Results 24,321-24,340 of 50,909 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (31 Jan 2017)
Micheál Martin: Yes. I am a very reasonable man, but the issue still needs to be reviewed because it cannot be done under the existing rule.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (31 Jan 2017)
Micheál Martin: The Sir Humphrey formula.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Legislative Programme (31 Jan 2017)
Micheál Martin: 8. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the Bills in preparation in his Department. [2735/17]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Legislative Programme (31 Jan 2017)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach's Department is also responsible for the entire legislative programme and through the Office of the Attorney General drafts the overwhelming majority of legislation. Due to his constitutional powers the Taoiseach also has the ability to block the Oireachtas from even voting on most legislation, including amendments. What he has never done is to outline his approach to using...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Legislative Programme (31 Jan 2017)
Micheál Martin: No, but the committee approved it.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Legislative Programme (31 Jan 2017)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach blocked it because the Minister, Deputy Ross, said so.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Legislative Programme (31 Jan 2017)
Micheál Martin: No it is not.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Legislative Programme (31 Jan 2017)
Micheál Martin: It most certainly is not.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Legislative Programme (31 Jan 2017)
Micheál Martin: He did, but the Taoiseach's people did not turn up.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Legislative Programme (31 Jan 2017)
Micheál Martin: It went through the parliamentary process but people did not show up.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Legislative Programme (31 Jan 2017)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach did on that Bill.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Official Engagements (31 Jan 2017)
Micheál Martin: It will be a hurley instead of a bowl of shamrock.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (31 Jan 2017)
Micheál Martin: 574. To ask the Minister for Health the role of his Department on the commitment in the confidence and supply arrangement on fully implementing A Vision for Change in the area of mental health. [38670/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (31 Jan 2017)
Micheál Martin: 575. To ask the Minister for Health if any decision has been made in relation to the reimbursement of Respreeza; if he or his Department or HSE officials have plans to meet the patients impacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4319/17]
- Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2017)
Micheál Martin: I want to raise a very serious issue with the Taoiseach which, on reflection, could represent a serious scandal. It involves an unacceptable response by the State regarding exposure to dangerous chemicals at the aircraft maintenance shops in Baldonnel by members of the Air Corps over many years. Three whistleblowers warned the Taoiseach and the then Minister for Defence, Deputy Simon...
- Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2017)
Micheál Martin: I am very dissatisfied with that response. The Taoiseach has not explained what happened between 2015, when the protected disclosure was made, and why the Minister, Deputy Coveney, did not acknowledge and respond to the whistleblowers. There is a sense that this has been buried. The HSA report is dated October 2016. It states that staff needed to be given equipment to protect...
- Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2017)
Micheál Martin: The Australian Government's approach was markedly different to that of the Irish Government, which is to deny repeatedly and resist and more or less say to the whistleblowers that it does not accept anything they are saying-----
- Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2017)
Micheál Martin: -----and that it has no time for the manner in which they have gone about this. I have spoken to them and that is how they feel right now.
- Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2017)
Micheál Martin: What happened to them?
- Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2017)
Micheál Martin: There was no response to the whistleblowers.