Results 31,441-31,460 of 50,917 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (18 Nov 2014)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach indicated at the outset that the Cabinet sub-committee last met in May. Is that right?
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (18 Nov 2014)
Micheál Martin: In many respects that seems to indicate the lack of real action on mortgage arrears. For the past three and a half years, the Government's approach has been to leave the issue to the banks. The impact of the personal insolvency legislation has been negligible; the Taoiseach mentioned 172 cases. Despite all the elaborate debate and the creation of a large white elephant, there has been no...
- Leaders' Questions (18 Nov 2014)
Micheál Martin: The Government is sleepwalking through the crisis. Last year Focus Ireland saw eight families going homeless every month. This year the figure is 50 per month. That is Focus Ireland alone. The Taoiseach referred to the pilot scheme which it initiated. This cannot be solved on a case-by-case basis; it requires a system-wide response. The most effective emergency response is to raise the...
- Leaders' Questions (18 Nov 2014)
Micheál Martin: I asked about rent allowance caps.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Nov 2014)
Micheál Martin: What about rent allowance?
- Leaders' Questions (18 Nov 2014)
Micheál Martin: I do not know whether the Taoiseach read an article by Kitty Holland in the News Review section of The Irish Timeson Saturday. The article laid bare an appalling and shameful scandal concerning the number of homeless children in present-day Ireland, particularly in Dublin. Tonight, 700 children will be sleeping in hostels, hotel rooms or other forms of emergency accommodation. These...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (13 Nov 2014)
Micheál Martin: 173. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the case of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare whose medical cards have recently been withdrawn; if he will reinstate these medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43609/14]
- Allegations Regarding Sexual Abuse by Members of the Provisional Republican Movement: Statements (12 Nov 2014)
Micheál Martin: Yes.
- Allegations Regarding Sexual Abuse by Members of the Provisional Republican Movement: Statements (12 Nov 2014)
Micheál Martin: One of the most important developments of the past 20 years has been how our society has begun to face up to some of the most horrific issues in our past and the legacy which they have left in so many traumatised lives. The vile nature of child abuse repulses anyone with a basic sense of decency. It is not a once-off crime; it carries on in the form of victims who feel isolated and...
- Order of Business (12 Nov 2014)
Micheál Martin: Yesterday a very long and detailed report by the Garda Síochána Inspectorate was published. Will the Taoiseach make Government time available for a comprehensive debate on that report? Given the similarities of much of that report's contents, the dossier from the whistleblower, Sergeant Maurice McCabe, and the Guerin report, when will the commission of inquiry, which Mr. Guerin...
- Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2014)
Micheál Martin: I do not know what world the Taoiseach lives in.
- Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2014)
Micheál Martin: It is because of the Taoiseach's decision last year with the Minister, Deputy Reilly, that we have people waiting. He has stated that admittedly, this represents a reduction in the funding. Demand is increasing and the Taoiseach knows the population trends. It is extraordinary that he would provide for less funding in an area that demands more funding. The Taoiseach will provide hundreds...
- Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2014)
Micheál Martin: Their families are anxious about it. Thousands of euro are being paid by families in some instances.
- Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2014)
Micheál Martin: It is nothing short of a disgrace. The number of delayed discharges has gone up to 700 now. The number of cute admissions is soaring. It is causing significant dysfunction throughout the health service. It is extraordinary that the Taoiseach would come in here and state that admittedly, this represents a reduction in the funding. The Government must address it. We cannot have people waiting.
- Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2014)
Micheál Martin: All of this is happening-----
- Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2014)
Micheál Martin: -----because the Government took a decision 12 months ago to reduce the funding and we see nothing at present that suggests that any meaningful intervention will take place. It is about priorities.
- Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2014)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach has established his priorities and has made his decisions. What I want from the Taoiseach is an immediate commitment that this waiting list will be eliminated promptly and that no one will have to wait 15 weeks for fair deal scheme approval. I want that now because the numbers affected have increased from 500 at the beginning of the year to 2,000 now, and there will be 3,000...
- Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2014)
Micheál Martin: What about the waiting times?
- Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2014)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach is merely reading notes. Would he answer the question?
- Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2014)
Micheál Martin: It is about decisions. It is about prioritising the spending.