Results 9,101-9,120 of 50,297 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Freedom of Information (28 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: That is a favourite tactic of mine in Cork South-Central. Has the Taoiseach considered the time in which the processing of such requests is taking within his Department? He states in his reply that four such requests are currently being processed. The Department of Social Protection replied to a request for documents relating to the pension levy two week ago, yet a similar request to the...
- Freedom of Information (28 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: I think it was over two weeks ago.
- Official Engagements (28 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 9: To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the outcome of discussions at the European Council Meeting in Brussels last week. [17278/11]
- Official Engagements (28 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 10: To ask the Taoiseach if he will give details of his discussions with President Sarkozy in recent weeks. [17279/11]
- Official Engagements (28 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 11: To ask the Taoiseach if he will detail his bilateral contacts with other heads of Government in recent weeks outside of the context of the meeting of the European Council. [17288/11]
- Official Engagements (28 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 18: To ask the Taoiseach if he has reconsidered making personal contact with French President Nicolas Sarkozy to discuss France's attempts to veto a lowering of the interest rate. [17675/11]
- Official Engagements (28 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: There are 17 questions in this group, which is a new record for the Taoiseach. The effect of these groupings is that we are denied specific responses to specific questions. The idea that every European issue is the same is ridiculous, and there is no basis for grouping 17 questions. I have four questions in this group and I suggest that the Taoiseach has not answered these comprehensively...
- Official Engagements (28 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: I am coming to a question. Given the huge spinning efforts concerning what happened at the Taoiseach's meeting with the French President, Mr. Sarkozy, will he tell us how long the meeting lasted? The Taoiseach also briefed the media claiming he made a presentation on Ireland's case at the Council. How long did this presentation take and on which part of the agenda did it take place?
- Official Engagements (28 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: It is a new record for the Taoiseach today, however.
- Official Engagements (28 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: I asked two specific supplementary questions.
- Official Engagements (28 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: I asked two specific supplementary questions.
- Official Engagements (28 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: I asked the Taoiseach two specific supplementary questions. First, how long did the meeting with the French President, Mr. Sarkozy, last? It is okay if he does not want to answer it. Second, the Taoiseach briefed the media that he made a presentation to the Council but he has just referred to one given to the European People's Party. It seems he made none to the Council.
- Official Engagements (28 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: There is spin and counter-spin and there is much more spinning than there should be.
- Official Engagements (28 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: Putting aside the academic debate on the overspinning of every development in this matter, will the Taoiseach explain to the House how the formal conclusions of the Council meeting should be viewed as progress? The conclusions express confidence that the debts of Ireland and Portugal will be sustainable if the two countries implement their agreed programmes. In contrast, the agreement of...
- Leaders' Questions (28 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: Earlier this year, the deputy leader of Fine Gael wrote a series of public letters, giving direct guarantees concerning services in hospitals throughout the country. I have one such letter from February, which is an open letter from Deputy James Reilly to the people of Roscommon. He stated that "Fine Gael undertakes to retain the emergency surgical, medical and other health services at...
- Leaders' Questions (28 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: Two months ago, the Minister for Health, Deputy Reilly, fired the expert board of the HSE and took direct personal charge of the health service, so I presume the Taoiseach and his Cabinet colleagues are fully informed of what has been going on. I have two questions. Why are crystal clear commitments, made only a few months ago, now being abandoned? Why did the Taoiseach personally claim...
- Leaders' Questions (28 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: That is an extraordinary response. The Taoiseach had complete knowledge of all of that before the election, as did the Minister for Health. He was fully aware of the facts but the Taoiseach made those promises to Roscommon and to other hospitals throughout the country and he should explain now why he is breaking them. His colleague, the Chairman of the Oireachtas Committee on Health and...
- Leaders' Questions (28 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: Who could have known the Government would seek to do it by closing the hospital as we know it? I want an answer from the Taoiseach. Why did he and the Minister for Health make those clear promises? In advance of the election as Opposition spokesman, the Minister for Health wrote to the clinical director of operations in the HSE and told him to stop the configuration plans because he would...
- Leaders' Questions (28 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: He is a medical doctor; he knew full well what was happening.
- Leaders' Questions (28 Jun 2011)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach made a promise.