Results 18,381-18,400 of 50,830 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Leaders' Questions (7 May 2014)
Micheál Martin: May I make a comment?
- Leaders' Questions (7 May 2014)
Micheál Martin: I would have appreciated some consultation on the issue, given that the Guerin report followed the presentation of issues to the Taoiseach by me in the Chamber related to very serious issues that merited further investigation. In good faith, the Taoiseach appointed a senior counsel to examine them. I sent the material to the Taoiseach. I am at a loss in the sense that I do not have...
- Leaders' Questions (7 May 2014)
Micheál Martin: This is Leaders' Questions.
- Leaders' Questions (7 May 2014)
Micheál Martin: Yes.
- Leaders' Questions (7 May 2014)
Micheál Martin: I had questions originally for the Minister, Deputy Alan Shatter, in relation to the Data Protection Acts.
- Leaders' Questions (7 May 2014)
Micheál Martin: That is not the point. Something very urgent and profound has been raised by the Taoiseach by way of an information statement.
- Leaders' Questions (7 May 2014)
Micheál Martin: No opportunity has been given to Opposition Members to respond to it. I understand there may be reasons for this, but I ask the Taoiseach if he can outline to the House the nature of the conclusions of Mr. Guerin's report that have led to the Minister's resignation. It is a very significant outcome of the report that it caused the Minister to resign. Can the Taoiseach outline whether the...
- Leaders' Questions (7 May 2014)
Micheál Martin: On a personal level, it is a very difficult day for any Minister to have to resign. On a political and a policy level, we certainly had differences with the Minister, Deputy Alan Shatter. I recall his rather trenchant - or very strong - comments on this issue in the House, but be that as it may. I take it that the Taoiseach has read the report and that, therefore, he must have had...
- Leaders' Questions (7 May 2014)
Micheál Martin: I am still unclear on the necessity for the Minister to resign or the reasons the report led to his resignation. Was the Taoiseach of the opinion that it made that a necessity? Can he outline to the House in any shape or detail what the report states? I take it that he is confirming that a separate commission of investigation to the one in relation to Garda taping will be established to...
- Order of Business (7 May 2014)
Micheál Martin: Again, I say it was wrong of the Taoiseach not to consult with the leaders of the Opposition in regard to what he has just announced to the House in the context of the Guerin investigation. It would have been useful if the Taoiseach had shared some of the main headlines and content of that report because we had no indication the report had reached his desk or that it would have such dramatic...
- Order of Business (7 May 2014)
Micheál Martin: -----and the Taoiseach has indicated that a commission of investigation will be established following the recommendations of the report. Does the Taoiseach then intend to have a full debate on the report in the House next week? He indicated that time would be made available for a comprehensive debate on it. Will the Taoiseach confirm whether that is the order in which the Government...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (7 May 2014)
Micheál Martin: 80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the provisions that have been made to cater for the 29 children on waiting lists to attend a school (details supplied) in County Meath; the options available to the parents of these children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20532/14]
- Nomination of Member of Government: Motion (8 May 2014)
Micheál Martin: For any person, a nomination to serve as a Cabinet Minister is a great personal honour. Deputy Charlie Flanagan has every right to be pleased and proud of this nomination. I and my party congratulate him and also his family and supporters, without whom he would not have reached this moment. I know it is a day they will celebrate and remember with great satisfaction. Likewise, I wish the...
- Nomination of Member of Government: Motion (8 May 2014)
Micheál Martin: Nobody on this side of the House interrupted any speaker on the Government side. This is a very serious debate.
- Nomination of Member of Government: Motion (8 May 2014)
Micheál Martin: We are talking about the resignation of a very senior Minister from a very senior portfolio and the necessity of appointing a replacement. The fundamental behaviour of Government has to change. Above all, there must be respect for other people's opinions, irrespective of who they are, whether whistleblowers or Deputies for whom the Taoiseach has no time. In the case of Independent Members...
- Nomination of Member of Government: Motion (8 May 2014)
Micheál Martin: He is out electioneering.
- Leaders' Questions (8 May 2014)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach announced the resignation of the Minister, Deputy Shatter, yesterday at 4.30 p.m. in the House. The Guerin report will be published tomorrow and should be debated in the House in considerable detail. It is very unfortunate that the Minister for Justice and Equality resigned when the Members of this House had not yet seen the report. It is surprising also that the...
- Leaders' Questions (8 May 2014)
Micheál Martin: I thank the Minister. The Tánaiste was informed mid-afternoon. Did the Minister speak to the Tánaiste before coming into the House this morning? There is a reasonable expectation that these questions would be asked, because I find it very surprising that the Tánaiste was blindsided on this issue. Can the Minister confirm when the Tánaiste was told that the report had...
- Leaders' Questions (8 May 2014)
Micheál Martin: No. I am not saying that.
- Leaders' Questions (8 May 2014)
Micheál Martin: I just want to find out when he was told.