Results 21,061-21,080 of 51,305 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Oct 2019)
Micheál Martin: I am not suggesting the Minister, Deputy Ring, is corrupt.
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Oct 2019)
Micheál Martin: It is not allowed.
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Oct 2019)
Micheál Martin: What about the east-west aspect?
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Oct 2019)
Micheál Martin: This is an alternative to the withdrawal agreement advocated by the former British Prime Minister, Ms Theresa May. That seems to be the case from what has been made public.
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Oct 2019)
Micheál Martin: On many occasions, core emergency management structures put in place by Deputy Willie O'Dea in 2007 have proven to be highly effective. Thankfully, however, many of the more complex scenarios that the Office of Emergency Planning was established to prepare for have not yet materialised. In 2016, a review was undertaken of the structures and a new emergency management plan was written. In...
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Oct 2019)
Micheál Martin: Mindful of the Taoiseach’s comments earlier regarding mental health and suicide, the Ombudsman for Children, Dr. Niall Muldoon, has been extremely critical of the State’s failure to put in place the Pathfinder project for youth mental health. This was proposed five years ago. Dr. Muldoon said its lack of implementation has been catastrophic for the most vulnerable young...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2019)
Micheál Martin: Only eight of those therapists actually got through.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2019)
Micheál Martin: We were told during the Estimates discussion with the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform that only eight therapists were hired out of that 100.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2019)
Micheál Martin: I do not want the Minister to write to me. He should talk to the families in question and engage with them. The Government is in denial about the stress and anxiety families are facing.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2019)
Micheál Martin: The Government must change tack on its delivery of services to people with disabilities.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2019)
Micheál Martin: That is not true.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2019)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach should talk to people in the disability sector about my record.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2019)
Micheál Martin: The front page of the Irish Examinerthis morning makes for very distressing reading for families of children and adults with disabilities and special needs. The chief executive of Cope Foundation, Mr. Seán Abbott, has said that the services and level of services are the worst he has seen in 38 years. He has said that adults with intellectual disabilities are essentially couch surfing...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2019)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach's response concerns me. It is similar to his response yesterday when I raised the issue of homelessness. The Taoiseach focused in defensive mode on the issues pertaining to Mr. Hourihane, who was savagely beaten to death, instead of on the wider issues his death revealed in terms of the Government's inaction on housing. It is the same with his response today where he has...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Good Friday Agreement (16 Oct 2019)
Micheál Martin: 79. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he discussed the Good Friday Agreement when he met with his UK counterpart. [42312/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Negotiations (16 Oct 2019)
Micheál Martin: 199. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he discussed the fishing zones between Ireland and the UK and possible blockades and conflict at sea with his UK counterpart. [42311/19]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (15 Oct 2019)
Micheál Martin: At the United Nations summit, the Taoiseach made an announcement to the effect that Ireland will no longer permit drilling for oil, even though we have never found any oil. As with most such initiatives, this was extensively briefed in advance to the media but not in enough time for serious questions to be asked. The Taoiseach got a bit touchy about this and demanded a right of reply when...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (15 Oct 2019)
Micheál Martin: No.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (15 Oct 2019)
Micheál Martin: What will the impact of that be on our targets?
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (15 Oct 2019)
Micheál Martin: The Government has not panicked about this for the past ten years.