Results 26,021-26,040 of 50,909 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (2 May 2017)
Micheál Martin: The lack of truth characterises the Deputy's political articulation.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (2 May 2017)
Micheál Martin: Deputy Adams-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Administrative Arrangements (2 May 2017)
Micheál Martin: 7. To ask the Taoiseach the role of the economic policy unit in his Department. [17832/17]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Administrative Arrangements (2 May 2017)
Micheál Martin: The CSO is under the Department of the Taoiseach and the economic policy unit has traditionally been responsible for overseeing its work. The Taoiseach will have noticed two members of his Government have recently been caught out promoting misleading and potentially fake statistics. The Minister for Social Protection recently launched a national media campaign on a claim concerning welfare...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Administrative Arrangements (2 May 2017)
Micheál Martin: It stated fraud.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Administrative Arrangements (2 May 2017)
Micheál Martin: Come off it, Minister. You were caught out.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Administrative Arrangements (2 May 2017)
Micheál Martin: The Minister said €500 million was saved on fraud. That was far ahead of any of the real figures. Then there were 8,000 new houses over five years.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Administrative Arrangements (2 May 2017)
Micheál Martin: It was wrong, however. What is policy based on?
- Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (2 May 2017)
Micheál Martin: Today.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (2 May 2017)
Micheál Martin: We are having the debate first.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (2 May 2017)
Micheál Martin: That is right.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (2 May 2017)
Micheál Martin: The meeting lasted just two minutes.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (2 May 2017)
Micheál Martin: We could have postponed this afternoon's debate until later in the week.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (2 May 2017)
Micheál Martin: Opinion had to be managed.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (2 May 2017)
Micheál Martin: I think Mr. Juncker should ring the Taoiseach for some insight into management spin.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (2 May 2017)
Micheál Martin: At the various meetings concerning the Article 50 negotiations, it has been very clear that other member states appreciate that Ireland is in a unique position and has unique concerns. The other two countries that have border related issues with the United Kingdom, Spain and Cyprus, also have their concerns addressed in the negotiating guidelines. We all welcome this fact as well as the...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (2 May 2017)
Micheál Martin: If the common travel area does not comply with it, what do we do then?
- Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (2 May 2017)
Micheál Martin: I am talking about the post-Brexit situation.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (2 May 2017)
Micheál Martin: Will that necessitate a change to EU law?
- Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (2 May 2017)
Micheál Martin: 4. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with Chancellor Merkel on 6 April 2017; the issues that were discussed; if other bilateral meetings were held; and the other meetings he attended while in Germany. [18281/17]