Results 42,301-42,320 of 51,305 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Order of Business (15 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: What about a referendum?
- EU Summits (15 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach the formal bilateral meetings rather than brief discussions he has held with other heads of Government. [15014/11]
- EU Summits (15 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach the matters which he has requested be placed on the agenda for the next meeting of the European Council. [15015/11]
- EU Summits (15 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 9: To ask the Taoiseach if he will give details of his updated schedule of bilateral meetings with other heads of government for the period up to the end of 2011. [15386/11]
- EU Summits (15 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 10: To ask the Taoiseach the arrangements in place in his Department regarding the scheduling of official visits. [15390/11]
- EU Summits (15 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: I note the Taoiseach has grouped Questions Nos. 1 to 10, inclusive. I tabled four questions and if they were answered separately, I would be entitled to 24 minutes under Standing Orders. I would appreciate an opportunity to ask some additional supplementary questions because there is quite a range of questions here. The Ceann Comhairle has no power to persuade the Taoiseach to answer the...
- EU Summits (15 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: I am genuinely taken aback by the Taoiseach's responses here and over some time in regard to this issue. According to his reply, the Taoiseach will meet Mr. Van Rompuy and the President of the European Parliament and, potentially, a political trade mission to China will take place towards the end of the year. I read during the week of clear annoyance in President Sarkozy's office about the...
- EU Summits (15 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: I would not.
- Leaders' Questions (15 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: As the Taoiseach knows, in February last, all of our European partners agreed to change our financial support package to make it more sustainable. This was officially confirmed at the eurozone summit that the Taoiseach attended just over three months ago. Since then there has been no progress, and things have actually been going backwards. The euro crisis is getting worse by the week. In...
- Leaders' Questions (15 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach is accountable for his own promises and for the commitments he made. The assertion he has just made about Ministers in the former Government is a most reprehensible one. It is a low charge that has no substance, and he should withdraw it.
- Leaders' Questions (15 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: The commitment of previous Ministers to Europe, during former Presidencies and over the past 12 months, has been extraordinary across the board.
- Leaders' Questions (15 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: It was the Taoiseach who made the commitment to use his contacts and hold meetings with European leaders.
- Leaders' Questions (15 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: In February, every country agreed to deliver a significant cut in our loan terms, but today we are again being blocked on a much smaller request. The Taoiseach's decision to hand over responsibility for these negotiations was a mistake and should be reversed immediately. Meetings with European leaders should not happen only during election time. We are not talking about a Gallic spat or...
- Leaders' Questions (15 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: -----in his campaign for the position of President of the European Central Bank said he had no interest in providing the medium-term funding we are seeking and that inflation is his main concern. At next week's summit, he is due to be handed an eight-year term. Instead of just smiling and nodding his appointment through-----
- Leaders' Questions (15 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: -----will the Taoiseach commit to talking to him personally about his comments? Mario Draghi is unknown here at the moment, but he will become very well known in his organisation in terms of his policies with regard to Ireland. Before we support him, we should have some indication of where he stands and the degree to which he understands the needs and requirements of Ireland and other...
- Leaders' Questions (15 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: We will not be able to ask any questions then.
- Business Regulation (9 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 9: To ask the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation if he consulted with the Department of An Taoiseach on his proposals on wage reform before they were presented to the social partners. [14526/11]
- Official Engagements (8 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: I asked the Taoiseach the reason he did not raise with the British Prime Minister the issue of the interest rate on the British loan but I do not believe I received a specific answer - nor has anybody else. I asked the question on the basis that if one believes the interest rate under the EU-IMF programme is too high, as the Taoiseach clearly does, surely he would apply the same logic to the...
- Official Engagements (8 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: There is no logic or sense to that.
- State Visits (8 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach if he discussed the speech he delivered at College Green Dublin, on 23 May 2011 with the US President Barack Obama. [14525/11]