Results 32,961-32,980 of 51,305 for speaker:Micheál Martin

Order of Business (30 Apr 2014)

Micheál Martin: Yes.

Leaders' Questions (30 Apr 2014)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach should withdraw the dealing remark.

Leaders' Questions (30 Apr 2014)

Micheál Martin: When I asked the Taoiseach about this three weeks ago, he was not in a position to give the House any detail or answers. The following day, however, we got lots of details because the Minister obviously sent them out to everybody.

Leaders' Questions (30 Apr 2014)

Micheál Martin: A new phrase, "in the not too distant future", is being used in this regard. The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Howlin, could not answer when he was asked what it meant. The Taoiseach is now using the term "as soon as possible". I have been asking the same question for three months.

Leaders' Questions (30 Apr 2014)

Micheál Martin: I am trying to get a definition from the Taoiseach.

Leaders' Questions (30 Apr 2014)

Micheál Martin: When will the Government make a final decision in this matter? Is there any chance, given the form it has shown to date, that something will come out tomorrow morning?

Leaders' Questions (30 Apr 2014)

Micheál Martin: Some weeks ago the Economic Management Council agreed on a regime for water tax. The details of that scheme and regime were released by the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the following day, a day after the Taoiseach was questioned in the House on the same issue but about which he could give very little information. However, the following day the print and...

Leaders' Questions (30 Apr 2014)

Micheál Martin: When?

Leaders' Questions (30 Apr 2014)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach is incorrect in the charge he levied at our party about a €400 charge. That is not the case.

Leaders' Questions (30 Apr 2014)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach said the Cabinet debate was constructive. It would have been nice if there had been a constructive debate in this House. Before Christmas the Taoiseach railroaded the legislation for Irish Water through the House. He described in nice language the establishment of Irish Water, which now has 500 staff, excluding the 400 staff in the call centre. It has a huge bonus culture....

Leaders' Questions (30 Apr 2014)

Micheál Martin: He has not answered the specific questions. He may not wish to hear my criticisms but Deputy Kevin Humphreys put it succinctly-----

Leaders' Questions (30 Apr 2014)

Micheál Martin: The Labour Party Deputy, Kevin Humphreys, said that he had lost trust in Fine Gael and he felt the party was totally out of order in the way it was handling the water charge debate.

Leaders' Questions (30 Apr 2014)

Micheál Martin: He said that it is the second time that the Minister, Deputy Phil Hogan, has tried to bounce the Labour Party into a decision, the first time being about the septic tanks. He said it was no way to do business and no way to make rational decisions of importance to this country.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (30 Apr 2014)

Micheál Martin: 827. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19166/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (30 Apr 2014)

Micheál Martin: 835. To ask the Minister for Health if implementation of the national diabetic retinal screening programme has been contracted out to different organisations/providers; if so the details of those organisations/providers and the catchment area for each; the funding allocated to each; the basis on which the organisations/providers were awarded the contracts; if other organisations/providers...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (30 Apr 2014)

Micheál Martin: 836. To ask the Minister for Health when the national diabetic retinal screening programme began screening; the targets for numbers to be screened; the number of persons that have been screened to date by each screening organisation; the number of appointments made for screening at each screening organisation that did not subsequently take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (30 Apr 2014)

Micheál Martin: 837. To ask the Minister for Health the reason general practitioners making referrals to the national diabetic retinal screening programme can only make individual referrals and cannot simply submit a patient list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19194/14]

Order of Business (16 Apr 2014)

Micheál Martin: The programme for Government contains a commitment to legislate on the issue of Cabinet confidentiality. Will the Taoiseach indicate when that legislation will be brought forward? Given the selective and random manner in which the Government decides that it wants to breach Cabinet confidentiality, in its efforts to manage and control news and engage in spin, will the Taoiseach indicate...

Appointment of Clerk Assistant of Dáil Éireann (16 Apr 2014)

Micheál Martin: The writ can be moved now.

Order of Business (16 Apr 2014)

Micheál Martin: It is not agreed. I want to oppose the Order of Business.