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Departmental Appointments (20 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: Question No. 5 is "To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the filling of the position of Secretary General of his Department." That is the context in which I am asking.

Departmental Appointments (20 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: Yes, but I am entitled to ask a supplementary question in regard to the Taoiseach's reply.

Departmental Appointments (20 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: I am entitled to ask a supplementary question in regard to the Taoiseach's reply.

Departmental Appointments (20 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: No, the Taoiseach did not.

Departmental Appointments (20 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: Sorry, a Cheann Comhairle-----

Departmental Appointments (20 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach answered on this half an hour ago and made a specific comment. The hypocrisy of his response has been found out.

Departmental Appointments (20 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: Therefore, it is the same as the one of which the Taoiseach washed his hands earlier. That is the point.

Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: Question 14: To ask the Taoiseach the number of Freedom of Information requests he has received from members of the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he has examined these in terms of policy or administrative implications for his Department. [21087/11]

Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: Question 15: To ask the Taoiseach if he has reviewed by the policy and administrative implications of freedom of information cases handled by his Department since 21 July 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24721/11]

Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: First, during our last Question Time, the Taoiseach told the House he took no role in seeking the disallowance of questions. I subsequently made a freedom of information request and discovered the Taoiseach had written to the Ceann Comhairle's office 69 times in six weeks directly asking for Members' questions to be disallowed. In the same period, he transferred 98 questions to other...

Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: A Cheann Comhairle-----

Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: May I just-----

Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: What the Ceann Comhairle has just done is unfair.

Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: No suggestion was made and there was no need for the Ceann Comhairle to say that.

Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: The point is, if the Ceann Comhairle listened to what I said-----

Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: Yes, and he did.

Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: It does not give that impression.

Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: No, that is just the Ceann Comhairle's assessment of it.

Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: How does it give that impression?

Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)

Micheál Martin: I seek an opportunity to respond.