Results 12,721-12,740 of 50,453 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)
Micheál Martin: There were no press conferences about it but he should do it. It is the honourable and right thing to do by low income families who will bear the brunt of this decision It is not the banks or anybody else, but those families who will get into difficulty in the coming weeks and months.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)
Micheál Martin: The banks will retain the veto.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach could not answer that question yesterday.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach cannot answer any question.
- Order of Business (27 Jun 2012)
Micheál Martin: There is a lot of hot weather in the Labour Party at the moment.
- Order of Business (27 Jun 2012)
Micheál Martin: Is Deputy Keaveney here?
- Order of Business (27 Jun 2012)
Micheál Martin: On forthcoming legislation, I wish to point out to the Taoiseach that the Keane report did not recommend the ending of the mortgage interest supplement scheme. In my view he should not have distorted its recommendations in his response to my earlier questions. The report looks for sustainable models but nowhere in the Keane report is there a recommendation for the ending or the phasing out...
- Order of Business (27 Jun 2012)
Micheál Martin: Will the Taoiseach give the House an indication and an outline as to when it is proposed to circulate the personal insolvency Bill, the timetable for Second Stage debate and for Committee Stage and ultimate implementation and commencement? We need some idea of the timeline for implementation of the proposed measures.
- Order of Business (27 Jun 2012)
Micheál Martin: What is the timeline for Committee Stage?
- Order of Business (27 Jun 2012)
Micheál Martin: Will it be held in October?
- Order of Business (27 Jun 2012)
Micheál Martin: The banks were briefed first.
- Order of Business (27 Jun 2012)
Micheál Martin: They won the battle on it.
- School Curriculum (27 Jun 2012)
Micheál Martin: Question 6: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on proposals in Britain to make foreign language learning compulsory from the age of seven and if he will comment on the differences in approach between Britain and Ireland on foreign language learning among primary school students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30955/12]
- Written Answers — Water Services: Water Services (27 Jun 2012)
Micheál Martin: Question 142: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he met with representatives from Price Waterhouse Coopers in the context of the review they carried out on the water services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22698/12]
- Water Charges (28 Jun 2012)
Micheál Martin: Question 12: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the timeframe for the implementation of water charges; if he has reviewed the original timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31169/12]
- Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2012)
Micheál Martin: Life is extremely difficult for small to medium-size employers and those who create jobs. Domestic demand in particular is both poor and sluggish. People in the sector to which I refer require certainty and clarity. There is a growing sense that the sector is under attack as a result of the VAT increase of 2%, the decrease relating to redundancy rebates from 60% to 15% and the proposals on...
- Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2012)
Micheál Martin: I am not asking the Taoiseach to speculate on any old comment. The Taoiseach did not answer the question I asked, about whether an increase in PRSI is the same as an increase in income tax. Perhaps the Taoiseach can answer that when he responds. This was a considered speech by a senior Minister in the Taoiseach's Government. Last week, we were all briefed to the effect that this would not...
- Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2012)
Micheál Martin: The people in the sector do not know what is happening, have no idea what their costs will be and have no sense of direction. The Government has an obligation to provide clarity to people creating jobs in this country because they are not getting it at the moment. The only clarity on job targets we received from the Government is that the projected increase in employment has been reduced by...
- Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2012)
Micheál Martin: Is an increase in PRSI the same as an increase in income tax?
- Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2012)
Micheál Martin: I am not asking the Taoiseach to get sucked into anything.