Results 30,321-30,340 of 51,305 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Order of Business (13 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: I am not giving a lecture. It is unacceptable that I cannot get out a sentence but people are heckling left, right and centre.
- Order of Business (13 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: That is tolerated.
- Order of Business (13 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: I have been here for the past 25 minutes-----
- Order of Business (13 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: -----trying to get issues raised on the Order of Business.
- Order of Business (13 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: Fair enough. These issues can be dealt with.
- Order of Business (13 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: It is the legislative programme that the Government has put before the House and the Government's proposals for the House. Over the past while there has been a pattern of inactivity and meeting as few times as possible. The proposal from the Government Chief Whip for next week is to meet on one day, next Tuesday. The week following the June bank holiday is to be taken off.
- Order of Business (13 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: There is a clear pattern. The Government is shutting down the Dáil for its political and electoral reasons. We have more of that today as well. It is a key issue. It is not good enough for the Taoiseach to come here and tell us we are adjourning everything until 7.30 p.m.
- Order of Business (13 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: There are other issues pertaining to the Order of Business and we could discuss them today. For example, on Monday, The Irish Times revealed the HSE submission on health funding and what it wants for the health budget this year.
- Order of Business (13 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: On the Order of Business, I asked time and again leading up to the budget and afterwards for that submission. I kept saying "Will you give me the HSE submission?" so we could have a proper and honest debate about the health budget. The Taoiseach refused. It was only by order of the information officer that The Irish Timesreceived the HSE's submission on the budget. We have the Minister for...
- Leaders' Questions (13 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: In fairness, Julius Caesar was a bit more sophisticated than that.
- Leaders' Questions (13 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: It is bringing the House into disrepute. The Taoiseach said the purpose of Leaders’ Questions was to tell the Deputy where to go. He should withdraw it.
- Leaders' Questions (13 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: Julius Caesar had many rights.
- Leaders' Questions (13 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach should withdraw his comment.
- Leaders' Questions (13 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: What about HIQA's 2013 report?
- Leaders' Questions (13 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: The Government ignored the last set of recommendations.
- Leaders' Questions (13 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: In 2013 HIQA said there should be a national strategy.
- Leaders' Questions (13 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: It said it should happen in 2013. The Portlaoise inquiry stated it was unacceptable. Why did it not happen?
- Leaders' Questions (13 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: First, I raise the matter of the death of a baby in Cavan General Hospital which was reported this morning. I extend my sincere sympathy to the family involved and hope the review under way will get to the truth of what happened and bring clarity to the matter for them. I raise this matter in the context of the fact that two infants died in the same hospital in 2014 and another in November...
- Leaders' Questions (13 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: It is clear that the then Minister did not order a probe as such at Cavan General Hospital. The Taoiseach used the phrase to "prioritise monitoring" at Cavan General Hospital, but the press announcement at the time indicated that the then Minister had ordered HIQA to probe the death of the baby at the hospital. On the national maternity services strategy, in 2013 HIQA conducted a major...
- Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: NSAI Inspections (13 May 2015)
Micheál Martin: 92. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he is aware of the delays in providing approval from the National Standards Authority of Ireland for products being produced; that these delays are resulting in Irish businesses losing contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18887/15]