Results 41,461-41,480 of 51,305 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Leaders Questions (27 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: The Minister for Transport summed it up when he said, "Not another red cent". The rallying cry before the election was "Not another red cent to the banks".
- Leaders Questions (27 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: I have checked all the records.
- Leaders Questions (27 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: The election manifesto was very clear.
- Leaders Questions (27 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: What did he get? The Taoiseach is obfuscating.
- Leaders Questions (27 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach is in contact with no one, and has not been.
- Cabinet Committees (27 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach the support structure, including staff numbers, he has put in place for each Cabinet committee. [26096/11]
- Cabinet Committees (27 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach the numbers of persons assigned to work full-time in support of the Economic Management Council. [26097/11]
- Cabinet Committees (27 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: A Cabinet committee means it is composed of Cabinet Ministers. It cannot be a Cabinet committee if it just comprises one Minister and two Ministers of State. By definition, it should involve several Departments. Will the Taoiseach clarify what other Ministers and Departments are on this committee to implement the health service commitments in the programme for Government? The programme...
- Cabinet Committees (27 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: We are and I will put my question.
- Cabinet Committees (27 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: That there has been no meeting illustrates that no urgency is attached to the implementation of the proposal to change the funding model. I suspect there is no real commitment. Will the Taoiseach clarify this point?
- Cabinet Committees (27 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: Neither the Minister for Health nor the Government have an idea as to how to bring about the health insurance model they touted during the election campaign. It was to be the panacea for all of the ills of the health service.
- Cabinet Committees (27 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: Does the Taoiseach agree that there is a lack of genuine commitment to the idea? There was no depth or substance behind it, as revealed by the facts that the Cabinet sub-committee has not met and, judging by his answers, the Taoiseach does not know who its members are. It is far from a satisfactory situation.
- Cabinet Committees (27 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: Why is the sub-committee being delayed and will the frequency of its meetings be increased in the coming months to prepare for the dramatic commitment in the programme for Government? I disagree with the fundamental principles of the Government's proposal. It is a dramatic overhaul. May I revert on Question No. 5 after the Taoiseach has answered my supplementary questions on Question No. 3?
- Cabinet Committees (27 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: I thank the Taoiseach.
- Cabinet Committees (27 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: That is not true.
- Cabinet Committees (27 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: That is not true. What the report established was completely at variance with what the Taoiseach has just asserted. He is wrong.
- Cabinet Committees (27 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach should withdraw his remark. He cannot keep deceiving the House on this matter. It is rubbish.
- Cabinet Committees (27 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: I implemented.
- Cabinet Committees (27 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: The sub-committee could meet at least once. It has not met.
- Cabinet Committees (27 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach is misleading the House in respect of the Travers report on the nursing homes issue. The â¬1 billion in question dated back to 1976. The Taoiseach told an untruth.