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Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: I am not jumping up and down without very good reason.

Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: I am asking the Taoiseach to allow time for a discussion.

Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: I will not, it is too important for that. I thought the Taoiseach would come in today and give at least 45 minutes to outline to the House how German parliamentarians got budget proposals in advance of Irish parliamentarians.

Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: It is a very simple question. I am asking to give time today in this House to give an adequate explanation to Members of how this happened.

Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: Secondly, I am making a simple request that the Taoiseach circulate the documentation to Members of the House. It is a basic entitlement that we should receive them.

Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: We are being treated with contempt.

Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: I reject that.

Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: Someone must protect the rights of Dáil Members.

Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: I do not think I am being protected.

Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: Is this in order?

Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: A few weeks ago, the Taoiseach announced in terms of the budgetary process "What I intend to do this year is very different to ... any other budget to date". We did not quite understand what he meant when he made that statement some weeks ago. However, since then, his Government has announced the fiscal framework, the capital investment programme as well as the expenditure sector reform...

Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: I have no difficulty with information being sent anywhere once it is sent to this House first - that is the point. If the Taoiseach was sincere about his budgetary process-----

Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: Allow me to make my point. If the Taoiseach was sincere about his budgetary process, greater transparency and greater detail, he would have given all of this information to the House-----

Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: -----three or four weeks ago. There is no difficulty. When 41 members of the German Parliament can read this documentation, why cannot Members of this House read it? It is a disgrace that the Taoiseach has not already circulated this to every Member of the House, given that 41 members of the German Parliament have it. I have no difficulty about who gets it, once this House gets it first....

Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: The Minister, Deputy Noonan, has made it absolutely clear that a decision has been taken on the 2% increase. The Taoiseach should stop maintaining a fiction about it. He is reported this morning; again, he made it very clear. He said the only reason he is sticking to the 2% is that it is obvious. All the other stuff he describes as speculation. The Tánaiste said he was very puzzled...

Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: The fundamental point is this - the ESRI has said that this VAT increase will hit the poorest households the most. I am asking the Taoiseach to stop maintaining the fiction-----

Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: -----and indicate this evening that he will reverse that decision of a 2% increase on the VAT rate.

Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: We put it through the Dáil and the Taoiseach voted for it.

Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach voted for it.

Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2011)

Micheál Martin: In the light of day, the Taoiseach voted for it.