Results 41,121-41,140 of 51,305 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Passport Applications (18 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: The parents have advised me that the Circuit Court refused to hear the case on 8 June, stating it should be heard in the High Court. There have been previous examples of refusals or reluctance to grant passport applications. I dealt with one such case, although unfortunately I resigned for political reasons shortly after I issued an instruction on it. I was told the Attorney General's...
- Passport Applications (18 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: The parents did not go to court for a passport.
- Passport Applications (18 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: Reasonable grounds.
- Interdepartmental Committees (18 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: I thank the Taoiseach for his response. As these three questions in effect relate to three different issues, I will try to take them separately. However, I wish to put an overall point to the Taoiseach. Does he agree it continues to be the case that the new structure of the Taoiseach's office makes it less subject to parliamentary scrutiny now than at any time in its history? The...
- Interdepartmental Committees (18 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: Why will the Taoiseach not answer questions about the EU Presidency? He still transfers even the most basic EU questions to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. It was always the precedent in the House that the Taoiseach would answer questions on his or her role in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The last time we discussed this, the Taoiseach said it might be down to...
- Interdepartmental Committees (18 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach is the Leader of the Government and one would expect he would want to put his stamp on an EU Presidency in terms of the themes of the Presidency and what he wants the Presidency to be about, albeit in changed circumstances administratively and co-ordination wise. They are issues that fall due to be discussed in a session such as this and to facilitate questions to inform that.
- Interdepartmental Committees (18 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: I should be allowed to table questions.
- Interdepartmental Committees (18 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: Why are questions to the Taoiseach always transferred to other Departments?
- Interdepartmental Committees (18 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: However, they are being transferred every time we do it.
- EU Summits (18 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 7: To ask the Taoiseach the policies in relation to the European Union's Eastern Partnership and Neighbourhood Policy which he proposed at recent EU meetings. [28453/11]
- EU Summits (18 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: Did the Taoiseach table any particular proposals or ideas for the meeting of the eastern partnership? Did he raise the issue of what most observers would see as the political show trial of former Prime Minister Tymoshenko? There is a difficulty in progressing with the eastern partnership if regimes, either in Belarus or Ukraine, continue with practices that are not acceptable to the...
- EU Summits (18 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: Did the Taoiseach discuss the bondholders?
- EU Summits (18 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: I am somewhat surprised by the response on the discussions with the Prime Ministers of The Netherlands, Austria and Finland on the most fundamental issue facing the world, the future of the euro. This is bound up with the Greek default that is on the cards and the likelihood of sovereign bondholders losing up to 50% of their money. Are we bringing any proposals to the table at all? Are we...
- EU Summits (18 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: The Greek crisis drove the interest rate-----
- European Council Meetings (18 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 12: To ask the Taoiseach if he has tabled any items for inclusion on the agenda of the forthcoming EU Council meeting. [28454/11]
- European Council Meetings (18 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 13: To ask the Taoiseach if he will detail any discussions which he intends holding with EU leaders in advance of the next European Council meeting. [28455/11]
- European Council Meetings (18 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: Will the Taoiseach be specific in respect of the response to the questions I have put, especially the items he has tabled for inclusion in the agenda of the forthcoming EU Council meeting? Let us be clear: from the outset of the overall global crisis the Greek crisis has been the catalyst for changing the architecture for how Europe deals with countries in difficulty. It was largely...
- European Council Meetings (18 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: Those are the five issues.
- European Council Meetings (18 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: Is the Taoiseach saying we put Greece on the agenda?
- European Council Meetings (18 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: The summit is on Sunday.