Results 43,061-43,080 of 51,305 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Leaders' Questions (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: We will indeed.
- Leaders' Questions (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: I want to put it on the record that it is not a view or a perception.
- Leaders' Questions (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: There was an actual statement by Deputy Hogan that he would rewrite the terms of reference and that one of his first priorities would be to write to the tribunal to inform it of that.
- Leaders' Questions (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: It was.
- Leaders' Questions (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: It should never have been sought.
- Leaders' Questions (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: It was not a legal question. Legal advice should not have been sought.
- Leaders' Questions (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: They are not explicit.
- Order of Business (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: I put it to the Taoiseach that we have not agreed to the arrangements for statements on the Moriarty tribunal report. Sufficient time has not been allocated to deal comprehensively with the statements and the questions that will follow. We also need clarification on who is to answer questions. Last week I asked the Taoiseach whether he would answer questions on this issue and whether other...
- Order of Business (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: It is fundamental.
- Order of Business (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: Can I just-----
- Order of Business (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: On a point of order-----
- Order of Business (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: It is not that it is tough-----
- Order of Business (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: On a point of order, I seek agreement with the Taoiseach.
- Order of Business (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: A Cheann Comhairle, may I-----
- Tribunals of Inquiry (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: I recall well a previous occasion when a Minister for Finance tried to reduce the cost of tribunals. When the current Taoiseach was in opposition, that Minister was met with a hue and cry of outrage that he was attempting to curtail the work of the tribunal.
- Tribunals of Inquiry (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: Does the Taoiseach agree the costs are excessive? The Minister for Justice and Law Reform is not the party leader and should stay silent for a while. Accepting that the costs are very high and excessive, does the Taoiseach agree that those who failed to co-operate fully with the tribunal and obstructed the work of the tribunal should waive at least a portion of their costs and the moneys...
- Tribunals of Inquiry (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: It relates to the ultimate figure and the cost of the tribunal because failure to co-operate adds to the costs of the tribunal.
- Tribunals of Inquiry (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: Obstructing a tribunal adds to the cost of the tribunal. The parties in that position should waive some of their costs. Their legal advisers were probably paid the same rates outlined by the Taoiseach. They could take a cut as a result of the failure to be upfront with the tribunal from the beginning.
- Tribunals of Inquiry (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: Come on.
- Tribunals of Inquiry (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: We will read it.