Results 10,341-10,360 of 50,297 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Order of Business (2 Nov 2011)
Micheál Martin: It has not happened yet. Since the European Council has changed, the Minister of State has answered the questions. In fairness, I have no problem with the Minister of State because she answered the questions with far greater clarity than the Taoiseach did last week.
- Order of Business (2 Nov 2011)
Micheál Martin: On behalf of my party, I call on the Taoiseach and the Government to reflect on the anger and frustration of Members on the opposite side of the House. We forced the Dáil to come back this week to discuss these issues. I do not intend to leave the Chamber, because my role is to stay and to pursue these issues with the Taoiseach. In the context of the debate on the European summit, I ask...
- European Council: Statements (2 Nov 2011)
Micheál Martin: Last week the leaders of Europe held their 14th summit devoted to the economic crisis. Having watched events escalate to the stage where the scale of the emergency threatened the foundations of the European Union, the leaders expressed their determination to act decisively. They announced that they were finally going to face down the crisis, prevent contagion and move the European Union...
- European Council: Statements (2 Nov 2011)
Micheál Martin: It was a great stroke. It was brilliant.
- European Council: Statements (2 Nov 2011)
Micheál Martin: I concede I am not in the same league as the Taoiseach when it comes to snow jobs.
- European Council: Statements (2 Nov 2011)
Micheál Martin: Given that the Taoiseach saw the issue of burning the bondholders as central in the months leading up to the last general election and that as late as June of this year the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, made it clear that he wanted to do the same and made an ostentatious and public announcement in that regard in the United States to RTE for all to see, I cannot understand how, at the...
- European Council: Statements (2 Nov 2011)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach chose not to put it on the agenda. Why not?
- European Council: Statements (2 Nov 2011)
Micheál Martin: Why did the Taoiseach not raise the issue?
- European Council: Statements (2 Nov 2011)
Micheál Martin: Greek default.
- European Council: Statements (2 Nov 2011)
Micheál Martin: No we did not.
- European Council: Statements (2 Nov 2011)
Micheál Martin: I made reference to that in my speech. What did the Taoiseach say?
- European Council: Statements (2 Nov 2011)
Micheál Martin: Restructuring in Greece was discussed last week, as was the recapitalisation of banks exposed as a result of that. The Taoiseach did not bring this issue up.
- European Council: Statements (2 Nov 2011)
Micheál Martin: That will not wash. The Taoiseach said he would do "X", but he did nothing. He did not even try.
- European Council: Statements (2 Nov 2011)
Micheál Martin: No they are not. The Minister said before the House last week that it would not be raised at the summit. It is incredible to be hearing this.
- European Council: Statements (2 Nov 2011)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach did not even try. That is the issue.
- European Council: Statements (2 Nov 2011)
Micheál Martin: The Minister of State, Deputy Creighton, reported to me last week. She said in this House that the Taoiseach was not tabling this as an issue. That is the basis upon which I make my assertion.
- European Council: Statements (2 Nov 2011)
Micheál Martin: That is interrelated. It gave the Taoiseach his first and only opportunity to do something about this since the original crisis arose.
- European Council: Statements (2 Nov 2011)
Micheál Martin: I said all of that to the Taoiseach before the election and he rejected it completely. He is chancing his arm.
- European Council: Statements (2 Nov 2011)
Micheál Martin: That is rubbish. He knows the complexity of all that. It will not wash for too much longer.
- European Council: Statements (2 Nov 2011)
Micheál Martin: What about the Minister?