Results 16,281-16,300 of 50,683 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Order of Business (10 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: It is not. We have consistently opposed the Government's consistent use of the guillotine in dealing with a range of legislation. A substantial number of amendments have been submitted to the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013 and given the enormous interest in the Bill, irrespective of one's perspective, the decision to conclude the debate with one vote, even if all of the...
- Order of Business (10 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: Is the Taoiseach suggesting we would remain for a further period?
- Order of Business (10 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: We did not agree.
- Order of Business (10 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: With regard to the health information Bill, the Future Health document stated it would have been published by the end of the second quarter of 2013. The Taoiseach might indicate when we can expect publication of that Bill. With regard to the universal health insurance legislation and the White Paper that was promised on that, I would point out that, under the Dutch model, to which the...
- Order of Business (10 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: It should not take seven months to be cleared.
- Business of Dáil (10 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: I would like to place on record the absolute absence of any consultation with the Opposition Whips in regard to the farcical motion just put before the House. In terms of the public perception of this House, the motion put by the Government, without notice, has reduced this situation to a farce.
- Business of Dáil (10 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: The public perception will be one of incredulity in terms of what has been proposed.
- Business of Dáil (10 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: It is wrong of the Government to do this. It is bad enough if people want to use jackboot tactics against their own Members, but it is not good enough that they try to use them against every other Member.
- Business of Dáil (10 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: There is no national emergency here. This session could, if the Government wanted, be postponed until tomorrow. If Members want to deliberate further, we have no difficulty with that.
- Business of Dáil (10 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: For the Government to treat the Opposition in the manner it has, and indeed some its own backbenchers, and keep them here until 5 a.m. is a joke. Nor does it do justice to the issue. It does not do justice to the sensitivity of the issue.
- Business of Dáil (10 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: At 9.57 p.m. there was a text message from the Chief Whip - no consultation, no meeting, and they talk about Dáil reform. No wonder they want to abolish the Seanad.
- Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: These is a proposition before us, and I want to-----
- Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: As dawn breaks-----
- Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: -----I say to the Chief Whip that he has made an absolute shambles of this debate-----
- Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: -----and he has brought the House into disrepute through the manner in which he has handled it and consulted with the Opposition. We agree to the adjournment.
- Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach should stop the immature schoolyard bullying.
- Leaders' Questions (11 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: Last night's sitting of the House was shambolic and lamentable. It undermined respect for Parliament and how we conduct ourselves. The Government's approach was revealing in its absolute contempt for this institution. Initially we were to conclude at 10 p.m. but the debate was extended to midnight.
- Leaders' Questions (11 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: Without warning, the Chief Whip texted the Opposition Whips at 9.57 p.m. to announce that we were to sit until 5 a.m. If he had properly organised the schedule for this Bill we could have been here at 9 a.m. and could have debated it until midnight. We could have done the sensible thing. It seems that the internal difficulties of the Fine Gael Party, in particular, were the ultimate...
- Leaders' Questions (11 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: It reveals an instinct and it warns the public about the approach the Government will take if the State is left with a unicameral system by the end of this year, courtesy of our referendum.
- Leaders' Questions (11 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: It is not normal to sit until 5 a.m. on a Bill such as this.