Results 27,841-27,860 of 51,305 for speaker:Micheál Martin

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (5 Jul 2016)

Micheál Martin: 330. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress which has been made to reach agreement on measures to address victims' issues since the conclusion of the Fresh Start Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19065/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Funding (5 Jul 2016)

Micheál Martin: 331. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total funding allocated to the Reconciliation Fund per annum from 2011 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19066/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: UK Referendum on EU Membership (5 Jul 2016)

Micheál Martin: 372. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of his Department's assessment of the impact Brexit will have on PEACE funds to Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19067/16]

Questions on Proposed Legislation (29 Jun 2016)

Micheál Martin: On a point of order, it is clear that having a 15-minute time slot for the Order of Business is not satisfactory for many Deputies.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (29 Jun 2016)

Micheál Martin: I know that this is up for review. It is just not a workable operation. I do not know whether it can be reviewed in the short term.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (29 Jun 2016)

Micheál Martin: In six months.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (29 Jun 2016)

Micheál Martin: There are issues in this regard.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (29 Jun 2016)

Micheál Martin: I am afraid I had better do it myself.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (29 Jun 2016)

Micheál Martin: A landlord and tenant (law reform) Bill is expected to deal with the shortage of accommodation and the legal framework governing the landlord-tenant relationship. In that context, I welcome the long-awaited and long-resisted increase in rent allowance. It took three or four years to convince the Government of the importance of such an increase in preventing more people from becoming...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (29 Jun 2016)

Micheál Martin: It is a widespread practice.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (29 Jun 2016)

Micheál Martin: That is a smart aleck response.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (29 Jun 2016)

Micheál Martin: The practice is widespread.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (29 Jun 2016)

Micheál Martin: Leo must have given the Tánaiste that line.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (29 Jun 2016)

Micheál Martin: We are hearing the usual smart aleck response.

Leaders' Questions (29 Jun 2016)

Micheál Martin: The Tánaiste did not address the situation of teachers. Will she confirm that gardaí will not be penalised from 1 July until talks take place on the outstanding elements of the Haddington Road agreement and how the agreement was to apply to them? Will she confirm that they will not face punitive measures from 1 July and that there are issues pertaining to the Haddington Road...

Leaders' Questions (29 Jun 2016)

Micheál Martin: I start by condemning the brutal and savage attack at the main international airport in Istanbul which has left 36 people dead and scores more very badly injured. It is the latest in a series of attacks in Turkey and underlines the need for ongoing co-operation between member states of the European Union and their neighbours in dealing with the enormous threat to and the vulnerability of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (28 Jun 2016)

Micheál Martin: 317. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person's (details supplied) citizenship has been revoked in Bahrain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18110/16]

United Kingdom Referendum on European Union Membership: Statements (27 Jun 2016)

Micheál Martin: No.

United Kingdom Referendum on European Union Membership: Statements (27 Jun 2016)

Micheál Martin: The next few years will be a defining period in our history and in the history of Europe. The stakes could not be higher. The need for a determined political response could not be stronger. For that reason we must move to bring some structure and clarity to what will happen. We must be clear on Ireland's fundamental policy towards Europe and we must develop a new framework for relations...

The Arts: Motion [Private Members] (22 Jun 2016)

Micheál Martin: I compliment Deputy Niamh Smyth on this very timely motion. I speak as a person who had my first interaction with the arts as a politician in the mid-1980s when I was a member of Cork Corporation. I served as chairperson of the arts committee at that time. I had wonderful interactions with the arts community and young artists in the city, including Triskel Arts Centre, Graffiti Theatre...