Results 29,181-29,200 of 51,305 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- European Council: Statements (20 Oct 2015)
Micheál Martin: On the banking union-----
- European Council: Statements (20 Oct 2015)
Micheál Martin: That was the case, but-----
- European Council: Statements (20 Oct 2015)
Micheál Martin: The completion of the banking union is a vital part of the EMU process. The Taoiseach said the outcome of the meeting from Ireland's perspective was disappointing in that there was no specific reference to this in the final conclusions of the summit. Apparently, there was a strong statement in the draft conclusions about a common deposit guarantee system and then, in the face of inflexible...
- European Council: Statements (20 Oct 2015)
Micheál Martin: After years of unprecedented financial and economic crises, the European Union is today dealing with the largest humanitarian crisis it has ever faced. However, its leaders continue to fail the basic test of responding with urgency, imagination and generosity. This summit slightly nudged along a response but achieved little else. With winter closing in and people about to be caught in...
- Order of Business (20 Oct 2015)
Micheál Martin: They are still awful figures. They are huge figures.
- Order of Business (20 Oct 2015)
Micheál Martin: I would not take any comfort from them.
- Order of Business (20 Oct 2015)
Micheál Martin: Will it be before Christmas?
- Order of Business (20 Oct 2015)
Micheál Martin: Page 24 of the programme for Government contains a commitment to a review of the legislation for people with disabilities, and states:As part of this review, we will move a proportion of public spending to a personal budget model so that people with disabilities or their families have the flexibility to make choices that suit their needs best. Personal budgets also introduce greater...
- Order of Business (20 Oct 2015)
Micheál Martin: There is genuine fear and a lot of anger across the country in relation to crime, particularly the burglaries in both urban and rural communities the length and breadth of the country. One of the areas that has been raised is the introduction of new laws pertaining to bail. The Minister has given a commitment in that regard but there is a sense of urgency attached to it. The majority of...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Economic Management Council Meetings (20 Oct 2015)
Micheál Martin: The figures we got for health-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Economic Management Council Meetings (20 Oct 2015)
Micheál Martin: Can one not say a Government is being dishonest?
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Economic Management Council Meetings (20 Oct 2015)
Micheál Martin: I said it at the time, two years ago.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Economic Management Council Meetings (20 Oct 2015)
Micheál Martin: I was proven correct. It is €600 million this year and it was €600 million the year before.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Economic Management Council Meetings (20 Oct 2015)
Micheál Martin: It is my political view that the books-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Economic Management Council Meetings (20 Oct 2015)
Micheál Martin: There is plenty of precedent. When Fine Gael was on this side of the House, it accused plenty of Governments in the past of producing fraudulent figures.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Economic Management Council Meetings (20 Oct 2015)
Micheál Martin: The bottom line is that discretionary medical cards were taken from very sick children because the figures were falsified at the time. We were given a phrase along the lines of "probity controls" and nobody knew what it meant. To be fair to the Minister at the time, Deputy Reilly, he said he could not stand over the figures the day after the budget was announced. The Economic Management...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Economic Management Council Meetings (20 Oct 2015)
Micheál Martin: It is chaotic.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Economic Management Council Meetings (20 Oct 2015)
Micheál Martin: Not bitter, no.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Departmental Records (20 Oct 2015)
Micheál Martin: No minute was taken.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Departmental Records (20 Oct 2015)
Micheál Martin: Does the Taoiseach accept that? Does he accept no minute was taken? Will the Taoiseach answer the question?