Results 49,241-49,260 of 51,305 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)
Micheál Martin: -----that the Deputy has many friends-----
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)
Micheál Martin: -----on Capitol Hill. She has many funders in America who have funded her organisation. She has many business contacts.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)
Micheál Martin: She meets with many developers in the United States. I think the reason she did not go to the United States is that she did not want to face them in respect of the different American perspective on the Middle East.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)
Micheál Martin: I have no issue with going and articulating the fundamental principled stance Ireland has taken.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)
Micheál Martin: The Deputy dodged it deliberately and decided to stay at home, which I think was a mistake and robs her of any credibility in attacking me or criticising me in respect of this issue.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)
Micheál Martin: Again, I did not do that in any shape or form. In any interactions I had, I articulated that the programme for Government was progressing the occupied territories Bill. I made that very clear and I listed out all the actions we had taken, which are well known to the House. Fundamentally, however, it seems to me that Prime Minister Netanyahu, irrespective of what gets said here or what...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)
Micheál Martin: No, I did not, but I am interested in how the Deputy is conflating the Bord Pleanála decision - I hope she accepts that An Bord Pleanála is an independent body-----
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)
Micheál Martin: I am just making the point that I hope that everybody accepts that it is an independent body. Its decision should not be conflated with an earlier decision of the Government in respect of energy security, which is required. The legal opinion, by the way, to the previous Minister, which is on file in the Department, is such that, legally, it is not possible to prohibit fracked gas as to what...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)
Micheál Martin: There is full transparency. The Government took a decision and announced it, you know.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)
Micheál Martin: The energy security piece is separate to An Bord Pleanála's decision.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)
Micheál Martin: I did not say that.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)
Micheál Martin: The engagement and the visit to the US honours a long tradition of celebrating Irish America and the role it played in the building of America and the historic ties that exist. I know the Deputy would prefer if they had never existed because, in fairness to her, she has had a very consistent anti-American position for decades.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)
Micheál Martin: Irrespective of who is President, that has been the Deputy's position, but there are very significant economic links with the US. Thousands of Irish-----
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)
Micheál Martin: Over------
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)
Micheál Martin: I am sorry. The Deputy asked me a question about my trip to the US and if I thought it was this, that and the other. I just wish to make a very fundamental point. Hundreds of thousands of jobs in this country depend on that economic relationship. Many workers out there are working in multinational companies and so on.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)
Micheál Martin: Well, the Deputy did.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)
Micheál Martin: The Deputy did ask me about that.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)
Micheál Martin: I did. I publicly stated my position on Conor McGregor, but the Deputy asked me how did the trip go and did I think it was a success and so on.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)
Micheál Martin: Sure, I am not getting a chance-----
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)
Micheál Martin: The Deputy also twisted it a lot to suit her own agenda.