Results 32,241-32,260 of 50,830 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)
Micheál Martin: I assure the Ceann Comhairle that they will all be in order. On the appalling scandal of the withdrawal of discretionary medical cards from very sick children and from people with chronic, life-limiting and life-threatening conditions, the Government has promised legislation to restore those discretionary medical cards to the sickest in our society. When can we expect that legislation to...
- Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)
Micheál Martin: The country is interested, because we are in limbo land at the moment.
- Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)
Micheál Martin: We have had a caretaker administration for the last number of weeks.
- Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)
Micheál Martin: It concerns me when I see Deputies Quinn and Rabbitte walking in here every morning, not knowing what their future is. That does worry me.
- Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)
Micheál Martin: That concerns me.
- Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)
Micheál Martin: I just want to know because it will require a resolution of the House. The Taoiseach will have to come before the House to propose the new members of Cabinet. He has indicated publicly that he is going to do it. He has told members of his own party that it will be a radical change.
- Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)
Micheál Martin: I ask the Taoiseach to outline the timeframe in that regard. On the Oireachtas inquiry Bill, the banking inquiry committee members were expected to have their preliminary meeting tomorrow, but it has now been deferred. What exactly is the cause of the delay in the banking inquiry committee starting its work? We are aware that the Seanad selection committee selected the Seanad nominees...
- Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)
Micheál Martin: There was a commitment given by the Minister for Finance to introduce legislation.
- Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)
Micheál Martin: Is the Government now resiling on its commitment to introduce legislation?
- Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)
Micheál Martin: Why does the Government need a majority?
- Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)
Micheál Martin: It is up to the committee to decide its terms of reference.
- Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)
Micheál Martin: This is very serious. We are talking here about Government interference-----
- Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)
Micheál Martin: I do not understand this.
- Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)
Micheál Martin: The committee does?
- Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)
Micheál Martin: We only have two members.
- Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)
Micheál Martin: This is extraordinary-----
- Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)
Micheál Martin: What the Taoiseach has just said is extraordinary.
- Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)
Micheál Martin: This is an extraordinary revelation by the Taoiseach. He is saying that the Government wants to dominate the committee and decide the terms of reference. If it does not get its own way, there will not be any terms of reference. That is what he just said.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Jun 2014)
Micheál Martin: Yes. Has the Taoiseach an update on that? With regard to taxation, did he have discussions with President Obama about Ireland's corporate tax regime? Last week, the Governor of California, Jerry Brown, used humour when he raised questions about our tax rates, but his comments were played back here and they were serious none the less. He said that California would be an independent state...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Jun 2014)
Micheál Martin: This is about an important tax issue. There has been a great deal of comment on this by American politicians, and when we visit America and meet the President, we must be robust and say that we are entitled to have a corporate tax rate of 12.5% and to structure our tax regime to attract inward investment. Many of these companies are no longer US companies; they are global companies that...