Results 31,541-31,560 of 50,830 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Micheál Martin: We did ask. Our environment spokesman, Deputy Barry Cowen, has asked in writing.
- Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Micheál Martin: There has been no response.
- Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Micheál Martin: Obviously Irish Water feels it has to be more accountable to Fine Gael's internal committee or Labour Party Deputies than it has to be to the Oireachtas. That is the only lesson I can draw from that, but it is not good enough. There is an incredible arrogance on the Government benches-----
- Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Micheál Martin: -----that the Oireachtas does not matter. The bottom line is that there was no debate on this. There never was a debate on the establishment of Irish Water or the legislation that underpinned it because all Stages were rammed through the House in about three or four hours. Deputy Cowen has written to Irish Water to seek a meeting but he was surprised to learn that the Labour Party had...
- Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Micheál Martin: That is the Chief Whip, Deputy Kehoe's, attitude. It is jackboot stuff.
- Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Micheál Martin: Deputy Seán Conlan knows all about it. That is how you guys run it. You might run the Fine Gael operation like that but do not think you are going to get away with running the Oireachtas like that.
- Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Micheál Martin: I want an assurance from the Government that Irish Water will come before the relevant Oireachtas committee to answer questions that many people have. As regards the forthcoming finance Bill, there has been a considerable lack of detail in the health budget for 2015. The HSE deficit could hit €500 million. The comprehensive expenditure report published on Wednesday by the Minister...
- Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Micheál Martin: Deputy Stagg is not the Chair.
- Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Micheál Martin: There is legislation and I am coming to that. The bottom line, however, is that we are facing a similar situation this year. Health budgets have been produced that have no credibility at all. Last year we were given false figures. We know that now because through a freedom of information request we obtained HSE documents to the Minister at the time expressing alarm about safety. When...
- Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Micheál Martin: Operations are being cancelled and operating theatres have been closed. That is what is going on right now. There should be far greater transparency for the health Estimate than has been provided to date, including last year. Such transparency was committed to by the Government a long time ago but it has not been realised in the context of the health Estimate.
- Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Micheál Martin: Or the Oireachtas.
- Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Micheál Martin: With the Oireachtas.
- Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Micheál Martin: No, with the Oireachtas.
- Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Micheál Martin: Does the Tánaiste not think Irish Water should come before the Oireachtas?
- Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Micheál Martin: The Tánaiste is acknowledging the changing weather vane.
- Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Micheál Martin: The Government might have, but the Dáil did not.
- Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Micheál Martin: Liverpool.
- Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2014)
Micheál Martin: There is a lot of worry among Labour Party Deputies.
- Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2014)
Micheál Martin: I did not say that.
- Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2014)
Micheál Martin: Back in 2009 the Fine Gael Party, in a policy document entitled NewERA, said it would bring all of Ireland's water assets under the ownership of one State company, Irish Water. Its document goes into considerable detail as to how Irish Water would be a super-lean and efficient operation in terms of organising the Irish water supply. Yesterday, we saw and read that the Fine Gael Deputies are...