Results 16,021-16,040 of 50,683 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Leaders' Questions (19 Jun 2013)
Micheál Martin: I made the opposite claim. The Taoiseach is not being alarmist at all.
- Leaders' Questions (19 Jun 2013)
Micheál Martin: I asked him to answer "yes" or "no".
- Order of Business (19 Jun 2013)
Micheál Martin: In the legislative programme, the Health (Amendment) Bill, which is before the Seanad, is listed as providing for "the extending of a publicly funded GP service without fees". The Bill was published late last Friday and is being debated in the Seanad this week. However, there is no section to deal with free GP care and there is no explanation of that. Why is that the case? Can we expect...
- Order of Business (19 Jun 2013)
Micheál Martin: Did the Minister say the end of the year?
- Order of Business (19 Jun 2013)
Micheál Martin: The Minister of State, Deputy White, gave the commitment that he would have it by the end of this session if I am not mistaken. I refer to the commitment on the extension of GP cover for those with long-term illnesses, for example. That was resiled from, but the Minister of State promised he would have legislative proposals on that before the end of this session. Is the Minister now saying...
- Order of Business (19 Jun 2013)
Micheál Martin: It is back to the Attorney General again.
- Order of Business (19 Jun 2013)
Micheál Martin: Deputy Bannon is out of order. What legislation is that?
- Order of Business (19 Jun 2013)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach does not believe they are controversial in any way.
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Bodies Code of Conduct (19 Jun 2013)
Micheál Martin: 38. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has any concerns in relation to corporate governance and other issues in relation to the Irish Greyhound Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29341/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations (19 Jun 2013)
Micheál Martin: 61. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proposals he has made, if any, to reduce the level of penalties and inspections on farms and to increase the level of tolerance for practical farming issues under cross compliance as part of the current Common Agricultural Policy negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29353/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Programme for Government Implementation (19 Jun 2013)
Micheál Martin: 114. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the commitment in the Programme for Government in which it is planned to hold a referendum to protect the right of the citizens to communicate in confidence with public representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25197/13]
- Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2013)
Micheál Martin: The revelations in the Irish Independent this week of recordings between senior Anglo Irish Bank executives has angered, sickened and shocked people across the country. The conversations recorded illustrate a banking culture that was reckless, oblivious to the damage it was causing people, devoid of any sense of responsibility to anyone other than interests of self-preservation, and...
- Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2013)
Micheál Martin: Has the Taoiseach reached conclusions already?
- Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2013)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach's response confirms why it would be impossible to have a non-partisan independent inquiry conducted by the Oireachtas. The use of the word "collusion" and his various other remarks all confirm how incapable the Taoiseach and those in his party will be of conducting an impartial inquiry. However, that is not the point. It would undoubtedly be partisan, as per the Taoiseach's...
- Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2013)
Micheál Martin: -----and similar in nature to the Leveson inquiry in the United Kingdom. We all saw how effective it was in holding to account people who were not public officeholders, as well as officeholders. It was very effective.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2013)
Micheál Martin: It was in a position to make very good recommendations on how to make changes and improvements for the future. I suggest to the Taoiseach and the Government, in a spirit of co-operation, that the Bill represents a far better framework for conducting an inquiry into the banking sector collapse than the proposed parliamentary inquiry. Quite simply, it does not have the teeth or wherewithal to...
- Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2013)
Micheál Martin: We said that. That is no problem.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2013)
Micheál Martin: Steady now.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2013)
Micheál Martin: They cannot be held to account by a parliamentary inquiry.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2013)
Micheál Martin: What about a public inquiry?