Results 25,281-25,300 of 50,909 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2017)
Micheál Martin: He also wants to get this through to support the Government. This is a very serious issue which should be above party politics in many respects. This is one arm of the governing edifice imposing a new system upon a coequal arm, namely, the Judiciary. The views of the members of the Judiciary should be known. The people should not be denied the views of the latter on such a central issue...
- Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2017)
Micheál Martin: Empty phrases like "the modern way" mean absolutely nothing. There has been no compelling rationale for the changes. Deep down we know that the vast majority of Fine Gael Deputies do not agree with this Bill because it is being forced through because of the leverage of the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Ross, in the same way the DUP leveraged £1 billion from its...
- Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2017)
Micheál Martin: -----who called for reform of the judicial appointments system years ago, before anyone else. It is no way to present a Bill. It is presented in a controversial and negative way, and it undermines the judicial arm of this State. We had more than 30 years of paramilitary violence and our constitutional democracy and the various arms of our State survived and were sustained, including the...
- Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2017)
Micheál Martin: Is the Taoiseach open to amendments?
- Order of Business (27 Jun 2017)
Micheál Martin: What the Deputy reads out is the key thing.
- Order of Business (27 Jun 2017)
Micheál Martin: Statements are a mechanism to circumvent having a vote.
- Order of Business (27 Jun 2017)
Micheál Martin: Regarding protecting the rights of the child, the Government has been dragging its feet on a series of legislative actions. For example, there is no sign of the child care (amendment) Bill, which is supposed to bring much-needed reform to the guardian ad litemservices used in Ireland, essentially giving a voice to the vulnerable child and protecting children at their most vulnerable in the...
- Order of Business (27 Jun 2017)
Micheál Martin: The Deputy is very worried about Councillor Paul Hogan in Westmeath.
- Order of Business (27 Jun 2017)
Micheál Martin: Marcella got dropped.
- Order of Business (27 Jun 2017)
Micheál Martin: I am worried that the Minister of State, who was doing quite a good job on that Bill, has been demoted.
- Order of Business (27 Jun 2017)
Micheál Martin: The industry is cheering her demotion.
- Order of Business (27 Jun 2017)
Micheál Martin: It is fascinating that a trade union has secured 80 amendments, particularly as Members of this House are often unable to secure any.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Jun 2017)
Micheál Martin: He should raise the issue of the Bolsheviks.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Jun 2017)
Micheál Martin: Many Deputies would be wise to avoid exaggerating the extent to which anything said by Ireland or its head of Government can change the trajectory of the Trump Administration.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Jun 2017)
Micheál Martin: President Trump and his Administration have been distancing themselves from international organisations and principles which have underpinned cooperation between democratic states since the end of the Second World War. That is the fundamental shift that is happening under the Trump presidency which should concern us. It is not about how we oppose Trump but how we continue to express...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Jun 2017)
Micheál Martin: It was a great debate. Can the Taoiseach imagine what will happen after the phone call?
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Jun 2017)
Micheál Martin: The questions will become not "Will the Taoiseach?" but "Did the Taoiseach?" the next time we talk about this.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (27 Jun 2017)
Micheál Martin: 5. To ask the Taoiseach if he met Independent Deputies recently about the programme for Government. [27552/17]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (27 Jun 2017)
Micheál Martin: 6. To ask the Taoiseach if he will publish all agreements with all Independent Deputies that are supporting the Fine Gael-led minority Government. [28818/17]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (27 Jun 2017)
Micheál Martin: During last week’s Question Time the Taoiseach used a series of dodges to avoid directly answering challenging questions. The pattern is similar today. Deputy Lowry has said that he has not made a deal with the Taoiseach, even though he voted for the Taoiseach's nomination and talked to the Taoiseach at least twice before the vote. He angrily informed the Dáil that he is...