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Northern Ireland Issues (5 Apr 2011)

Micheál Martin: I join the Taoiseach in condemning the evil and cowardly murder of PSNI constable Ronan Kerr at the weekend. This was a shocking attack on the peace process and it is a human tragedy of immense proportions for the Kerr family. Our sympathies go out to the family, friends and neighbours of Ronan Kerr. Later today we will have an opportunity to articulate more fully our abhorrence at this...

Order of Business (31 Mar 2011)

Micheál Martin: Will the Ceann Comhairle grant me leave to raise a matter I omitted to mention at the start of proceedings? I ask the Ceann Comhairle and the House to join us in wishing a good colleague and friend, Mr. Denis Reid, who has served us down through the years and who is a man of great wit, a raconteur, a living historian and keeper of customs - no doubt the book will be a great read - a very...

Order of Business (31 Mar 2011)

Micheál Martin: I articulate our complete surprise at this, because there was unanimous agreement among the Whips that this motion would be taken without debate. There was no indication to us, until this morning's Order Paper, that there was a change. It is not the way to do business. If the Whips agree something on behalf of all of us, then it should hold. I am extremely surprised that this has now...

Order of Business (31 Mar 2011)

Micheál Martin: I have no difficulty at all with Deputy Lowry responding to the motion. I accept the principle of a person being in a position to respond to a motion of censure. The only point I make is that there was no communication to our Whip, nor to the other Whips. That will have to be rectified in the future, because people are entitled to an expectation on what will unfold for a debate in the...

Order of Business (31 Mar 2011)

Micheál Martin: Just to be constructive, obviously the timing——

Order of Business (31 Mar 2011)

Micheál Martin: Get used to it.

Order of Business (31 Mar 2011)

Micheál Martin: Obviously, the news today will be significant for the country. It is important that the House be in a position to deliberate on it in a considered way. Today, in essence, we can only have, at best, preliminary statements in terms of reaction to what the Central Bank will announce and what the Minister will announce to the House. We ask that early next week, by which time people will have...

Order of Business (31 Mar 2011)

Micheál Martin: I am okay.

Order of Business (31 Mar 2011)

Micheál Martin: Are we not dealing with the election of the Leas-Cheann Comhairle first?

Order of Business (31 Mar 2011)

Micheál Martin: That is the next item.

Written Answers — Programmes for Government: Programmes for Government (30 Mar 2011)

Micheál Martin: Question 59: To ask the Minister for Finance the major policy documents (details supplied) developed by the previous Government which will be pursued by the current Government. [5917/11]

Written Answers — Programmes for Government: Programmes for Government (30 Mar 2011)

Micheál Martin: Question 73: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the major policy documents (details supplied) developed by the previous Government which will be pursued by the current Government. [5917/11]

Written Answers — Programmes for Government: Programmes for Government (30 Mar 2011)

Micheál Martin: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the major policy documents (details supplied) developed by the previous Government which will be pursued by the current Government. [5917/11]

Moriarty Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (30 Mar 2011)

Micheál Martin: Earlier in the debate I was in my office reading and I watched a procession of Ministers come forward to speak in the debate, ably led by the ever-constructive Minister for Justice and Law Reform, Deputy Shatter, who proceeded to ignore every substantive fact in the Moriarty report and instead - without a prepared script - attacked me and the Fianna Fáil Party. The election is over....

Moriarty Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (30 Mar 2011)

Micheál Martin: Will the Taoiseach deal with the question I asked him?

Moriarty Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (30 Mar 2011)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach does not understand its seriousness.

Moriarty Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (30 Mar 2011)

Micheál Martin: It is about a contract with the Taoiseach's Government.

Moriarty Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (30 Mar 2011)

Micheál Martin: Was the party fund-raising wrong?

Moriarty Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (30 Mar 2011)

Micheál Martin: We just want answers to the questions. There is no point in having-----

Moriarty Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (30 Mar 2011)

Micheál Martin: There is no point in asking questions if we do not get the answers.