Results 32,861-32,880 of 50,830 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Business of Dáil (4 Mar 2014)
Micheál Martin: -----in the way it wants to organise this block by block, in other words to dilute the capacity of each Opposition party-----
- Business of Dáil (4 Mar 2014)
Micheál Martin: -----to have its 20 minutes-----
- Business of Dáil (4 Mar 2014)
Micheál Martin: No it was not.
- Business of Dáil (4 Mar 2014)
Micheál Martin: Deputy Stagg was not even party to it but he is such a merciful person.
- Business of Dáil (4 Mar 2014)
Micheál Martin: He is all mercy and generosity. We all know about it. All I want to say is there were issues about speaking slots all morning. The Government side did not know how to order the state of affairs. I know the Ceann Comhairle's office had its views on the options for former members of Fine Gael with regard to speaking priorities and each party getting a block of time to respond.
- Business of Dáil (4 Mar 2014)
Micheál Martin: In essence what the Government proposed was a fragmented position for the Opposition whereby each speaker from the various parties would have seven minutes. It was very unacceptable from our perspective. The whole week is a farce. The idea the Dáil should have to spend three days backslapping the Government is a farce and ridiculous.
- Business of Dáil (4 Mar 2014)
Micheál Martin: The Government does not have legislation to bring forward so we could have the normal week everybody would want, which would allow for Order of Business and questions to the Taoiseach.
- Business of Dáil (4 Mar 2014)
Micheál Martin: Why do we not have questions to the Taoiseach today? The Taoiseach decided not to have them.
- Business of Dáil (4 Mar 2014)
Micheál Martin: This is a jackboot approach to Parliament. The Government wants to dictate the debate the way the Executive wants to dictate it, with no input from the Opposition whatsoever in terms of the form or order of the schedule.
- Business of Dáil (4 Mar 2014)
Micheál Martin: The Government's approach is very anti-democratic. With regard to all of the proposals made on Dáil reform and so forth, this is the absolute antithesis of such proclamations by the Taoiseach in the past.
- Business of Dáil (4 Mar 2014)
Micheál Martin: On a point of order, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle, I wish to protest in the strongest possible terms-----
- Business of Dáil (4 Mar 2014)
Micheál Martin: -----the suppression of the Order of Business. Most Members came to the House thinking there would be an Order of Business this week-----
- Business of Dáil (4 Mar 2014)
Micheál Martin: No; the Government forced it through the House last Thursday in a very undemocratic manner. What we are having today is basically a series of set-piece speeches-----
- Business of Dáil (4 Mar 2014)
Micheál Martin: -----to spin this and that. It has nothing to do with substantive policy.
- Business of Dáil (4 Mar 2014)
Micheál Martin: Two weeks ago we agreed to have substantive statements on housing policy-----
- Business of Dáil (4 Mar 2014)
Micheál Martin: -----and the Government agreed to that debate-----
- Business of Dáil (4 Mar 2014)
Micheál Martin: There was supposed to be a discussion on housing two weeks ago.
- Business of Dáil (4 Mar 2014)
Micheál Martin: We would like to raise some legislative items with the Government. I seek an explanation as to why the Government has ordered the business of the House in such a way that we cannot even have an Order of Business this week, or discuss or raise issues to do with legislation. There is not a single legislative measure before the House this week from the Government, although there is from the...
- Business of Dáil (4 Mar 2014)
Micheál Martin: It is a disgrace. It is the usurpation of the Parliament by the Executive for its own purposes and nothing else. It is absolutely cynical and disgraceful.
- Business of Dáil (4 Mar 2014)
Micheál Martin: What is the Taoiseach talking about? There are no questions and answers.