Results 16,201-16,220 of 50,683 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: Would someone in arrears go to the ombudsman?
- Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: There is not.
- Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: And allow more repossessions.
- Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: Thousands of them.
- Order of Business (3 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: Perhaps the Minister would outline the purpose of the motion.
- Order of Business (3 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: Will the Minister outline what is involved?
- Order of Business (3 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: I would like the Minister to set out what committees will be affected.
- Order of Business (3 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: Will the Minister name the committees involved?
- Order of Business (3 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: What does it say?
- Order of Business (3 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: In terms of the procedures of the House, it is ridiculous that the Minister is not willing to stand up and announce the changes.
- Order of Business (3 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: No. This is a lengthy Order of Business. We may not have enough time to get through all that has been proposed. Before dealing with this specific issue, I wish to congratulate our Ombudsman and Information Commissioner, Ms Emily O'Reilly, on her election as European Ombudsman.
- Order of Business (3 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: It is an extraordinary tribute to her ability and illustrates the heights to which Irish journalists can go in Europe and globally. I wish her every success in her future career. This reflects well on our own office. I am delighted Ms O'Reilly has been successful in achieving a high honour. In terms of the motion before us, Fianna Fáil's spokesperson on public expenditure and...
- Order of Business (3 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: The purpose of today's Order Paper is almost exclusively to guillotine debates. During Questions yesterday, the House was treated to a presentation by the Taoiseach in which he stated he wanted to have a chat with me, Deputy Adams and others about Dáil reform.
- Order of Business (3 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: We have been hearing this message every week for the past year and a half. I have never had a discussion with the Taoiseach about Dáil reform because since taking office he has not volunteered to have one. The guillotine is increasingly being used to ram legislation through the House without proper debate.
- Order of Business (3 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: This practice is totally contrary to the specific commitment made by both parties in the programme for Government in which they signed up to ensuring that non-emergency legislation would not be guillotined. The social welfare Bill, legislation on the property tax and other Bills were guillotined before and after Christmas and the practice is being continued in the case of the Houses of the...
- Order of Business (3 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: This is very important legislation that essentially gives carte blanche to the banks to repossess family homes without any conditionality attached. When this is combined with a dilution of the protections of the code of conduct to unravel the protections that existed for people in mortgage arrears, we have a new landscape. People in mortgage arrears are now much more vulnerable as a result...
- Order of Business (3 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: I am entitled to speak. Deputy Stagg is not the Chair.
- Order of Business (3 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: Stop acting with the bully-boy tactics.
- Order of Business (3 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: Deputy Stagg is not the Chair. There is enough of a power grab going on now. He wants to run the whole show.
- Order of Business (3 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: This is the standing, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle.