Results 21,101-21,120 of 50,830 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Order of Business (26 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: That is the lie, though.
- Order of Business (26 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: It is not like the system in the Netherlands. That is the lie.
- Order of Business (26 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: Four years later.
- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Unemployment Data (26 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: 159. To ask the Taoiseach the Central Statistic Office's estimate of the number of unemployed persons who are not on the live register. [20353/15]
- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Unemployment Data (26 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: 162. To ask the Taoiseach with regard to the latest Central Statistics Office quarterly national household survey for the first quarter of 2015, the number of those counted as unemployed under Central Statistics Office figures who are not counted on the live register. [20566/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures (26 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: 212. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the entitlements available for participation in activation programmes by unemployed persons who are excluded from the live register. [20352/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Policy (26 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: 270. To ask the Minister for Finance if he or his Department has considered Mr. Mario Draghi's comments about being wary of quantitative easing having a negative impact on the distribution of wealth, and in some cases causing more inequality; the actions his Department is taking to prevent this from happening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20000/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (26 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: 721. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to making a product (details supplied) available under the long-term illness scheme. [20595/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (26 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: 770. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will clarify statements made to Dáil Éireann on 14 May 2015 by An Taoiseach, in relation to the case of a person (details supplied), specifically regarding the charges against that person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20119/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (26 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: 771. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied), in view of statements made to Dáil Éireann by An Taoiseach on 14 May 2015, specifically regarding the charges against the person, and the scheduled hearings on the case; if he has discussed this specific matter with his Egyptian counterpart; and if he will...
- Business of Dáil: Motion (27 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: It is not agreed to. I object in the strongest possible terms to the manner in which the Government is trying to ram and railroad this proposal through the Dáil without adequate analysis or any due respect for the institution of the House. There has been no contact from Whip to Whip about it. The Chief Whip did not even have the basic courtesy to ring our Whip to discuss the proposal....
- Business of Dáil: Motion (27 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: I am asking the Chief Whip to withdraw his proposal because the measure requires detailed analysis. I do not know whether the Government was made aware - certainly, the Dáil was not - of the analysis that was commissioned last February by Aer Lingus and IAG in terms of the cost savings that would arise in the event of a merger. That is set out in the NIRAS report, but we have had no...
- Business of Dáil: Motion (27 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: We will not be having any debate.
- Business of Dáil: Motion (27 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: We have had the proposals from the Government without any consultation or discussion whatsoever. I raise the NIRAS report as just one example and illustration of the need for detailed analysis and clarity as to what the agenda is. Was Aer Lingus forthcoming to the Government about that report? Has the Minister seen it and, if so, when? The Dáil has not seen it. The analysis in the...
- Business of Dáil: Motion (27 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: I am within Standing Orders.
- Business of Dáil: Motion (27 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: Twelve weeks pay was taken from existing pensioners. Why did that happen? It happened because the Government was preparing Aer Lingus for sale. It got rid of the pension deficit and got its 25.1% stake sorted.
- Business of Dáil: Motion (27 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: I am about to conclude. There are a lot of stakeholder groups, such as the pensioners, who would like an opportunity to put their case before the transport committee of the Oireachtas.
- Business of Dáil: Motion (27 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: There are a lot of people from the regions and a lot of Deputies who would like to hear a better analysis. While Deputies made a valuable contribution, Independent Senator Sean D. Barrett, for example, a very well informed expert on aviation, made very telling points at the Oireachtas committee. I do not see why the Government-----
- Business of Dáil: Motion (27 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: It is not the Chief Whip's job to chair the Dáil. He should not try to heckle the Chair to put him under pressure.
- Business of Dáil: Motion (27 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: There are key issues about regional connectivity and jobs.