Results 281-300 of 50,683 for speaker:Micheál Martin

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: On the bond issue, the Central Bank of Ireland is part of the European Central Bank. It is a constituent member of the European Central Bank. We all know that.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: No, it does not act unilaterally on fundamental matters.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: That is the reality of Ireland joining the European Central Bank. The Central Bank is independent of the Government, by the way. That is a fundamental point of central banks. Politicians and other political leaders rail against central banks. That is another inconvenient truth-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: It does not sell.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: It is a very narrow area in terms of the prospectuses and whether that would-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: There are limits. If all of us want to be honest about this - I want to get the right phrase here - we are really on very narrow ground here.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: We are, really. This is not as proclaimed. The Central Bank is not facilitating anything-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: -----or approving bonds or anything like that.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: Children are being slaughtered.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: Innocent civilians have been slaughtered.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: No one in this House should be looking for a pat on the back.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: No one in this House should be seeking some sort of moral superiority over others in this House.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: The focus must be relentlessly on the policies of Prime Minister Netanyahu and the Israeli Government, which is made up of extreme far-right elements, who are committing genocide in Gaza right now. Let us call a spade a spade. The Deputy knows the most effective way is-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: -----to persuade as many member states as possible within the European Union and the United States to pull their support from the State of Israel as regards what it is doing now.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: I am speaking now.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: I have possession of the House now.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: With respect, stop trying to bully your way-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: I have the floor.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: I am simply saying-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: I will finally say this to you, Deputy.