Results 31,221-31,240 of 51,305 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)
Micheál Martin: What does it say?
- Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)
Micheál Martin: Hold on one second.
- Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)
Micheál Martin: On a point of order-----
- Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)
Micheál Martin: Please, this is a serious matter. We have had a reasonable debate. I ask the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for his tolerance because we have just-----
- Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)
Micheál Martin: I said that.
- Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)
Micheál Martin: We have just learned in the last minute that a Member of this House, a former Minister, initiated all of this by writing to the Ceann Comhairle, as per the Taoiseach if I heard him correctly-----
- Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)
Micheál Martin: -----and also by writing to the Taoiseach's office. Things were going on behind the scenes for quite some time since November, but we are only learning about them right now as a motion is being tabled without debate.
- Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)
Micheál Martin: I will not make any pejorative remark. One could accuse Deputy Shatter of, as Minister, having tried to silence whistleblowers for long enough, but it is not acceptable that a Member of the House should try to muzzle the House itself-----
- Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)
Micheál Martin: -----through this type of legal manoeuvring.
- Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)
Micheál Martin: It is unacceptable. I will put my request to the Taoiseach to the Leas-Cheann Comhairle as well, as he is now in the position of the Ceann Comhairle, who unfortunately cannot be with us today. It is a reasonable request to put to the Chair and on which to get the agreement of the Taoiseach, who has the obligation to lay motions before the House, namely, to withdraw the motion so that we can...
- Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)
Micheál Martin: For example, making available to Members of the House all of the correspondence to the Ceann Comhairle and the Taoiseach from Deputy Shatter's solicitors and legal firm as well as the Ceann Comhairle's letter-----
- Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)
Micheál Martin: -----to the Minister outlining his interpretation of Standing Order 57(3) would be a minimal and reasonable request. With due respect for what Opposition Deputies are saying, I ask the Leas-Cheann Comhairle not to proceed with this matter today pending my request and a reconsideration by the Ceann Comhairle. The Taoiseach's withdrawal of the motion would in no shape or form be him going...
- Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)
Micheál Martin: I have never witnessed this before in the House.
- Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)
Micheál Martin: Does the Taoiseach mean Standing Order 57(2)?
- Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)
Micheál Martin: This is very serious, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle.
- Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach indicated to me last night that it is of relevance that this matter is not before a jury. The situation is somewhat difficult to comprehend. Standing Order 57(2) relates to juries, whereas Standing Order 57(3)-----
- Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)
Micheál Martin: The implication yesterday was that this related to Standing Order 57(2). We have received no correspondence from the Ceann Comhairle's office. I just want to raise that point. I am saying to the Leas-Cheann Comhairle, as the person in the Chair, that I do not think it is good enough, on a matter of such substance, that no one saw the letter that was written to the Minister before it was...
- Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)
Micheál Martin: Sorry. We have not got it. I am just saying I think it is not good enough, in terms of the Parliament. All the issues pertaining to this have been going on for a year and a half. A ruling was made but it was not communicated to the Members of the House. I understand there is a tradition of the Ceann Comhairle communicating to the Government Whip, who in turn communicates to the other...
- Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)
Micheál Martin: In the case of the banking inquiry, there is a potential for criminal cases which would involve juries down the line. The Taoiseach is well aware of that. No such potential exists in this case. There is a suggestion that Guerin may have caused the resignation of a Minister. That is not correct because the former Minister said he resigned because he did not want to embarrass the Government...
- Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)
Micheál Martin: The very framing and tabling of the motion could equally be considered to be doing just that.