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Economic Management Council (13 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: That is the way I interpret it now.

Economic Management Council (13 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: I am sorry, a Cheann Comhairle, which remark?

Economic Management Council (13 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: I withdraw that remark but I am very unhappy with the manner of the interventions.

Economic Management Council (13 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: I am trying to say that now. I am being very fair and reasonable.

Economic Management Council (13 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: I am going to ask a question.

Economic Management Council (13 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: I witnessed the previous ten to 15 minutes and there was not that kind of intervention.

Economic Management Council (13 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: No, there was not.

Economic Management Council (13 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: I respectfully suggest that if the Ceann Comhairle let people get on with asking the question, there would not be any of this. I have been here a long time-----

Economic Management Council (13 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: That is the Ceann Comhairle's comment.

Economic Management Council (13 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: I will allow other Members in. I have tabled questions as the leader of the Fianna Fáil Party.

Economic Management Council (13 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: We have 400,000 people who elected us and I am entitled to ask the questions.

Economic Management Council (13 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: I am entitled to ask the questions.

Economic Management Council (13 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: It is the Dáil and there should be no need for this undermining of the attempt to ask the questions.

Economic Management Council (13 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: Of course, the Ceann Comhairle will. I have no doubt about that.

Economic Management Council (13 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: I have, and I have been extremely fair and reasonable in so doing. Does the Taoiseach agree the economic management council has undermined the ability of the Cabinet to work together on the budget? The statements of the Ministers for Finance, Transport, Tourism and Sport, and Communications, Energy and Natural Resources basically sent shots across the bow of other Cabinet colleagues. The...

Economic Management Council (13 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: What about the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport's comments?

Economic Management Council (13 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: But he said the Labour Party did the welfare cuts.

Freedom of Information (13 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: Question 12: To ask the Taoiseach if he has reviewed the policy implications of decisions by him on freedom of information requests since the matter was last discussed in Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34388/11]

Freedom of Information (13 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: The reason I asked this question is that the Taoiseach came to office promising a more open freedom of information system but, from my experience, he has done the opposite. Last March the Taoiseach said after a meeting in Brussels that he had fought hard to counter a proposal to destroy our corporation tax and he talked about how tough he had been defending the nation. At the time, we asked...

Freedom of Information (13 Dec 2011)

Micheál Martin: -----and it said it was up to the national Government to release the document and that it would encourage the national Government to do so. I put it to the Taoiseach that this is a ridiculous situation. His position seems to be that he describes the document as okay but that having people see it would destroy our relations with other states. That is the response we got and it is why I...