Results 41,101-41,120 of 51,305 for speaker:Micheál Martin

Order of Business (19 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: -----we are entitled to see it before we vote on how much spending there should be.

Order of Business (19 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach spoke at great length on this yesterday on the Order of Business.

Order of Business (19 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: It was to be Tuesday.

Order of Business (19 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: What about a copy of the spending review?

Order of Business (19 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: We will not.

Order of Business (19 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: The Government orders time.

Order of Business (19 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy seeks a correction of the Dáil record.

Leaders' Questions (19 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: I am sure the Taoiseach will agree this is a very difficult and shattering morning for employees in Aviva, given that the company has confirmed that there will be up to 950 job losses. This is a devastating blow to workers, their families, the surrounding communities and the economy in general. It will be felt particularly by those working in Dublin, Cork and Galway. Last September Aviva...

Leaders' Questions (19 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: I am disappointed the Taoiseach did not engage with the company, given the concerns he articulated in the Dáil last September. Given the scale of the job losses announed, close to 1,000, I do not get a sense from the Taoiseach's comments that there has been real engagement by the Government with the company either to restructure or otherwise avert some of the job losses announced. What we...

Leaders' Questions (19 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: -----as the Minister has confirmed. In addition, in that context, will the European Stabilisation Fund be applied and activated? Has the Taoiseach received any indication from other companies in the insurance sector about job losses? Has he had direct contact with the leaders of the industry? He mentioned the Clearing House Group. The announcement could signal a serious issue within the...

Leaders' Questions (19 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: He knows.

Leaders' Questions (19 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach should have, given what has happened. That is the point.

Leaders' Questions (19 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: No, I did not ask that question.

Leaders' Questions (19 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: That is why the Taoiseach should meet the industry. That is the point.

Leaders' Questions (19 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: I did not say that.

Leaders' Questions (19 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: We are speaking about 1,000 job losses.

Leaders' Questions (19 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: We are supposed to be speaking about Aviva.

Order of Business (18 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: I don't think so, Taoiseach.

Passport Applications (18 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: I reluctantly raise this issue on the floor of the House because of the inability and failure of parents of a beautiful baby daughter who was born to them last September with the help of a surrogate mother in India to get a passport from the Department of Foreign Affairs. There are other children in this situation as well. It is my strong view that there is nothing to stop the Department of...

Passport Applications (18 Oct 2011)

Micheál Martin: It is on the general issue of surrogacy and the issuing of passports.