Results 32,601-32,620 of 51,089 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Micheál Martin: As far as I am concerned, the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board, which is chaired by the Chief Justice-----
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Micheál Martin: I was making the point, in answer to the questions and the assertions made, that the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board is chaired by the Chief Justice.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Micheál Martin: It has the presidents of the four courts involved-----
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Micheál Martin: -----and members of the Law Society as well. That is what I did not ignore-----
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Micheál Martin: I accepted the board's recommendation as to the suitability of Mr. Justice Woulfe. That is the point from my perspective. I had no interest-----
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Micheál Martin: -----in embroiling myself in the politics of this-----
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Micheál Martin: -----good, bad or indifferent. When it came to the Government, once it was established, to ratify that, that is the context in which I ratified it.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Micheál Martin: I have answered that repeatedly. In the context of other judges indicating their interest, that has been answered. That goes to the Attorney General of the day and the Minister for Justice.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Micheál Martin: The Minister for Justice then brings to the Cabinet the name of the nominee for appointment.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Micheál Martin: That has always been the position. It has always been consistently the position that one name comes to the Cabinet from the Minister for Justice.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Micheál Martin: The Minister for Justice will answer questions in the House on this issue and that has been made clear by the Minister.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Micheál Martin: The Tánaiste also has answered questions on this on a consistent basis.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Micheál Martin: What was not factual in what I said?
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Micheál Martin: I said the board recommended him as a suitable candidate.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Micheál Martin: The Minister did offer to come to the House next Tuesday to answer-----
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Micheál Martin: Hold on a second, I did not interrupt anybody. The basic point is this. The Minister offered to come to the House next Tuesday to answer questions on this issue and the Minister was refused.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Micheál Martin: I have answered questions here. Other Ministers have answered questions on their various portfolios. The last person to do so was the Tánaiste-----
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Micheál Martin: -----and I do not think Deputy Paul Murphy laid a glove on anybody. I do not understand why priority questions do not seem to be about accountability any more. Priority questions and oral questions are about accountability. The Minister had said she wanted to come in next Tuesday to deal with this for 90 minutes but that was refused. We are going over old ground here.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Micheál Martin: My clear, principled position on this from the get-go has been on the separation of powers. I am very committed in that regard and always have been. That remains my position.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Micheál Martin: On what?