Results 21,801-21,820 of 50,453 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff Data (15 Jan 2019)
Micheál Martin: What of the personal crusade?
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff Data (15 Jan 2019)
Micheál Martin: It means the Taoiseach does not trust the Minister.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (15 Jan 2019)
Micheál Martin: It could cost €1 billion.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (15 Jan 2019)
Micheál Martin: So should the Minister.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (15 Jan 2019)
Micheál Martin: So should the Ministers and the Taoiseach.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (15 Jan 2019)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach should be careful.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (15 Jan 2019)
Micheál Martin: That could mean they are definitely going up.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (15 Jan 2019)
Micheál Martin: At the outset, there needs to be an Oireachtas inquiry into the escalating cost of the children's hospital. The Taoiseach said earlier that when he was Minister for Health he thought it would cost €650 million. Yet in a couple of years, it has gone up to apparently to €1.7 billion, according to a Cabinet memorandum that was evidently given to The Irish Times. This was given...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Commissions of Investigation (15 Jan 2019)
Micheál Martin: Before posing my question, I would like to point out that three questions were transferred, wrongly in my view given that they related to the Taoiseach's Brexit-related meetings with Prime Ministers, to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. My office is now dealing with the relevant office and our point has been accepted but greater attention is required. I ask that the Taoiseach...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Commissions of Investigation (15 Jan 2019)
Micheál Martin: -----much as he might like to do so. It is four years since the IBRC commission of investigation was first established. It was established for a very good reason, namely the real and increasing public concern at information emerging about IBRC's sale of public assets at rates which appeared to be well below what should have been sought and other related issues. It is now an issue of...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jan 2019)
Micheál Martin: The same should apply to the backbenchers of large parties who are equally entitled to have some say on debates that are defining for this country and Europe.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jan 2019)
Micheál Martin: Not by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jan 2019)
Micheál Martin: I raised it.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jan 2019)
Micheál Martin: I do not know anybody who has ever squeezed a Healy-Rae.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jan 2019)
Micheál Martin: That is very helpful, a Cheann Comhairle.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jan 2019)
Micheál Martin: I am not saying anything about votable business.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jan 2019)
Micheál Martin: I am very aware of that.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jan 2019)
Micheál Martin: Subject to the Business Committee.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jan 2019)
Micheál Martin: This debate has been going on for a long time.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jan 2019)
Micheál Martin: We are all conscious of the letter that was signed, sent and published by 300 artists about the policy of the National Theatre, the Abbey Theatre, which has given cause for concern about whether there is a national policy for the Abbey and whether the Government is committed to it in terms of the historic significance of the Abbey, its original objectives and how they can be met in a...