Results 14,961-14,980 of 50,453 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2013)
Micheál Martin: There have been just 12 split mortgages to date.
- Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2013)
Micheál Martin: The banks were given €9 billion for these purposes.
- Order of Business (13 Feb 2013)
Micheál Martin: In this evening's Evening Herald, there is an exclusive front-page article on the report into the death of Savita Halappanavar. The report has been leaked to the newspaper.
- Order of Business (13 Feb 2013)
Micheál Martin: In respect of making time available in the House, will the Government publish the report immediately and facilitate opportunities for Deputies to speak on the report given the debate we have had so far on this very sensitive issue? I think the Taoiseach would agree that it is very unsatisfactory that it has been leaked in this manner, particularly when the Dáil has not had an...
- Order of Business (13 Feb 2013)
Micheál Martin: And no guillotine.
- Order of Business (13 Feb 2013)
Micheál Martin: The Government decides the guillotine.
- Order of Business (13 Feb 2013)
Micheál Martin: Shame.
- Order of Business (13 Feb 2013)
Micheál Martin: Given the recent Irish weather, when is summer?
- Order of Business (13 Feb 2013)
Micheál Martin: What about upward-only rent reviews?
- Order of Business (13 Feb 2013)
Micheál Martin: I thought we were going to get an announcement from the Taoiseach.
- European Council: Statements (13 Feb 2013)
Micheál Martin: There is clearly a lot of relief that the Council was able to agree a budget for the Union. However, the budget that has emerged is not one that will stimulate growth, create jobs or increase competitiveness. It could actually lead to a structural deficit and it does not help Ireland or any country that wants the European Union to help its citizens at this time of deep crisis. As we have...
- European Council: Statements (13 Feb 2013)
Micheál Martin: The opening paragraph of the 47 page document agreed at the European Council on the EU budget states, "We must ensure the European Union's budget is geared to lifting Europe out of the crisis". With 26 million people out of work, how can a fall in the European Union budget, as a percentage of gross European national income, from 0.98% to 0.95%, actually represent an attempt to lift Europe...
- European Council: Statements (13 Feb 2013)
Micheál Martin: That is the percentage under the Commission's proposal. What is the percentage in the context of the outgoing programme?
- European Council: Statements (13 Feb 2013)
Micheál Martin: The figure for the past seven years was 10%.
- European Council: Statements (13 Feb 2013)
Micheál Martin: Will the Tánaiste provide me with the details later?
- European Council: Statements (13 Feb 2013)
Micheál Martin: Will the Tánaiste provide me with the details later to confirm that the figure represents a reduction of 10% on the figure for the last programme? That is what the Financial Times stated and I wish to confirm it.
- European Council: Statements (13 Feb 2013)
Micheál Martin: I acknowledge that the Tánaiste has several questions to answer but he did not address two issues in particular. First, I ask about the huge emphasis placed on additional limits to payments as opposed to commitments, which is a real difference in this budget. Second, how has the Irish Government engaged with the British Government in regard to Prime Minister Cameron's very destructive...
- Promissory Notes Arrangement: Motion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2013)
Micheál Martin: We welcome this deal as a significant improvement on the previous situation. It delivers important benefits, particularly in terms of the profile of Irish debt over coming decades. In the medium term it relieves some of the pressure on the budget. What the deal absolutely does not do, however, is deliver the final answer. It marks progress but it is not a fundamental game change. The...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Legislation (13 Feb 2013)
Micheál Martin: To ask the Minister for Health if he has received many representations in relation to the proposed legislation for abortion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2299/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Legislation (13 Feb 2013)
Micheál Martin: To ask the Minister for Health if he has been asked to meet any of the Churches in relation to the forthcoming legislation on abortion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2392/13]