Results 33,021-33,040 of 51,305 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Order of Business (9 Apr 2014)
Micheál Martin: We are dying to find out what happened.
- Order of Business (9 Apr 2014)
Micheál Martin: The Government's proposals vis-à-visthe introduction of universal health insurance are causing considerable concern out there in terms of the implications of such an initiative on people's incomes, additional taxes that will emanate from it and also the lack of detail in terms of the pricing arrangements and the actual packages under which people will be covered. I ask the Minister, in...
- Leaders' Questions (9 Apr 2014)
Micheál Martin: I do not accept that.
- Leaders' Questions (9 Apr 2014)
Micheál Martin: I know of many people who have been trying to get in touch with the banks without success.
- Leaders' Questions (9 Apr 2014)
Micheál Martin: The ongoing situation of people in mortgage arrears is unacceptable, given the scale of the continuing crisis and the hands-off approach of the Government and the Central Bank to the resolution of the issues facing thousands of families, whose entire futures are in jeopardy and whose lives are paralysed by the lack of sustainable solutions. Since Central Bank targets have come into play,...
- Leaders' Questions (9 Apr 2014)
Micheál Martin: The variation is stark. For example, on the split mortgage it is as wide as €57,000. It could not be acceptable that, depending on which bank gave the mortgage, one could be better off by €57,000 in the application of a single option on the split mortgage. It should not be reduced to how lucky one is to happen to have a split mortgage with AIB as opposed to with Bank of...
- Order of Business (8 Apr 2014)
Micheál Martin: Wonderful choreography by the Departments.
- Order of Business (8 Apr 2014)
Micheál Martin: The Deputy should calm down.
- Order of Business (8 Apr 2014)
Micheál Martin: The programme for Government.
- Order of Business (8 Apr 2014)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach said it would be in two weeks.
- Order of Business (8 Apr 2014)
Micheál Martin: Last February the Taoiseach informed the House that the average water charge would be known before the local and European elections in May. This was a modification of what he said earlier, when he made it clear to the House that individual householders would know their water bills before the local elections. He subsequently modified that to "the average". He told the Dáil: "[T]he...
- Leaders' Questions (8 Apr 2014)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach answered two from the three questions, which I appreciate.
- Leaders' Questions (8 Apr 2014)
Micheál Martin: The first question was whether the Taoiseach was aware of the issue and the second concerned appearances of Ms Kerins and Mr. Flannery before the Committee of Public Accounts. The other question was whether it is right and ethically correct for an organisation such as Rehab to pay one of its directors to lobby Ministers and Departments. Does the Taoiseach believe that is right, given the...
- Leaders' Questions (8 Apr 2014)
Micheál Martin: Is it right?
- Leaders' Questions (8 Apr 2014)
Micheál Martin: It might affect some of the Minister's former colleagues in the tobacco industry.
- Leaders' Questions (8 Apr 2014)
Micheál Martin: Rehab Group has appointed the independent management consultant Dr. Eddie Molloy to advise on strategy, rebuild morale within the organisation and repair a damaged reputation, according to its own press release. It also talks about the damage done to other charities because of the serious issues raised regarding the operation of Rehab. Many issues have emerged recently, in particular the...
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (8 Apr 2014)
Micheál Martin: 96. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has had recent discussions with the First Minister and Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland regarding equalising corporation tax rates between Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8926/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (8 Apr 2014)
Micheál Martin: 97. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has had recent discussions with Prime Minister Cameron on equalising corporation tax rates between Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8927/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (8 Apr 2014)
Micheál Martin: 98. To ask the Minister for Finance if tax cuts have been discussed at his latest meeting with the social partners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10349/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (8 Apr 2014)
Micheál Martin: 255. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if pay rises were discussed at his last meeting with the social partners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10349/14]