Results 8,241-8,260 of 50,294 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Leaders' Questions (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: It was.
- Leaders' Questions (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: It should never have been sought.
- Leaders' Questions (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: It was not a legal question. Legal advice should not have been sought.
- Leaders' Questions (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: They are not explicit.
- Order of Business (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: I put it to the Taoiseach that we have not agreed to the arrangements for statements on the Moriarty tribunal report. Sufficient time has not been allocated to deal comprehensively with the statements and the questions that will follow. We also need clarification on who is to answer questions. Last week I asked the Taoiseach whether he would answer questions on this issue and whether other...
- Order of Business (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: It is fundamental.
- Order of Business (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: Can I just-----
- Order of Business (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: On a point of order-----
- Order of Business (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: It is not that it is tough-----
- Order of Business (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: On a point of order, I seek agreement with the Taoiseach.
- Order of Business (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: A Cheann Comhairle, may I-----
- Order of Business (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: It is over three weeks since the changes in ministerial responsibilities were announced yet Members of this House are being denied the right to ask questions of two members of the Government. All questions to Deputy Brendan Howlin are being answered by the Minister for Finance, Deputy Michael Noonan. All questions to Deputy Frances Fitzgerald are being answered by the Minister for Health...
- Moriarty Tribunal Report: Statements (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: I welcome the publication of the final report of the Tribunal of Inquiry into Payments to Politicians and Related Matters. I accept fully the conclusions of the Moriarty tribunal, and I note that sentence is missing from the Taoiseach's address. The Taoiseach needs to clarify prior to the conclusion of this debate that he accepts the conclusions and findings of the Moriarty report-----
- Moriarty Tribunal Report: Statements (29 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: -----and not just the recommendations. As we know, Mr. Justice Moriarty had an extremely difficult task. He investigated complex matters and faced active hostility from some individuals before the tribunal. He has done his work with integrity, commitment and skill and he has produced a very comprehensive report. I believe the Dáil and the public should thank him for his efforts. This is a...
- Leaders' Questions (30 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: During yesterday's statements on the Moriarty tribunal, the Taoiseach spoke for half an hour and during that time he managed many attacks on Fianna Fáil but he did not make a single statement concerning the actions and the handling of the awarding of the mobile telephone licence by Fine Gael and the Government in 1995. The specific actions he outlined were intended, in my view, to draw a...
- Leaders' Questions (30 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: I am well aware of the constitutional situation and I am well aware that the Dáil cannot force a Member out in circumstances such as this. However, a motion of censure makes it very clear the unanimous position of the Dáil with regard to the behaviour of Deputy Lowry as outlined by the Moriarty tribunal. It is as simple as that. This is about the Dáil making a statement in as concrete...
- Leaders' Questions (30 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: Forget that now. The Taoiseach should answer the question.
- Leaders' Questions (30 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: We all know that.
- Leaders' Questions (30 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: Does the Taoiseach accept the findings?
- Leaders' Questions (30 Mar 2011)
Micheál Martin: Does the Taoiseach accept them?