FF
2020-11-24 · Dail
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I have answered questions here. Other Ministers have answered questions on their various portfolios. The last person to do so was the Tánaiste-----
Micheál Martin
Rhetoric & votes →On prevailing side: this member voted with the winning side in 509 of 516 decisive votes (0 abstentions excluded). Read it as a government-or-opposition indicator rather than a measure of influence — the figure is near 100% for members supporting the government of the day and near 0% for those opposing it.
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| Party | Recorded as | Contributions | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| FF | Fianna Fáil | 19,180 | 2020-02-20 – 2026-09-30 |
Membership spells on record: FF 1989-06-15–1992-11-05 · FF 1992-11-25–1997-05-15 · FF 1997-06-06–2002-04-25 · FF 2002-05-17–2007-04-30 · FF 2007-05-24–2011-02-01 · FF 2011-02-25–2016-03-09 · FF 2016-03-10–2020-01-14 · FF 2020-02-08–2024-11-08 · FF 2024-11-29–present
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FF
2020-11-24 · Dail
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-----and I do not think Deputy Murphy laid a glove on anybody. I do not understand why priority questions do not seem to be about accountability any more. Priority questions and oral questions are about accountability. The Minister had said she wanted to come in next Tuesday to deal with this for 90 minutes but that was refused. We are going over old ground here.
FF
2020-11-24 · Dail
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My clear, principled position on this from the get-go has been on the separation of powers. I am very committed in that regard and always have been. That remains my position.
FF
2020-11-24 · Dail
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On what?
FF
2020-11-24 · Dail
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I did not.
FF
2020-11-24 · Dail
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We did not have questions.
FF
2020-11-24 · Dail
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We did not have questions.
FF
2020-11-24 · Dail
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In relation to this appointment the justice concerned was recommended as suitable for the job by the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board, JAAB.
FF
2020-11-24 · Dail
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No. It came through the JAAB process unlike what happened in 2017. That did not happen in 2017. Does Deputy Kelly confirm that? Will he accept that?
FF
2020-11-24 · Dail
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Does the Deputy accept it as a fundamental difference, as I do?
FF
2020-11-24 · Dail
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I believe it is different because there is a process in place and a judicial appointments board is an important process.
FF
2020-11-24 · Dail
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I was happy not to be questioning that process.
FF
2020-11-24 · Dail
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The second point I would make is this-----
FF
2020-11-24 · Dail
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The Minister, Deputy McEntee, said last week that she would come into the Dáil to answer questions on this matter. That offer was refused-----
FF
2020-11-24 · Dail
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-----because Deputies are now into the format of how the questions are answered.
FF
2020-11-24 · Dail
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That is the truth. For some reason we are led to believe that the-----
FF
2020-11-24 · Dail
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-----priority questions format is an impossible format through which to get accountability. That is nonsense.
FF
2020-11-24 · Dail
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We are down to the format of how questions are asked and answered.
FF
2020-11-24 · Dail
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I have been in the House a long time. I acknowledge that. I have been in a position to get answers during priority questions in short spaces of time on plenty of occasions, as have other Deputies.
FF
2020-11-24 · Dail
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To come back to the point in terms of the process and the appointment, I have explained the process to the House.