Results 39,901-39,920 of 51,305 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: I listened to the Deputy for four minutes plus and not one single solution or one single proposal came from her in respect of this. When we put forward the first home scheme, for example-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: -----it was opposed by Sinn Féin.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: While the various schemes that the-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: Through the Chair, this is the same tactic all the time.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: I did not interrupt Deputy McDonald when she spoke but inevitably now the tactic is to interrupt my good self or others when we are making comments.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: Saying I have dismissed-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: That is more of the populism.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: That is the classic populist trope that Deputy Ó Broin has just articulated.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: It absolutely is.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: It is trying to suggest we are somehow not empathising people who are in difficulty with housing.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: The only way to respond is to build houses.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: When you look at Clonliffe Road-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: -----the Deputy opposite feels free to oppose-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: I just want to make a point.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: The party opposite is a serial opposer of housing all the time.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: Clonliffe Road is one of them.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: The technology sector is going through a difficult phase globally and there are some manifestations of that here. As the Deputy said, Meta has made a global pronouncement that will have implications for Ireland but we have to facilitate and provide for proper consultation between the company and its employees. The employees who may be affected should at least be afforded - it is our...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: All works must be treated with respect and dignity and in line with our law and employment law. I made it very clear in the context of the Twitter announcement that I was not at all happy with the manner of it. Respect and dignity are very important in communication terms. There are established frameworks for communication and there are obligations on employers in proposing collective...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. He is correct that the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, was to cover Leaders' Questions today. I was not sure I would get back on time. I flew through the night to get here. I managed to get back for the Cabinet meeting and I then took the opportunity to come to the Chamber.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: Deputy Shanahan is correct regarding an announcement on funding for the Waterford North Quays project. It is a fantastic announcement, which the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, brought to the Cabinet today. The Cabinet approved the decision to invest, along with the local authority, more than €200 million in what is a groundbreaking project for Waterford and the North Quays public...