Results 41,861-41,880 of 51,305 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Constitutional Amendments (19 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: That has nothing to do with it.
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (14 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 17: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he held interviews for the position of Secretary General in his Department; the number of same; and the persons involved in conducting the interviews. [20315/11]
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (14 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the procedure for filling the vacant position of assistant Secretary General at his Department. [20316/11]
- Written Answers — International Organisations: International Organisations (13 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 50: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the involvement he anticipates for his Department in Ireland's presidency of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe. [19804/11]
- Written Answers — Trade Missions: Trade Missions (13 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 27: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his updated programme for his personal participation in trade missions during the remainder of 2011. [16291/11]
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (13 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timetable for the publication and enactment of legislation regarding constitutional amendments during 2011. [19805/11]
- Leaders' Questions (13 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: Over the past four months there have been many debates and questions in the House on the issue of Europe's response to the financial crisis affecting many countries. As the Taoiseach knows, I have said repeatedly that the failure to implement comprehensively and quickly the agreements reached in February and formalised at the 11 March summit was foolish and damaging. However, the agreements...
- Leaders' Questions (13 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: I thank the Taoiseach. Yesterday, President Van Rompuy mentioned the possibility of an emergency summit on Friday. I agree with the Taoiseach that this will only be helpful if the leaders of Europe take the "in principle" agreements reached between the Finance Ministers last Monday. They must act on what has been a substantive and profound shift in approach to the crisis taken by European...
- Order of Business (13 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: Among the items of legislation we are supposed to deal with in this session is legislation pertaining to the holding of three referendums, the establishment of a constitutional convention and an amendment to the European treaties to allow for the European stability mechanism. Not one of these measures has been published and all of the promised consultation due to be held has not been held....
- Order of Business (13 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: Is the Taoiseach satisfied the referendum commission will have the time it requires for the three referendums? Does this mean the Taoiseach's commitment to prior consultation on the drafting of legislation, which is part of the reform package, will not be met in the context of these elements of the legislative agenda?
- Order of Business (13 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: Could a briefing be organised between officials and the Opposition spokespersons?
- Order of Business (13 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: I know that.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (13 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: I seek the guidance of the Ceann Comhairle on a very serious matter that has come to a head. There are effectively no proper Taoiseach's questions.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (13 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: Yesterday, as the Ceann Comhairle knows, there was an exchange about the Taoiseach and his staff and how they have been seeking systematically to have questions transferred, disallowed or grouped in such a way as to deny us the opportunity to ask, for example, what Standing Order applies to this area. The relevant Standing Order refers to public affairs connected with the Taoiseach's...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (13 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: In some cases, the decision is plain wrong.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (13 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: I do not want a debate but want to seek the guidance of the Ceann Comhairle on this very important issue.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (13 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: There was a question disallowed on Lorenzo Bini Smaghi on the grounds that it was repetitious.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (13 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: This is an important point. It was on the grounds of repetition on 6 July.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (13 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: There was no question tabled about this individual on 6 July, yet my question was disallowed because of repetition. There was no question asked about Lorenzo Bini Smaghi. I have checked the record for 6 July.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (13 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: Yes, but a mistake was made. I have checked it.