Results 34,481-34,500 of 51,305 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Business of Dáil (17 Oct 2013)
Micheál Martin: Would it be possible to convene a meeting between the leaders-----
- Business of Dáil (17 Oct 2013)
Micheál Martin: Yes, they were.
- Business of Dáil (17 Oct 2013)
Micheál Martin: Whoever puts it in the computer decides the order.
- Business of Dáil (17 Oct 2013)
Micheál Martin: Is it the case that the Reform Alliance is an Opposition party?
- Business of Dáil (17 Oct 2013)
Micheál Martin: Is the Reform Alliance an Opposition party now?
- Business of Dáil (17 Oct 2013)
Micheál Martin: Deputy Ó Cuív lost his slot as well. The issue would be sorted-----
- Business of Dáil (17 Oct 2013)
Micheál Martin: -----if the debate had not been guillotined-----
- Business of Dáil (17 Oct 2013)
Micheál Martin: -----and greater opportunities were given to people.
- Business of Dáil (17 Oct 2013)
Micheál Martin: That is for the supposedly non-aligned Deputies.
- Standing Orders: Motion (17 Oct 2013)
Micheál Martin: The budget debate is guillotined, as well as the debate on the social welfare Bill.
- Standing Orders: Motion (17 Oct 2013)
Micheál Martin: It was July 2011.
- Order of Business (17 Oct 2013)
Micheál Martin: I would have presumed that during the debate we are having-----
- Order of Business (17 Oct 2013)
Micheál Martin: We are having a debate here for 50 minutes, during which people will make suggestions. Clearly the Government has no intention of entertaining any suggestion-----
- Order of Business (17 Oct 2013)
Micheál Martin: -----from any Deputy. Keep quiet, Deputy Stagg, will you?
- Order of Business (17 Oct 2013)
Micheál Martin: Deputy Stagg is the most orderly Whip I have ever come across. I ask the Tánaiste to withdraw the proposal, allow the debate to take place and see what we will do after that.
- Business of Dáil (17 Oct 2013)
Micheál Martin: Ceann Comhairle, with respect, you made an important statement which cannot be glossed over. For example, Deputy Ó Cuív thought he had a speaking slot last night-----
- Business of Dáil (17 Oct 2013)
Micheál Martin: -----but he had no opportunity. I respectfully suggest that we need to meet-----
- Business of Dáil (17 Oct 2013)
Micheál Martin: -----because the budget debate has just ended and we do not know when it will be resumed. If we had a bit of cop-on and common-sense everybody would get a decent opportunity to speak, Independents included. The Chair cannot arbitrarily-----
- Business of Dáil (17 Oct 2013)
Micheál Martin: With respect, I will resume my seat, but you should allow people to talk-----
- Business of Dáil (17 Oct 2013)
Micheál Martin: If we were to have a discussion we could sort this out. The Government decides there is to be no more debate on the budget.