Results 24,781-24,800 of 50,683 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff (17 Oct 2017)
Micheál Martin: 6. To ask the Taoiseach to outline the policy areas that his appointed advisors have. [41864/17]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff (17 Oct 2017)
Micheál Martin: He is an eminent member of the Taoiseach's party - Maurice Manning.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff (17 Oct 2017)
Micheál Martin: There are six.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff (17 Oct 2017)
Micheál Martin: When a civil servant is put into a quasi-political role or when he is appointed to a position without normal procedures, he is appointed under special advisor legislation. This was the practice followed in the past by all Ministers and taoisigh. It is a practice I followed myself. Can the Taoiseach explain why the top two positions in the strategic communications unit were not appointed in...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff (17 Oct 2017)
Micheál Martin: Finally, will the Taoiseach indicate, in respect of the work of the strategic communications unit, why any adverse statistics are released on Friday afternoon? Anything to do with waiting lists, housing lists and so on are released on Friday afternoon or the Friday of a bank holiday.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff (17 Oct 2017)
Micheál Martin: Will the communications unit be issuing statements providing us with information that is as clear as it possibly can be about record hospital and housing waiting lists?
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff (17 Oct 2017)
Micheál Martin: That is inappropriate.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff (17 Oct 2017)
Micheál Martin: That is not right.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff (17 Oct 2017)
Micheál Martin: That is not right.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff (17 Oct 2017)
Micheál Martin: We do not give the names. The names are given by the Top Level Appointments Committee.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Oct 2017)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach knows my position.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Seanad Reform (17 Oct 2017)
Micheál Martin: I think the Taoiseach has answered the questions that were on all our minds because the dates speak for themselves. Last September 12 months we had a commitment to set up this group on Seanad reform. The Taoiseach's own Department's statement of strategy says there is a commitment "to fully implement the Manning report on the Seanad". Given his comments on the Manning report I am surprised...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Seanad Reform (17 Oct 2017)
Micheál Martin: That is why I asked the Taoiseach about it. He just said he is committed to it.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Seanad Reform (17 Oct 2017)
Micheál Martin: If the Taoiseach does not believe in it why does he not change it?
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Oct 2017)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach is letting himself down with the asinine comments he made both last week and today on Fianna Fáil's position on Brexit. He was present when I gave my speech at the All-Island Civil Dialogue. I spoke at Cambridge at the British-Irish Association meeting in the presence of the Taoiseach's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Simon Coveney. I have been very...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Oct 2017)
Micheál Martin: Not in Britain.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Oct 2017)
Micheál Martin: Yes.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Oct 2017)
Micheál Martin: I have not used the term "special status".
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Oct 2017)
Micheál Martin: No; I am sorry, but that is not Fianna Fáil policy.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Oct 2017)
Micheál Martin: Stop distorting the truth once again. It is asinine commentary.