Results 8,761-8,780 of 50,297 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Order of Business (25 May 2011)
Micheál Martin: I want to get clarification on that.
- Order of Business (25 May 2011)
Micheál Martin: On a point of order-----
- Order of Business (25 May 2011)
Micheál Martin: I accept that. I am not talking about any specific measure.
- Order of Business (25 May 2011)
Micheál Martin: I am trying to be constructive here.
- Order of Business (25 May 2011)
Micheál Martin: If we are to vote on a constitutional amendment on any issue on the day of the presidential election, we will need to know when the legislation will be introduced in the House. Timelines in terms of referendum commissions, etc., will have to be adhered to. That is the information I am trying to seek.
- Order of Business (25 May 2011)
Micheál Martin: Will there be any referendum on the day of the presidential election?
- Order of Business (25 May 2011)
Micheál Martin: I have asked that question three times.
- Order of Business (25 May 2011)
Micheál Martin: Yes. I asked that at the beginning.
- Order of Business (25 May 2011)
Micheál Martin: What about the referendum on children's rights?
- Order of Business (25 May 2011)
Micheál Martin: Fine. I thank the Taoiseach.
- Order of Business (25 May 2011)
Micheál Martin: The programme for Government was-----
- Order of Business (25 May 2011)
Micheál Martin: I wish Victor a healthy and happy retirement and thank him for his courtesy, understanding and assistance through the years. He personified the very high standards of the personnel of the House, both in their facilitation of Members and interaction with the general public.
- Official Engagements (25 May 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide details of his recent visit to New York. [9869/11]
- Official Engagements (25 May 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide the details of his recent visit to New York; the merits of the visit; and if he will outline any other upcoming visits to promote investment here. [10469/11]
- Official Engagements (25 May 2011)
Micheál Martin: On the Taoiseach's visit, I welcome the fact that we maintain a strong engagement with our diaspora. I was particularly active in terms of the global diaspora and the United States. I learned recently that the Government has decided to have a second Farmleigh summit of the Global Irish Economic Forum. Does the Taoiseach agree that the concept of the forum was a good one when it was...
- Official Engagements (25 May 2011)
Micheál Martin: Arising from the Taoiseach's earlier reply on trade and the division of responsibility, I am disappointed with what is happening. When he announced the new Cabinet, it was clear that responsibility for trade policy was to be in the Department of Foreign Affairs, hence the name Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. It seems there has been a resiling from that position and that now...
- Official Engagements (25 May 2011)
Micheál Martin: I put it to the Taoiseach that when I met ambassadors from around the world when they came back to Ireland a year ago, they all clearly articulated the idea that responsibility for trade policy should reside in the Department of Foreign Affairs because it would facilitate greater synergy of approach. From what the Taoiseach said, it seems that is not now happening. This is a mistake. The...
- Official Engagements (25 May 2011)
Micheál Martin: I am asking the Taoiseach whether he had any discussions on the specific issue of a bilateral agreement on the basis of the E3 visa which is a renewable work permit, a matter about which we have had discussions in the past. Given the difficulties outlined by the Taoiseach in achieving comprehensive immigration policy reform, have there been any separate discussions on the possibility of...
- Official Engagements (25 May 2011)
Micheál Martin: That is what I am saying. I am asking about the New York visit.
- Official Engagements (25 May 2011)
Micheál Martin: It was a good initiative.