Results 41,821-41,840 of 51,305 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Constitutional Amendments (19 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: That is unfair and not true. Deputy Gilmore knows this.
- Constitutional Amendments (19 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: The Deputy has a big interest in what happened.
- Constitutional Amendments (19 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: The legislation is drafted.
- Constitutional Amendments (19 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: That is a very reasonable suggestion.
- Constitutional Amendments (19 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: May I ask a final question? Is the Taoiseach satisfied that the Referendum Commission will be in a position to do its work in a timely manner to put these issues to the people?
- EU Summits (19 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach if he will outline his approach to the need for an emergency summit of the European Council. [21084/11]
- EU Summits (19 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach if he has contacted other heads of State or Government concerning further emergency economic matters which may require to be discussed by the European Council. [21085/11]
- EU Summits (19 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: I tabled two of the three questions in this group. This is an extremely grave moment for Europe and the reason there is a need for such a summit is that in the last four months European leaders have failed to take comprehensive action as agreed to in principle in February and formally adopted at the March Eurogroup meeting. The need for changes to debt repayment terms was agreed to, but the...
- EU Summits (19 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: I have put forward some issues with the questions I asked, particularly when I asked if the Taoiseach agrees that our position should be that no final agreement is possible without also allowing for significant burning of certain bank bondholders if there is movement on the Greek position and Greek debt. Given the comments of the Tánaiste on Sunday and the Taoiseach today, we should get...
- EU Summits (19 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: The Tánaiste and Minister for Finance have not increased the number of meetings with eurozone counterparts.
- EU Summits (19 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: The second question asked if the Taoiseach had contacted any other Heads of State or government with regard to further economic matters which may need to be discussed by the European Council. The Taoiseach did not answer the question in his first reply and I take it the answer is "No." The Taoiseach indicated that he looked forward to meeting such people next Thursday and there was contact...
- EU Summits (19 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: I am asking if the Taoiseach contacted anybody, including Heads of State, in the past week with regard to next Thursday's meeting. I know people in the press office will argue that the campaign has been successful. Basically, the Irish Government has been a bystander.
- EU Summits (19 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: This has evolved over the past two or three months. Listening to the Taoiseach's comments, it is like a footballer claiming credit for scoring a goal from the sidelines.
- EU Summits (19 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: Will the Taoiseach explain what will be discussed relating to Ireland at the summit? How much of an interest rate reduction is being sought? Are we formally tabling the restructuring of bank debt?
- EU Summits (19 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: Could we get more specifics on our approach to the meeting, which I asked about in an earlier question but to which I did not get a specific response?
- EU Summits (19 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: I did not say the Taoiseach should be on the telephone all day every day. He is never on it.
- EU Summits (19 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: You voted for that.
- EU Summits (19 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: You supported it.
- EU Summits (19 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: You voted for that and supported it as Opposition leader.
- EU Summits (19 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: We pointed it out for about three years, but the Deputies opposite did not acknowledge it.