Results 3,641-3,660 of 4,092 for speaker:Michael D Higgins
- Order of Business. (20 May 2010)
Michael D Higgins: We do not need to feed negative cynicism.
- Order of Business. (20 May 2010)
Michael D Higgins: No.
- Order of Business. (20 May 2010)
Michael D Higgins: I object.
- Order of Business. (20 May 2010)
Michael D Higgins: Well, it is not the secret of Fatima.
- Order of Business. (20 May 2010)
Michael D Higgins: Our position is that any changes in the House should be discussed by all of us.
- Order of Business. (20 May 2010)
Michael D Higgins: It is long overdue.
- Order of Business. (20 May 2010)
Michael D Higgins: Its is promised legislation.
- Order of Business. (20 May 2010)
Michael D Higgins: They will be there for ever.
- False Passports (20 May 2010)
Michael D Higgins: Question 2: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the current position in relation to the theft of EU citizens' identities by those involved in the extrajudicial killing of a person (details supplied) in Dubai [21100/10]
- False Passports (20 May 2010)
Michael D Higgins: I wish to pursue a further aspect of this matter that may be worthy of further answers from the Minister. It is the case that the former Foreign Secretary, Mr. David Miliband, has made a clear statement in respect of his estimation of the evidence that was available to the British Government at that time. There have been significant changes in that a British citizen has been identified by...
- False Passports (20 May 2010)
Michael D Higgins: May I intervene again briefly?
- False Passports (20 May 2010)
Michael D Higgins: I will be brief. The Minister will note that my question referred to Irish passports and to EU citizens' identities. My point pertains to the evolution of the diplomatic personality of the European Union with particular reference to the evolution of Baroness Ashton's new diplomatic service. It is of absolutely crucial significance that intelligence agencies not be allowed to cross over in...
- EU Targets (20 May 2010)
Michael D Higgins: Now that we have the new Department of Social Protection, it is appropriate to make the comparison between the total spend of GDP. I understand the average in the European Union is approximately 23.5% of GDP; in Ireland it is approximately 18%. We are well below the average. During our best times-----
- EU Targets (20 May 2010)
Michael D Higgins: I can put it another way. At a time when we had the highest per capita income, during the highest rates of growth, we were second from bottom in regard to social protection. However one measures it, our budget expenditure on social protection is significantly less than the European average. Taking the European Union anti-poverty network and the text of the treaty, my understanding was that...
- EU Targets (20 May 2010)
Michael D Higgins: We have very highly educated unemployed people.
- Election Monitoring (20 May 2010)
Michael D Higgins: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I know the value of having observers as I was one with the EU group in Cambodia some years ago and it was very important. The Minister of State mentioned the enormous scale of the elections, which I accept. All Irish aid to Ethiopia, whether for the public works scheme or the scheme aimed at reducing malnutrition, is very valuable but with 47%...
- Election Monitoring (20 May 2010)
Michael D Higgins: I am very disturbed by the implications of the Minister of State's reply. In regard to the 2005 elections, the announcement from Addis Ababa by the head of the EU observer mission on the basis of a partial count had consequences which can only be described as disastrous. After the 2005 elections, the announcement from Addis Ababa by the EU observer mission on the basis of a partial count had...
- Tax Policy (20 May 2010)
Michael D Higgins: Irish Aid is of great assistance in these matters. I refer specifically to Tanzania where a new gold mine has been opened every year since 1998. A study funded by Christian Aid indicates that, between 2000 and 2008, â¬265.5 million in taxes were lost because of gross abuse by extractive industries. Putting this figure in context, Tanzania receives â¬470 million in aid in a full year....
- Tax Policy (20 May 2010)
Michael D Higgins: Does the Minister of State agree it is a pity that the Irish Aid strategy paper for Tanzania did not refer specifically to abuses by mining companies?
- Tax Policy (20 May 2010)
Michael D Higgins: Perhaps we should do so.