Results 11,461-11,480 of 50,453 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- European Council Meeting: Statements (1 Feb 2012)
Micheál Martin: What do "permanent character" and "binding force" mean? I only want the answer.
- European Council Meeting: Statements (1 Feb 2012)
Micheál Martin: I appreciate that.
- European Council Meeting: Statements (1 Feb 2012)
Micheál Martin: Ridiculous.
- European Council Meeting: Statements (1 Feb 2012)
Micheál Martin: We had a referendum in 1999 on local government.
- European Council Meeting: Statements (1 Feb 2012)
Micheál Martin: Here we go again.
- European Council Meeting: Statements (1 Feb 2012)
Micheál Martin: Here we go again. We get this all the time.
- European Council Meeting: Statements (1 Feb 2012)
Micheál Martin: The Minister of State is too partisan. She will alienate more people by the way she goes on.
- European Council Meeting: Statements (1 Feb 2012)
Micheál Martin: I asked a question. Is there an answer?
- Banks Recapitalisation (1 Feb 2012)
Micheál Martin: Question 6: To ask the Minister for Finance the timeline that he envisages for conclusion of the discussions with the EU European Central Bank in relation to reducing the net cost of the bank recapitalisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5629/12]
- Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (1 Feb 2012)
Micheál Martin: Question 54: To ask the Minister for Finance the studies he has commissioned or reviewed regarding the likely impact of the fiscal control provisions in the proposed European treaty as part of his consideration of the matters before the European Council. [4755/12]
- Leaders' Questions (7 Feb 2012)
Micheál Martin: Last week I asked the Taoiseach if the Government had a national plan to protect front-line services following the well flagged and expected exodus of public servants on 29 February. He responded that the Government "has no intention of allowing a situation where it is not possible for front-line services to be fulfilled." He added that there was a central planning unit and sectoral...
- Leaders' Questions (7 Feb 2012)
Micheál Martin: These things would not be happening if there had been a planned approach to this particular issue. Why are we getting a constant drip feed of issues arising from the difficulties caused by this exit from the public service? The public and the workers are awaiting certainty and guidance from the Government on this issue. If there is a plan, will the Taoiseach agree to publish it? Will he...
- Leaders' Questions (7 Feb 2012)
Micheál Martin: I take it from that reply that no transition teams are in place today. Last Sunday the Taoiseach said on RTE that the Government had set up transition teams. We have to move away from saying one thing on Sunday and another thing on Tuesday.
- Leaders' Questions (7 Feb 2012)
Micheál Martin: I agree with the Taoiseach that health is the most vulnerable sector. It is clear that there is an absence of any planning in this area. Surgery would not be cancelled to the extent that has occurred if there was any degree of planning in advance. There is now a nine month delay in processing medical card applications. There is not a Deputy in the House who has not been called by people...
- Leaders' Questions (7 Feb 2012)
Micheál Martin: That is the stable door closing.
- Leaders' Questions (7 Feb 2012)
Micheál Martin: There are no teams in place. Sunday's announcement was not quite correct then.
- Leaders' Questions (7 Feb 2012)
Micheál Martin: In spite of the rugby match, people were keenly listening to what the Taoiseach was saying on Sunday.
- Leaders' Questions (7 Feb 2012)
Micheál Martin: We did it and it was a very good public health measure.
- Leaders' Questions (7 Feb 2012)
Micheál Martin: But do they exist?
- Leaders' Questions (7 Feb 2012)
Micheál Martin: It is the Taoiseach's own regulatory impact assessment, the Government's own document.