Results 20,661-20,680 of 50,830 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Micheál Martin: -----about this deal but also about more. The Taoiseach could read the freedom of information material in 15 to 20 minutes. It states that the officials at the Department of Finance were "concerned at the number of large transactions that have been poorly executed under the direction of the current CEO. The performance of management in executing these transactions raises the question of...
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Micheál Martin: This was all prepared for the Minister to say to them. The documents also state: "Events over the past number of months have led me to question the effectiveness of the management team in IBRC." They further state: "I expect the Board to ensure that the bank in its approach and operations is operating to the exemplary standards and in the public interest. I am concerned that the reputation...
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Micheál Martin: I have in my hand the documents and one can see the redactions. We do not know the half of what was going on that gave rise to so much concern among officials in the Department of Finance. All of this is from the Department of Finance and has been revealed through freedom of information requests. To be fair to Independent Deputy Catherine Murphy, it took her the guts of a year to get to...
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Micheál Martin: She said it was like pulling hen's teeth.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Micheál Martin: I put it to the Taoiseach sincerely that this cries out for a proper inquiry because protection of the taxpayers' interest is at the core of the issue, and it clearly was not protected in this deal. Will the Taoiseach establish a proper inquiry? Does he think it was okay for €5 million to be given to the shareholders?
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Micheál Martin: No, I am questioning a deal.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Micheál Martin: I am asking for an inquiry.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Micheál Martin: No, I am not.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Micheál Martin: I asked the Taoiseach a question and I would like an answer to it.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach will not answer the question.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Micheál Martin: Has the Taoiseach listened to me for the past ten minutes?
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Micheál Martin: Could he not see for himself that €5 million for shareholders was not in the best interests of taxpayers?
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Micheál Martin: No, it is more than this.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Micheál Martin: I did not raise it.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Micheál Martin: The civil servants raised it.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Micheál Martin: That is not true.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Micheál Martin: That is too limited. Was it okay to pay the €5 million? There were a number of large transactions.
- Order of Business (22 Apr 2015)
Micheál Martin: The programme for Government was initially very strong on the need for transparency in terms of how the Government conducts its business and protects the taxpayer. The phrase the Taoiseach used was, "Paddy likes to know".
- Order of Business (22 Apr 2015)
Micheál Martin: Unfortunately, that is not how it worked out. During Leaders' Questions, we raised the issue of the sale of Siteserv. It is interesting that it has taken so long for very basic details to come out. The Comptroller and Auditor General will not be able to deal with all aspects of the concerns the civil servants in the Department of Finance had, particularly the decision to allow the same...
- Order of Business (22 Apr 2015)
Micheál Martin: No, it did not. That is not what happened.