Results 42,561-42,580 of 51,305 for speaker:Micheál Martin

Official Engagements (24 May 2011)

Micheál Martin: I will concentrate on two issues. I find it incredible that the Taoiseach did not raise the question of the interest rate on the bilateral loan with Great Britain. I simply want to ask the Taoiseach why he did not raise the possibility of a reduction. Given that we are raising this issue across Europe - there is a consistency between the two matters - it would seem like a logical thing to...

Official Engagements (24 May 2011)

Micheál Martin: I am asking the Taoiseach if he agrees that the Prime Minister has, in essence, refused the request of the Taoiseach and Dáil Éireann that the files be released to enable the inquiry to proceed and the truth to be established. Did he tell the British Prime Minister that his position and that of the British Government is unacceptable and is fuelling conspiracy theories about what actually...

Official Engagements (24 May 2011)

Micheál Martin: -----on the streets of Derry and the streets of this country? Did he suggest that a similar move in the case of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings would get the same response from the people of this island? People like the representatives of Justice for the Forgotten and the relatives and families are entitled to that at this stage. I get a sense from the Taoiseach's weak reply that he is...

Official Engagements (24 May 2011)

Micheál Martin: It seems that a certain lip service is being paid to the motion that was unanimously passed by the Dáil.

Official Engagements (24 May 2011)

Micheál Martin: I am indeed because it is a very important issue.

Official Engagements (24 May 2011)

Micheál Martin: I know well indeed.

Official Engagements (24 May 2011)

Micheál Martin: I am.

Official Engagements (24 May 2011)

Micheál Martin: I would have thought I was respecting the Chair.

Official Engagements (24 May 2011)

Micheál Martin: I have asked the question so we can get on with it.

Official Engagements (24 May 2011)

Micheál Martin: That is not the truth.

Official Engagements (24 May 2011)

Micheál Martin: What about the bilateral loan?

Leaders' Questions. (24 May 2011)

Micheál Martin: It is now two weeks since the Taoiseach promised, in the House, to make available all background material concerning the €1.8 billion pension levy. Unlike practice for the last decade, the Minister for Finance announced a major revenue proposal without publishing any background papers. I challenged the Taoiseach on this and he said he would have no difficulty in providing any information....

Leaders' Questions. (24 May 2011)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach did not answer the question I asked. I am seeking information on the advice the Minister received, including internally in the Department of Finance, as well as from the Pensions Board and a variety of other sources, normally supplied in making a major decision of this kind. All of the background material provided in the consideration of the issue leading up to the decision...

Leaders' Questions. (24 May 2011)

Micheál Martin: The net effect of the jobs stimulus will be, as the Taoiseach knows, the deflation of the economy by approximately €200 million, the difference between the revenue that will be raised by the levy and the smaller amount provided in tax reductions. Unless the Government publishes the full details of the cost-benefit analysis carried out before the announcement of the jobs initiative, serious...

Leaders' Questions. (24 May 2011)

Micheál Martin: We can all now see what the primary purpose of this initiative was, namely, public relations. Unfortunately, however, this public relations exercise can have a significant and lasting negative impact. That is what I am trying to get at. We are entitled to have the information, particularly on how it will undermine private pensions provision into the future.

Leaders' Questions. (24 May 2011)

Micheál Martin: Will the Taoiseach accept-----

Leaders' Questions. (24 May 2011)

Micheál Martin: On a final point, will the Taoiseach accept that there is a wide range of genuine domestic and international concerns and criticisms among commentators who are raising questions about the levy and that it should not be forced through the House until a proper review of its impact has been prepared and published for Members?

Leaders' Questions. (24 May 2011)

Micheál Martin: When I see the Taoiseach acting as if he wants to be Taoiseach.

Leaders' Questions. (24 May 2011)

Micheál Martin: I am asking the question to seek information on the advice provided. The Taoiseach should answer that question.

Leaders' Questions. (24 May 2011)

Micheál Martin: This was a decision taken by the Taoiseach and continued by him.