Results 28,941-28,960 of 51,305 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2015)
Micheál Martin: Does the Taoiseach accept the INMO's proposition that additional resources are required in terms of nursing staff in our emergency departments to deal with the record numbers languishing on trolleys on the Government's watch?
- Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2015)
Micheál Martin: I was one of the longest-serving Ministers.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2015)
Micheál Martin: I got a far better result.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2015)
Micheál Martin: They should have been working last year. That is the point.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2015)
Micheál Martin: Does the Taoiseach agree with Deputy Reilly?
- Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2015)
Micheál Martin: The Army was at the ATMs that time, is that it?
- Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2015)
Micheál Martin: Chaos continues to reign in emergency departments in hospitals across the country. In the past ten months alone, 80,000 patients admitted to hospital had to languish on trolleys for an unacceptable length of time. Last month was the 15th month in a row that increasing numbers of people were waiting far too long on trolleys. This period coincides with the period since the appointment of the...
- Order of Business (18 Nov 2015)
Micheál Martin: Who wrote the programme for Government?
- Order of Business (18 Nov 2015)
Micheál Martin: Hopefully, it will become the new operational word.
- Order of Business (18 Nov 2015)
Micheál Martin: It was appropriate that we had a minute's silence in the Dáil yesterday and statements from all parties on the appalling atrocity in Paris. However, I do not believe the Government should have taken the decision to remove all other items of business from the schedule, in particular, the Order of Business, Leaders' Questions, Taoiseach's Questions and Topical Issues. All of these items...
- Order of Business (18 Nov 2015)
Micheál Martin: -----and the democratic revolution he promised is like universal health insurance, another illusion and denial of the truth. The second issue I wish to raise concerns the announcement the Taoiseach made to the House last week on the inquiry into Siteserv, the activities of IBRC and the disposal of assets. Some 11 questions I have submitted on the subject have been ruled out of order....
- Order of Business (18 Nov 2015)
Micheál Martin: As I am entitled to ask a question on the Order of Business about the scheduling of business, please do not interrupt me when I am in order. The Taoiseach said he would consult leaders and that there would be a debate. When is that debate going to take place and when will provision be made on the Order Paper to enable it to happen? We were told there was to be inclusion of €600...
- Order of Business (18 Nov 2015)
Micheál Martin: It was. An e-mail was issued stating the Government had decided on the schedule for the day.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Nov 2015)
Micheál Martin: It is your model. It is in the White Paper.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Nov 2015)
Micheál Martin: It is not going to happen.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Nov 2015)
Micheál Martin: The Government was told this by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. It did not need this report.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Nov 2015)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach provided dishonest budgets for three years.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Nov 2015)
Micheál Martin: In fairness, the Minister, Deputy Varadkar, did too.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Nov 2015)
Micheál Martin: The Government put it up to 14 weeks.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Nov 2015)
Micheál Martin: In his political messages and speeches to the people and this Dáil, the truth simply does not matter to the Taoiseach. He will say anything to get elected. He will say anything to cover up something. He will deny reality and the truth when it stares him in the face. Language means nothing-----