Results 30,481-30,500 of 50,830 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Leaders' Questions (3 Mar 2015)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach stated he was not happy. He brought them in for a chat, the time for which has come to an end.
- Other Questions: Education Standards (3 Mar 2015)
Micheál Martin: That is the demographic dividend.
- Leaders' Questions (3 Mar 2015)
Micheál Martin: I wish to address the issue of mortgage arrears, particularly family homes in danger of imminent repossession and legal actions pertaining to same. The scale of the problem is still enormous. Over 118,000 family homes are in arrears and about 37,400 family homes are in arrears for more than two years. The latter group of family homes is in imminent danger of repossession because we have...
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Functions (3 Mar 2015)
Micheál Martin: 548. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the role his Department will have in the forthcoming referendum on voting age in May 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3267/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (3 Mar 2015)
Micheál Martin: 549. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has made contact with the European Commission since its comments on water rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4304/15]
- Leaders' Questions (25 Feb 2015)
Micheál Martin: The review has taken four years.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Feb 2015)
Micheál Martin: The Minister today said it is going to get worse.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Feb 2015)
Micheál Martin: It is going to get worse.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Feb 2015)
Micheál Martin: Why is it worse this morning?
- Leaders' Questions (25 Feb 2015)
Micheál Martin: Things are getting worse.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Feb 2015)
Micheál Martin: It is getting worse.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Feb 2015)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach made choices in the budget.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Feb 2015)
Micheál Martin: It is paltry in the context of people dying.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Feb 2015)
Micheál Martin: I beg your pardon. The policy the Taoiseach put before the House would take ten years.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Feb 2015)
Micheál Martin: I do not know if the Taoiseach saw last night's "Prime Time", which revealed a very serious analysis from Dr. Tony O'Connell, former national director of acute hospitals, in regard to the appalling situation within our emergency departments and in regard to delayed discharges. That analysis was written on 8 September, a month before the budget. He had some very telling things to say,...
- Leaders' Questions (25 Feb 2015)
Micheál Martin: The fundamental point is that the Government had choices in the budget last October. It allocated €600 million to reduce taxation.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Feb 2015)
Micheál Martin: At the same time, it was asked to provide about €200 million to this specific area to deal with the risks to patient safety and of increased mortality, which is the risk of more people dying. The Government gave about 12% of what was asked by the HSE when it gave €25 million. Two months into this year, all that can be said now is that it is going to get worse.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Feb 2015)
Micheál Martin: Does the Taoiseach accept the Government did not provide adequate funding in the budget to deal with this situation and to ensure that elderly people would not have to go through what they have gone through in the past number of months and are continuing to go through?
- Leaders' Questions (25 Feb 2015)
Micheál Martin: That is an appalling response. It is extraordinary that there seems to be no sense of urgency in government about the fact that people are at an increased risk of dying in our hospitals because of lack of funding. Dr. O'Connell outlined that the loss of 30 wards of capacity means that fewer beds are available to accept elective admissions and that this decreases the ability to cope with the...
- Leaders' Questions (25 Feb 2015)
Micheál Martin: Why was it not demand led last October?