Results 21,441-21,460 of 50,830 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (30 Jun 2015)
Micheál Martin: 375. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a witness statement in Clara Garda station in County Offaly, on the disappearance of a person (details supplied), was hidden from the person's family for over 13 years; if it has been referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26142/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Collection (30 Jun 2015)
Micheál Martin: 616. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government regarding the late payment of the non-principal private residence charge, if he is satisfied that communications of the charge and of the late payment procedures and penalties were sufficient enough to alert overseas owners in view of the potential costs concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25941/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Collection (30 Jun 2015)
Micheál Martin: 617. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the non-principal private residence tax penalties and charges; the options open to property owners who cannot afford to meet the charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25942/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Collection (30 Jun 2015)
Micheál Martin: 618. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason persons who only ever owned one home here and who due to circumstances beyond their control live abroad, have been issued with outstanding liabilities for non-principal private residence tax; his views on whether such persons were ever the intended target of the tax; if he will bring forward legislation to...
- Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2015)
Micheál Martin: Today, 1 July, is the deadline for the banks to get back to the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, on the provision of reductions for variable rate mortgages. The Taoiseach must accept that the Minister's initiative has been somewhat of a flop because only two of the six lenders have made minor reductions to their standard variable rate mortgages and one of those was made before the...
- Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2015)
Micheál Martin: There are times when I genuinely do not know what planet the Taoiseach is living on.
- Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2015)
Micheál Martin: To be frank, the banks have told the Government where to go, and they have told the Minister where to go. Only two banks have responded. AIB made a reduction of 0.25%, a very minor reduction. The reduction announced by KBC was very convoluted and even more minor again in terms of its impact. Bank of Ireland has not reduced the SV rate. It has left it untouched. Ulster Bank has not...
- Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2015)
Micheál Martin: What will be done about the situation? We have endeavoured to be constructive. Deputy Michael McGrath has produced well-researched legislation. A legislative response is required. At a very minimum, the 46,000 whose loans have been bought up by vulture funds are extraordinarily vulnerable to arbitrary hikes in the rates. Does the Taoiseach accept that legislation is required? I do not...
- Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2015)
Micheál Martin: What is the Taoiseach going to do about it?
- Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2015)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach has the power to initiate legislation.
- Order of Business (1 Jul 2015)
Micheál Martin: The Minister for Health has been performing some extraordinary somersaults on Government health policy in recent times. This morning he was on "Morning Ireland" attempting to give the impression that the programme for Government was not as strong in terms of its commitment to universal health insurance as what was included in the Fine Gael manifesto in 2011. He also made comments to the...
- Order of Business (1 Jul 2015)
Micheál Martin: It represents perhaps one of the biggest untruths before the general election.
- Order of Business (1 Jul 2015)
Micheál Martin: The Deputy might allow me to speak. It is not a laughing matter when one considers that individual taxpayers could face a bill of up to €3,000 under the Government's proposals. 1 o’clock The Economic and Social Research Institute has undertaken a major study on this and it was presented to the Minister on 21 May. However, the document is being held back.
- Order of Business (1 Jul 2015)
Micheál Martin: The document is not being published. Will the Taoiseach confirm, first of all, that the commitment in the programme for Government to legislation - it states that universal health insurance legislation will be introduced - has now been formally and officially abandoned? A year ago the Minister said the same thing. The Taoiseach had a cut off him, marked his cards, said he was wrong and...
- Order of Business (1 Jul 2015)
Micheál Martin: The Minister did not say that this morning.
- Order of Business (1 Jul 2015)
Micheál Martin: We do not have hospital trusts.
- Order of Business (1 Jul 2015)
Micheál Martin: Is the Government going to publish it?
- Order of Business (1 Jul 2015)
Micheál Martin: Will the Government publish it?
- Order of Business (1 Jul 2015)
Micheál Martin: Will the Government publish the ESRI report?
- Order of Business (1 Jul 2015)
Micheál Martin: It is a simple matter.