Results 39,281-39,300 of 51,299 for speaker:Micheál Martin

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2012)

Micheál Martin: I have spoken to the former Minister, Mr. Gormley. The bottom line is that there was resistance to these inquiries within the system.

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2012)

Micheál Martin: There was internal resistance to these planning investigations. I asked questions yesterday evening including whether we are all satisfied that our planning processes are above reproach. I call on the Tánaiste to meet the former Minister, Mr. Gormley, and to look at the dossier himself.

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2012)

Micheál Martin: He should look at the extensive material. He established an independent inquiry and a process but it was suppressed. It is completely dishonest to say that there should now be another internal review. An internal review had been completed.

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2012)

Micheál Martin: Consultants were appointed. The Minister, Deputy Hogan, had stated previously that they were spurious complaints. He suppressed them when he came into office.

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2012)

Micheál Martin: They were examined, but the examinations have been suppressed.

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2012)

Micheál Martin: That is not true. The Tánaiste should not mislead the House.

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2012)

Micheál Martin: Any examination should be independent of the system.

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2012)

Micheál Martin: The Tánaiste is playing politics again. There is something rotten in the State of Denmark.

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2012)

Micheál Martin: The Government has suppressed the follow-up action.

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2012)

Micheál Martin: The Tánaiste is ignoring the question.

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2012)

Micheál Martin: An internal review is being done, by insiders, civil servants.

Employment Levels (27 Mar 2012)

Micheál Martin: The Minister of State set out figures for the fourth quarter of 2011 in reply to the question on the number of workers in employment. Is that the latest period for which figures are available?

Employment Levels (27 Mar 2012)

Micheál Martin: I understand the figure for the first quarter of 2012 was 1.8 million.

Employment Levels (27 Mar 2012)

Micheál Martin: Are they are the last figures?

Employment Levels (27 Mar 2012)

Micheál Martin: We have nothing since then. Does the figure relate to the budget's projection of an increase in unemployment over 2012? That projection gives the lie to the claims about macro-employment action plans. I am alarmed by the Minister of State's claim that the domestic economy is not collapsing. The retail, construction and domestic services sector are in a depressed state. People who are...

Employment Levels (27 Mar 2012)

Micheál Martin: Has the Government distinguished between employment in the domestic economy as opposed to foreign direct investment companies? We gain on some foreign direct investment but we also lose when companies pull out or take longer than expected to mature. I welcome the Eli Lilly investment inasmuch as construction on the project will begin shortly but the permanent posts are three years away....

Employment Levels (27 Mar 2012)

Micheál Martin: Fine Gael controlled the local authorities.

Parliamentary Reform (27 Mar 2012)

Micheál Martin: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach if the review of changes to procedures in Dáil Éireann promised in July 2011 has taken place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6196/12]

Parliamentary Reform (27 Mar 2012)

Micheál Martin: I take issue with two elements of the Minister of State's reply. To describe the programme of reform as ambitious is a complete exaggeration. It is anything but ambitious and I am sure the Minister of State will agree. It is very superficial and shallow parliamentary reform that bears no relationship to the commitments given to the people of comprehensive parliamentary and political reform...

Parliamentary Reform (27 Mar 2012)

Micheál Martin: The Government has not accepted too many Bills from the Opposition. Attendance has been very poor from the Government side. Indeed the quorum has to be provided by the Opposition, which is unprecedented. It was always the case that the Government side needed to provide a quorum. The only reason the Government introduced that was to allow its Members to be down in their constituencies on...