Results 30,921-30,940 of 51,305 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2015)
Micheál Martin: The Minister said he cannot make the decision on the spending plan on his own.
- Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2015)
Micheál Martin: He said that it must be done in conjunction with the Cabinet committee on health and the Economic Management Council, the members of which are fully appraised of the situation since last November. Does the Taoiseach accept that the funding levels are not adequate to deal with this situation in the coming months, including in respect of delayed discharges and their impact on emergency...
- Order of Business (3 Mar 2015)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach should have done it in the past four years.
- Order of Business (3 Mar 2015)
Micheál Martin: It was neglect.
- Order of Business (3 Mar 2015)
Micheál Martin: It is a little late now.
- Order of Business (3 Mar 2015)
Micheál Martin: That was a sharp answer to the Minister, Deputy Brendan Howlin.
- Order of Business (3 Mar 2015)
Micheál Martin: A monosyllabic retort.
- Order of Business (3 Mar 2015)
Micheál Martin: When will he start out?
- Order of Business (3 Mar 2015)
Micheál Martin: Would the Taoiseach not be more sensitive to the Minister, Deputy Brendan Howlin?
- Order of Business (3 Mar 2015)
Micheál Martin: That took the wind out of Deputy Bernard J. Durkan's sails.
- Order of Business (3 Mar 2015)
Micheál Martin: I draw the Taoiseach's attention to comments made by the Minister for Health, Deputy Leo Varadkar, in the Dáil last Wednesday in response to a parliamentary question on Health Service Executive funding for 2015. In the course of his reply, he stated:We need additional resources for the fair deal scheme, home care packages and home help provision. As the Minister of State, Deputy...
- Order of Business (3 Mar 2015)
Micheál Martin: Does that mean that there will be a reprioritisation of spending?
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Programme for Government Implementation (3 Mar 2015)
Micheál Martin: It is one of Fianna Fáil's legacies.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Programme for Government Implementation (3 Mar 2015)
Micheál Martin: I was in Mayo last week; the Taoiseach would want to do something in Castlebar.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Programme for Government Implementation (3 Mar 2015)
Micheál Martin: May I ask a brief supplementary question?
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Programme for Government Implementation (3 Mar 2015)
Micheál Martin: I did not have an opportunity to discuss the climate change agenda because I was focused on the Irish Water issue. I sought an acknowledgement from the Taoiseach that €5.5 billion was spent on water infrastructure during the period 200 to 2010, including a large number of waste water treatment plants. My own city of Cork needed one and while there was political opposition the work...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Programme for Government Implementation (3 Mar 2015)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach did not answer Quetion No. 1 in my name. He appeared to be in a position to answer it according to the letter to Deputy Fleming, but does not appear to be in a position to answer it today.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Programme for Government Implementation (3 Mar 2015)
Micheál Martin: I will read out the answer provided in the Taoiseach's letter. It states, "The CSO are working to finalise the report in the next two to three weeks". This is the report about the market corporation test. The preceding paragraphs tell us how expert the CSO staff are. The Taoiseach's letter states that the assessment will then be provided to EUROSTAT before going on to note that, "[The]...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Programme for Government Implementation (3 Mar 2015)
Micheál Martin: The work was done by the local council. That is the point.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Programme for Government Implementation (3 Mar 2015)
Micheál Martin: 1. To ask the Taoiseach the position on the commitment in the programme for Government in regard to the Irish Water networks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43800/14]