Results 28,041-28,060 of 51,305 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (1 Jun 2016)
Micheál Martin: That is a legitimate position to have.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (1 Jun 2016)
Micheál Martin: I equally accept the perspectives of other people. I accept the complexities and difficulties of the issues. We have all been through life experiences and no one has a monopoly on or uniformity of views on this.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (1 Jun 2016)
Micheál Martin: The more I hear about the citizens' assembly, the more I do not get the point of it because the Taoiseach has confirmed that, ultimately, everything has to be dealt with in here and that there is no obligation on the Members of the House to accept whatever emanates from a citizens' assembly. I put it to the Taoiseach that surely it would make far greater sense to establish a cross-party...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (1 Jun 2016)
Micheál Martin: No one is suggesting, and I have not heard anyone say, that it be simply repealed and that there will be no law to replace it.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (1 Jun 2016)
Micheál Martin: If there is to be something to replace it, then the law has to be determined by the Members of the Oireachtas.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (1 Jun 2016)
Micheál Martin: It seems very straightforward. We would lose two years or whatever with a citizens' assembly doing whatever it would do. We would then set up the whole operation of an all-party Oireachtas committee. Is that not what is likely to happen? Once the citizens' assembly reports, the Government would propose the establishment of an Oireachtas committee to deal with this and with the process of...
- Order of Business (1 Jun 2016)
Micheál Martin: No.
- Order of Business (1 Jun 2016)
Micheál Martin: It is not agreed with respect to the restoration of Bills.
- Order of Business (1 Jun 2016)
Micheál Martin: No. I have a significant issue with that. I am been informed by both our Whip and party that there has been absolutely no consultation with anybody regarding the restoration of the Bills. That has been dictated by the Government side alone in terms of what Bills are to be restored. Given the spirit of the new Dáil and what we are meant to be about, there should be consultation with...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (1 Jun 2016)
Micheál Martin: I am taking that to mean it will be six months.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (1 Jun 2016)
Micheál Martin: When does the Taoiseach expect its first report?
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (1 Jun 2016)
Micheál Martin: No.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (1 Jun 2016)
Micheál Martin: Whose conclusions?
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (1 Jun 2016)
Micheál Martin: It will not be under any obligation to take anything from the citizens' assembly.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (1 Jun 2016)
Micheál Martin: My question relates to the establishment of the citizens' assembly. I make the general point that I remain to be convinced of the model. The Constitutional Convention was an interesting process, people involved liked it and there was a nice, touchy-feely sense about it. In reality, however, a lot of what came out of it overall was left to one side. Some ridiculous issues were put before...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (1 Jun 2016)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach heard me at my very first Ard-Fheis, in 2011, on national radio. I was the only party leader who went on national television to debate the issue, with Vincent Browne, during the referendum. No other leader-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (1 Jun 2016)
Micheál Martin: No other leader was taken on. RTE would not allow me to go on air except for one interview on "Morning Ireland", and I protested against RTE-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (1 Jun 2016)
Micheál Martin: -----and it would not facilitate me. That is a fact. There is no point in Deputy Coveney interrupting me-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (1 Jun 2016)
Micheál Martin: People in different parties have different views, but we took a position at an Ard-Fheis to go forward on the issue after 2011. The Labour Party was clearly in favour of it-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (1 Jun 2016)
Micheál Martin: Sinn Féin was in favour of it. I do not want to remind the Taoiseach of the flowerpot incident, when he ran away from journalists before he answered the question-----