Results 41,161-41,180 of 51,305 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Departmental Offices (18 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: Yes, I am just putting this point to the Taoiseach. Does he agree there was undue haste on the two referendum Bills and much concern and anxiety now exists in regard to understanding what those referenda are about? Most people I meet do not know what they are about, which reflects the lack of lead-in time. We should have had the legislation before the summer recess, but there are obviously...
- Departmental Offices (18 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: We are not. This relates to the legislative programme.
- Departmental Offices (18 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: Yes - resources to draft legislation. The reason I ask this is simply that many Bills have not come through and there have been rushed referendum Bills, which is not good for public discourse. It seems that the existing resources are not adequate. The Taoiseach referred in his reply to the business case. Has he read the business case submitted to the Minister? Does it specifically ask for...
- Departmental Offices (18 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: In respect of the contracted staff, does the Taoiseach envisage expanding the use of contracted staff, particularly in the context of legislation that would lead to constitutional referendums, on the basis that a good timeline into referendums genuinely is needed? The last two Bills were very rushed and the results now are evident in the context of the discussion that is under way. In...
- Interdepartmental Committees (18 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach if he will detail the inter-departmental groups, including Cabinet committees, which his advisors are entitled to attend. [24733/11]
- Interdepartmental Committees (18 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach the committees he has established or which operate under his control which do not carry the status of a Cabinet committee. [26098/11]
- Interdepartmental Committees (18 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach if he will detail the specific EU coordination committees under the administrative control of his Department. [28462/11]
- Written Answers — Irish Blood Transfusion Service: Irish Blood Transfusion Service (13 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 237: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the new blood bank premises in County Cork following agreement on funding and design and the availability of a site; his views on the fact that some offices in the current centre have recently been forced to vacate for health and safety reasons; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Irish Medicines Board has...
- Ministerial Travel (12 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 6: To ask the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation the number of civil servants or other staff from his Department who accompanied him on his recent trade mission to the United States; the number of civil servants from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade who accompanied him on this mission; the cost of the mission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. ...
- EU Summits: Statements (12 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: It was well leaked.
- EU Summits: Statements (12 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: The Irish Times.
- EU Summits: Statements (12 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: Really.
- EU Summits: Statements (12 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach knows how it works.
- EU Summits: Statements (12 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: What eurozone Ministers has he met?
- EU Summits: Statements (12 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: They have not.
- EU Summits: Statements (12 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: How many eurozone Finance Ministers has the Taoiseach met in the last eight months?
- EU Summits: Statements (12 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: What I have said is factually correct.
- EU Summits: Statements (12 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: They did not.
- Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (12 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: I welcome the Minister's response to Deputy McGrath's suggestions on Committee Stage. Consultation with the credit union movement is essential, particularly with the issues that are arising. I thank the Minister for that.
- Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (12 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: An appeal.