Results 28,201-28,220 of 50,830 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Order of Business (9 Dec 2015)
Micheál Martin: I am coming to that. That is incitement to hatred and it is important that the Government formally make it clear to the Republican Party in the United States that such remarks are viewed with abhorrence in Ireland and are something we would not tolerate in our democracy. In that context, when does the Taoiseach believe the criminal justice Bill will be brought forward? The remarks warrant...
- Order of Business (9 Dec 2015)
Micheál Martin: I have gone through the chapter on commitments in respect of health but, although year after year and month after month the Taoiseach assured me they would all be implemented, the Minister for Health, Deputy Varadkar, came along and said we were not implementing universal health insurance at all and, what is more, it will never happen.
- Order of Business (9 Dec 2015)
Micheál Martin: Teachers in schools hate the Croke Park hours. They call it detention for teachers, as they have to stay in school for an extra couple of hours.
- Order of Business (9 Dec 2015)
Micheál Martin: I do not think they realise there is a paragraph in the programme for Government that states that teachers do not have to do this at all. Instead, the Government will allow schools to set their own staffing needs, automate routine processes and adapt work practices to local staff and customer needs. When is that going to be implemented?
- Leaders' Questions (9 Dec 2015)
Micheál Martin: They did, but they were refused.
- Leaders' Questions (9 Dec 2015)
Micheál Martin: The Government has abandoned that move.
- Leaders' Questions (9 Dec 2015)
Micheál Martin: My point is that the flooding has happened. It is disgraceful that the flood relief scheme was not in place. The problem is-----
- Leaders' Questions (9 Dec 2015)
Micheál Martin: Deputy Harris's remarks are facetious. The people who were flooded feel that had the flood relief scheme been put in place two years ago, they would not have experienced what they experienced last week. While we can quote the legal issues, there was a lack of urgency about getting it in place.
- Leaders' Questions (9 Dec 2015)
Micheál Martin: The other schemes were done before the Government's time. Is the Taoiseach committed to working through the flood insurance and a scheme similar to that in the UK? Does he accept that legislation must be enacted regarding it? It is a good idea and makes sense in the long term.
- Leaders' Questions (9 Dec 2015)
Micheál Martin: The Government is to spend less next year.
- Leaders' Questions (9 Dec 2015)
Micheál Martin: I did not say that at all.
- Leaders' Questions (9 Dec 2015)
Micheál Martin: I said it was too late. The Taoiseach has a habit of making up stories. It is another made-up story, a bit like the army and the ATM machines.
- Leaders' Questions (9 Dec 2015)
Micheál Martin: It is unfair. The Taoiseach should stop acting like a sleeveen. It is too serious for that.
- Leaders' Questions (9 Dec 2015)
Micheál Martin: It is the opposite.
- Leaders' Questions (9 Dec 2015)
Micheál Martin: I did not say it. I said he was welcome. The Taoiseach is telling lies.
- Leaders' Questions (9 Dec 2015)
Micheál Martin: The impact of the flooding continues to be devastating for many households, farmers and communities across the countries and there have been many complaints about a basic lack of preparedness for events of this kind. It is fair to say that storms and floods of this ferocity are happening with greater frequency and we need to prepare better as a country for such events. We need to respond...
- Leaders' Questions (9 Dec 2015)
Micheál Martin: The biggest issue where we really need a game-changer in terms of policy change is in insurance cover for flood risk areas. It is a key issue for businesses, homes and farmers. This is the fourth time since 2009 that flooding of this nature has occurred and many are no longer insured or cannot get any insurance. In 2013, the United Kingdom Government, along with the insurance sector,...
- Leaders' Questions (9 Dec 2015)
Micheál Martin: That was followed up by the Water Act 2014 which put legislative flesh on that bone. The UK Government's preferred option was to ensure the continued availability of flood insurance to households at risk of flooding across the United Kingdom, and it responded in kind. The fundamental question is if this Government has had any engagement with the insurance sector on such a scheme and if it...
- Leaders' Questions (9 Dec 2015)
Micheál Martin: I mean no disrespect, but the Taoiseach's reply confirms my basic point about the lack of preparation, urgency and any co-ordinated and comprehensive response. The centrepiece of my question was an insurance scheme similar to that introduced by the United Kingdom with the British insurance sector which would provide long-term sustainable insurance cover for households, families and...
- Leaders' Questions (9 Dec 2015)
Micheál Martin: That is the Bill.