Results 8,961-8,980 of 50,297 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Order of Business (8 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: It is not agreed to.
- Order of Business (8 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: I make the point that there are many aspects to be considered in this legislation. I do not believe there is any necessity to guillotine this Bill and shorten the duration of its consideration and time allocated for its debate in the House to the degree proposed by the Government. We have had many commitments about Dáil reform and many fine statements about accountability and strengthening...
- Order of Business (8 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: Deputy Higgins is right and the Government knows he is right.
- Official Engagements (8 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach the reason he did not raise the issue of the interest rate on the British loan with British Prime Minister David Cameron during his recent meeting. [13625/11]
- Official Engagements (8 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach if he raised the issue of British support for Ireland's efforts to acquire a lower interest rate on the EU/IMF programme of support with British Prime Minister David Cameron during his recent meeting; and if not, the reason therefor. [13626/11]
- Official Engagements (8 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: I will make a number of comments before moving on to specific questions. In this session, only six questions are on the Order Paper because of the aggressive approach taken by the Taoiseach's office and the Department in disallowing and transferring questions. Will the Taoiseach examine the issue? For example, last week we asked the Taoiseach about his opinion on EU enlargement, which is a...
- Official Engagements (8 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: We are discussing the policy on responses.
- Official Engagements (8 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: I know. That is why I am raising it.
- Official Engagements (8 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: Last week, six questions were grouped together.
- Official Engagements (8 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: There is a deliberate policy of disallowing and transferring questions, which is reducing accountability in the House. The two questions I have tabled relate to an important issue, one that was caught in the wider set of questions tabled last week but was not answered. I want a straight and clear answer as to why the issue identified by the Government from the outset as being its first...
- Official Engagements (8 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach said in his formal reply that there was no explicit discussion with the British Prime Minister on the interest rate on the British loan and nor was there intended to be. I find that revelation incredible.
- Official Engagements (8 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: It would seem to me that the logical and tactically correct strategy would be to seek a reduction on the bilateral loan with Britain as this would force the hand of other EU Heads of State to do likewise on the broader EU-IMF deal. The Taoiseach has from the outset identified this matter as the Government's number one priority. On 11 March, the EU Heads of State stated that funding costs...
- Official Engagements (8 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: Right through.
- Official Engagements (8 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: I asked the Taoiseach the reason he did not raise with the British Prime Minister the issue of the interest rate on the British loan but I do not believe I received a specific answer - nor has anybody else. I asked the question on the basis that if one believes the interest rate under the EU-IMF programme is too high, as the Taoiseach clearly does, surely he would apply the same logic to the...
- Official Engagements (8 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: There is no logic or sense to that.
- State Visits (8 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach if he discussed the speech he delivered at College Green Dublin, on 23 May 2011 with the US President Barack Obama. [14525/11]
- State Visits (8 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: It was a very good and welcome visit, carried out in a very positive manner and, in my view, the Taoiseach made a good speech. I did not refer to the aspect of his quotation from the President's speech, which tells us a great deal. Clearly, when the Taoiseach implements all the policies of his predecessor without acknowledging them he pays homage to the policies of the outgoing Government....
- State Visits (8 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: We can take some solace that this was really what the Taoiseach means, now that subordinated bondholders are being burned and Deputy Brian Lenihan's policy is being acted upon. However, the real issue, the core of my question, concerns a serious allegation. The Taoiseach's speech did not mention this - it was clearly decided not to mention it - namely, that the United States Administration...
- State Visits (8 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: Did the Taoiseach ask the President to outline his views on the burning of senior bank bondholders? It is a simple question. This question does not apply to Ireland alone - it applies to the eurozone and across the globe. It is a simple and straightforward question. When the Taoiseach met President Obama, he had an opportunity to raise this fundamental issue and to ascertain the views of...
- State Visits (8 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: They are.