Results 20,201-20,220 of 50,830 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Order of Business (10 Feb 2015)
Micheál Martin: He did.
- Order of Business (10 Feb 2015)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach said it to me.
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Insolvency Practitioners (10 Feb 2015)
Micheál Martin: 330. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on her meeting on 28 January 2015 with a group of personal insolvency practitioners; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5892/15]
- Leaders' Questions (11 Feb 2015)
Micheál Martin: Last year, the Taoiseach made an apology regarding discretionary medical cards. He apologised to the people and stated that the Government had to take remedial action to make up for the unintended consequences of the savage review that was in train at the time. He stated that the Government had announced a new plan that would bring flexibilities, local input and discretion. Certainly,...
- Leaders' Questions (11 Feb 2015)
Micheál Martin: With young Ryan's case, 50 pages of information has been sent to the HSE and the long-term illness card does not cover all the aids and facilities required by the child. The Taoiseach is claiming that by the end of the year, free GP care for children aged under six will be rolled out, so there is no justification for this kind of behaviour. In October, the Taoiseach indicated his hope that...
- Leaders' Questions (11 Feb 2015)
Micheál Martin: There is a juxtaposition of very healthy children getting free access to GP care but very sick children aged over six still being denied the medical card, which could provide a significant degree of security and reduce worry and stress levels. It would also be of practical help because of the frequent visits to GPs and the need for medication arising from this condition. The Taoiseach...
- Leaders' Questions (11 Feb 2015)
Micheál Martin: Just give the card.
- Leaders' Questions (11 Feb 2015)
Micheál Martin: I have issues with that as well.
- Leaders' Questions (11 Feb 2015)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach knows what a medical card provides. It gives one access to a GP and to a range of things which this young girl does not have.
- Leaders' Questions (11 Feb 2015)
Micheál Martin: The Government has done this for three years.
- Leaders' Questions (11 Feb 2015)
Micheál Martin: It was as big as the one in Roscommon.
- Leaders' Questions (11 Feb 2015)
Micheál Martin: What does the Taoiseach mean when he says he is considering it very carefully? This has been going on for three years.
- Leaders' Questions (11 Feb 2015)
Micheál Martin: No. The Government changed the ratio.
- Leaders' Questions (11 Feb 2015)
Micheál Martin: The former Minister, Deputy Quinn, reduced the pupil-teacher ratio.
- Leaders' Questions (11 Feb 2015)
Micheál Martin: The Government targeted rural schools in the cuts.
- Leaders' Questions (11 Feb 2015)
Micheál Martin: I would say it was a good few years ago.
- Order of Business (11 Feb 2015)
Micheál Martin: Last night's "Prime Time" programme on maternity services was not easy viewing for anyone and particularly not for expectant mothers. It was revealed that 13 babies in the breech position were not diagnosed at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda until their mothers were in the very late stages of labour. There were 21 undiagnosed breech babies at the hospital over a two-year period and...
- Order of Business (11 Feb 2015)
Micheál Martin: When can I expect the education Bill, which will give the Taoiseach an opportunity to do something about that, to be published? It is No. 7 in section A of the Government's legislative programme.
- Order of Business (11 Feb 2015)
Micheál Martin: It is a Bill.
- Order of Business (11 Feb 2015)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach does not know when it is going to be introduced.