Results 18,541-18,560 of 50,830 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Jun 2014)
Micheál Martin: 2. To ask the Taoiseach the issues he discussed with President Obama at his meeting in March; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7478/14]
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Jun 2014)
Micheál Martin: 3. To ask the Taoiseach if any new development was discussed at his meeting in the USA in relation to the undocumented Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7479/14]
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Jun 2014)
Micheál Martin: 4. To ask the Taoiseach if the situation in Ukraine was discussed with President Obama; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7480/14]
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Jun 2014)
Micheál Martin: 5. To ask the Taoiseach if he met representatives of the Ancient Order of Hibernians when he was in the USA for St Patrick's Day; the issues discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7481/14]
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Jun 2014)
Micheál Martin: 6. To ask the Taoiseach if he discussed the Dr. Haass report with President Obama; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7482/14]
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Jun 2014)
Micheál Martin: 6. To ask the Taoiseach if he discussed the Dr. Haass report with President Obama; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7482/14]
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Jun 2014)
Micheál Martin: 7. To ask the Taoiseach if the double tax agreements were discussed at any of his bilateral meetings in the USA during the St. Patrick's Day celebrations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7483/14]
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Jun 2014)
Micheál Martin: 8. To ask the Taoiseach if the USA-EU trade agreement was discussed at any of his bilateral meetings in the USA during St. Patrick's Day celebrations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7484/14]
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Jun 2014)
Micheál Martin: 17. To ask the Taoiseach if there will be any action taken on the undocumented Irish following his meetings in the USA with President Obama and others; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15988/14]
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Jun 2014)
Micheál Martin: 18. To ask the Taoiseach if he attended any fund raising meeting in the USA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15989/14]
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Jun 2014)
Micheál Martin: I have quite a number of questions under a number of different headings. Clearly, the Taoiseach had a very busy schedule in his journey to the US during the week of St. Patrick's Day but I put it to him that it has taken us about four months to get the opportunity to ask questions about it. This cannot be satisfactory. I do not think it is just about the Taoiseach's own idea around the...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Jun 2014)
Micheál Martin: Yes. Has the Taoiseach an update on that? With regard to taxation, did he have discussions with President Obama about Ireland's corporate tax regime? Last week, the Governor of California, Jerry Brown, used humour when he raised questions about our tax rates, but his comments were played back here and they were serious none the less. He said that California would be an independent state...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Jun 2014)
Micheál Martin: This is about an important tax issue. There has been a great deal of comment on this by American politicians, and when we visit America and meet the President, we must be robust and say that we are entitled to have a corporate tax rate of 12.5% and to structure our tax regime to attract inward investment. Many of these companies are no longer US companies; they are global companies that...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Jun 2014)
Micheál Martin: For anyone.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Jun 2014)
Micheál Martin: Was it a fund-raiser for him?
- Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)
Micheál Martin: On a point of order, there was not a Whips' meeting on this matter.
- Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)
Micheál Martin: I wish to raise a number of issues and I will try to get through them as quickly as I can.
- Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)
Micheál Martin: I assure the Ceann Comhairle that they will all be in order. On the appalling scandal of the withdrawal of discretionary medical cards from very sick children and from people with chronic, life-limiting and life-threatening conditions, the Government has promised legislation to restore those discretionary medical cards to the sickest in our society. When can we expect that legislation to...
- Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)
Micheál Martin: The country is interested, because we are in limbo land at the moment.
- Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)
Micheál Martin: We have had a caretaker administration for the last number of weeks.