Results 42,341-42,360 of 51,305 for speaker:Micheál Martin

Official Engagements (8 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach if he raised the issue of British support for Ireland's efforts to acquire a lower interest rate on the EU/IMF programme of support with British Prime Minister David Cameron during his recent meeting; and if not, the reason therefor. [13626/11]

Official Engagements (8 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: I will make a number of comments before moving on to specific questions. In this session, only six questions are on the Order Paper because of the aggressive approach taken by the Taoiseach's office and the Department in disallowing and transferring questions. Will the Taoiseach examine the issue? For example, last week we asked the Taoiseach about his opinion on EU enlargement, which is a...

Official Engagements (8 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: We are discussing the policy on responses.

Official Engagements (8 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: I know. That is why I am raising it.

Official Engagements (8 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: Last week, six questions were grouped together.

Official Engagements (8 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: There is a deliberate policy of disallowing and transferring questions, which is reducing accountability in the House. The two questions I have tabled relate to an important issue, one that was caught in the wider set of questions tabled last week but was not answered. I want a straight and clear answer as to why the issue identified by the Government from the outset as being its first...

Official Engagements (8 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach said in his formal reply that there was no explicit discussion with the British Prime Minister on the interest rate on the British loan and nor was there intended to be. I find that revelation incredible.

Official Engagements (8 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: It would seem to me that the logical and tactically correct strategy would be to seek a reduction on the bilateral loan with Britain as this would force the hand of other EU Heads of State to do likewise on the broader EU-IMF deal. The Taoiseach has from the outset identified this matter as the Government's number one priority. On 11 March, the EU Heads of State stated that funding costs...

Official Engagements (8 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: Right through.

Leaders' Questions (8 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: During his put-down of the Minister, Deputy Varadkar, last week, the Taoiseach stated unequivocally that Ireland is funded until 2014 in all circumstances. Both the Taoiseach and the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, repeated this on a number of occasions. They both also stated that a 1% reduction in the interest rate payable on the bailout would be worth more than €400 million per...

Leaders' Questions (8 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: Are we still negotiating for reduced interest rate payments of €400 million, as the Taoiseach and the Minister said last week, or have we settled for the €200 million the Minister talked about yesterday?

Leaders' Questions (8 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: In essence, if the Taoiseach is being honest, the Government has negotiated nothing of any real substance since it came to power. That is the fact of the position.

Leaders' Questions (8 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: It is over-----

Leaders' Questions (8 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: It has been more than three months-----

Leaders' Questions (8 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: If the Deputies opposite would listen-----

Leaders' Questions (8 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: -----and allow Members on this side of the House to have their opportunity to articulate their point of view-----

Leaders' Questions (8 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: There should be less arrogance now please.

Leaders' Questions (8 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: It is more than three months-----

Leaders' Questions (8 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Ceann Comhairle. The Taoiseach has now just confirmed that close to half of the bailout fund is beyond any reduction in interest rates. More than three months have elapsed since all governments in Europe agreed that funding costs, as it was put, "should be lowered to better take into account debt sustainability of the recipient countries". Since then, the only thing that has...

Leaders' Questions (8 Jun 2011)

Micheál Martin: ----and is putting off the day when some certainty about the future needs of Ireland and other countries can be settled. Last week, the Taoiseach refused-----