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- Order of Business (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: Can I just-----
- Order of Business (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: On a point of order-----
- Order of Business (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: It is not that it is tough-----
- Order of Business (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: On a point of order, I seek agreement with the Taoiseach.
- Order of Business (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: A Cheann Comhairle, may I-----
- Tribunals of Inquiry (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: I recall well a previous occasion when a Minister for Finance tried to reduce the cost of tribunals. When the current Taoiseach was in opposition, that Minister was met with a hue and cry of outrage that he was attempting to curtail the work of the tribunal.
- Tribunals of Inquiry (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: Does the Taoiseach agree the costs are excessive? The Minister for Justice and Law Reform is not the party leader and should stay silent for a while. Accepting that the costs are very high and excessive, does the Taoiseach agree that those who failed to co-operate fully with the tribunal and obstructed the work of the tribunal should waive at least a portion of their costs and the moneys...
- Tribunals of Inquiry (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: It relates to the ultimate figure and the cost of the tribunal because failure to co-operate adds to the costs of the tribunal.
- Tribunals of Inquiry (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: Obstructing a tribunal adds to the cost of the tribunal. The parties in that position should waive some of their costs. Their legal advisers were probably paid the same rates outlined by the Taoiseach. They could take a cut as a result of the failure to be upfront with the tribunal from the beginning.
- Tribunals of Inquiry (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: Come on.
- Tribunals of Inquiry (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: We will read it.
- Ministerial Staff (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 9: To ask the Taoiseach the number of advisors he has appointed or will appoint to work in his Department [5910/11]
- Ministerial Staff (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 10: To ask the Taoiseach the names of the advisors and programme managers he has appointed to date and their specific role within his Department [5911/11]
- Ministerial Staff (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: Special advisers have a very constructive role to play in modern Governments and modern policy formulation. They date back to 1992 when the then Fianna Fáil-Labour Government initiated the concept of programme managers. The easiest political game to play is to attack the concept of advisers.
- Ministerial Staff (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: Deputy Adams would have benefited from some programme advisers in a different context in terms of working out political issues associated with the peace process and so on. In the peace process, advisers played a noble and significant part. Regarding political reform and modern systems of government, does the Taoiseach agree that political parties, be they in or out of government, need...
- Ministerial Staff (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: In agreeing with the Taoiseach, I point out to him that the Opposition parties are not yet in a position to appoint special advisers or a team because of the absence of any commission or the failure to establish one. It is a pressing issue in terms of how the Oireachtas works. We should address this fairly quickly.
- Ministerial Staff (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach is great.
- European Council Meetings (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach his intended bilateral visits during 2011 [5814/11]
- European Council Meetings (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the outcome of discussions at the EU Summit of 24 and 25 March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5912/11]
- European Council Meetings (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach the foreign visits he plans to undertake during 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5913/11]