Results 32,221-32,240 of 51,015 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- European Council: Statements (2 Jul 2014)
Micheál Martin: Is the Taoiseach bringing back the ghost of General Eoin O'Duffy?
- European Council: Statements (2 Jul 2014)
Micheál Martin: Absolutely. That is the context of my remarks. By any objective measure last week’s summit was a mess. At a time when the citizens of Europe are demanding a plan to reform and renew the European Union the Heads of State and Government did little more than argue about jobs for themselves. The debate was about personalities with vague platitudes being offered on substance. With...
- Order of Business (2 Jul 2014)
Micheál Martin: There will not be a publication date.
- Order of Business (2 Jul 2014)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach confirmed yesterday that the Government has decided to hold a referendum on same-sex marriage next spring. As he knows, the manner in which the Government has organised recent referendums has been severely criticised in respect of issue like the commissions that have been established, the timelines and, in the case of the children's rights referendum, the Supreme Court decision...
- Order of Business (2 Jul 2014)
Micheál Martin: We are all capable of improving.
- Order of Business (2 Jul 2014)
Micheál Martin: In recent weeks, a great deal of concern has been expressed about the appalling carnage on our roads. I note the recent comments of Gay Byrne, who has done a lot of work. Along with the former Minister, Noel Dempsey, and the Road Safety Authority, he has had great success in reducing the number of deaths in road accidents over a number of years. The Government is proposing to introduce a...
- Order of Business (2 Jul 2014)
Micheál Martin: And in the election manifesto.
- Order of Business (2 Jul 2014)
Micheál Martin: Who provided the advice before the election?
- Order of Business (2 Jul 2014)
Micheál Martin: Who was the legal adviser to the Labour Party before the election?
- Order of Business (2 Jul 2014)
Micheál Martin: It is not noise.
- Order of Business (2 Jul 2014)
Micheál Martin: What about Roscommon hospital? What about third level fees?
- Order of Business (2 Jul 2014)
Micheál Martin: It seems that the Government is prepared for failure.
- Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2014)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach could create a few more for the lads.
- Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2014)
Micheál Martin: Perhaps he is an outgoing Minister at this stage.
- Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2014)
Micheál Martin: Will the Taoiseach answer it? Will the Government intervene and facilitate the reduction across the board of property tax by 15%, as promised by Ministers, via the cental Exchequer allocation method? In other words, the Government can allocate the necessary funding to local authorities to enable them to reduce the tax by 15%. Will those regulations be set by the Minister?
- Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2014)
Micheál Martin: They were given nothing last year.
- Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2014)
Micheál Martin: No, it is not.
- Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2014)
Micheál Martin: They are governed by how much is given to them.
- Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2014)
Micheál Martin: Answer the question.
- Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2014)
Micheál Martin: Will the Minister set the regulations?