Results 25,801-25,820 of 50,683 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Administrative Arrangements (2 May 2017)
Micheál Martin: The Minister said €500 million was saved on fraud. That was far ahead of any of the real figures. Then there were 8,000 new houses over five years.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Administrative Arrangements (2 May 2017)
Micheál Martin: It was wrong, however. What is policy based on?
- Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (2 May 2017)
Micheál Martin: Today.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (2 May 2017)
Micheál Martin: We are having the debate first.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (2 May 2017)
Micheál Martin: That is right.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (2 May 2017)
Micheál Martin: The meeting lasted just two minutes.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (2 May 2017)
Micheál Martin: We could have postponed this afternoon's debate until later in the week.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (2 May 2017)
Micheál Martin: Opinion had to be managed.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (2 May 2017)
Micheál Martin: I think Mr. Juncker should ring the Taoiseach for some insight into management spin.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (2 May 2017)
Micheál Martin: At the various meetings concerning the Article 50 negotiations, it has been very clear that other member states appreciate that Ireland is in a unique position and has unique concerns. The other two countries that have border related issues with the United Kingdom, Spain and Cyprus, also have their concerns addressed in the negotiating guidelines. We all welcome this fact as well as the...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (2 May 2017)
Micheál Martin: If the common travel area does not comply with it, what do we do then?
- Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (2 May 2017)
Micheál Martin: I am talking about the post-Brexit situation.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (2 May 2017)
Micheál Martin: Will that necessitate a change to EU law?
- Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (2 May 2017)
Micheál Martin: 4. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with Chancellor Merkel on 6 April 2017; the issues that were discussed; if other bilateral meetings were held; and the other meetings he attended while in Germany. [18281/17]
- Order of Business (2 May 2017)
Micheál Martin: No, the Deputy should say "Tá".
- Order of Business (2 May 2017)
Micheál Martin: Page 64 of the programme for Government contains specific proposals about new medicines and treatments and looking at opportunities to leverage purchasing power, either through national or European initiatives. In that context, there are now 61 patients with the very serious and rare lung and respiratory diagnosis, alpha-1, and they will be unable to access Respreeza. Some 21 of these...
- Leaders' Questions (2 May 2017)
Micheál Martin: The Minister for Health must have known about the ownership issue last November. The Taoiseach must have known about it, but he chose not to tell anyone about it. He hoped people would not notice. It was only when it became public in the last two weeks that the Minister pretended that he never knew about it and suggested he would try to rectify it in the next month. I put it to the...
- Leaders' Questions (2 May 2017)
Micheál Martin: No, I did not.
- Leaders' Questions (2 May 2017)
Micheál Martin: That is why the HSE was set up.
- Leaders' Questions (2 May 2017)
Micheál Martin: It was set up to deal with that issue.