Results 34,621-34,640 of 50,909 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Order of Business (10 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: Is the Taoiseach suggesting we would remain for a further period?
- Order of Business (10 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: We did not agree.
- Order of Business (10 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: With regard to the health information Bill, the Future Health document stated it would have been published by the end of the second quarter of 2013. The Taoiseach might indicate when we can expect publication of that Bill. With regard to the universal health insurance legislation and the White Paper that was promised on that, I would point out that, under the Dutch model, to which the...
- Order of Business (10 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: It is not. We have consistently opposed the Government's consistent use of the guillotine in dealing with a range of legislation. A substantial number of amendments have been submitted to the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013 and given the enormous interest in the Bill, irrespective of one's perspective, the decision to conclude the debate with one vote, even if all of the...
- Leaders' Questions (10 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: That is an extremely depressing response. The Taoiseach has simply read out what the Minister for Justice and Equality read out yesterday in the House to Deputy Willie O'Dea, who had raised this issue. The Government is fiddling on it, while pensions are burning fast. Schemes may close in the coming weeks and months, with no respite for workers. We know what happened in the case of Irish...
- Leaders' Questions (10 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: The Government knows what the facts are.
- Leaders' Questions (10 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: The failure of a large number of defined-benefit pension schemes, involving an estimated 30,000 workers, to submit recovery plans to the regulator before 30 June confirms, if we needed it, the crisis facing the pensions of thousands of workers across the country and illustrates the absolute need for the Government to intervene in this crisis. Many schemes will close over the coming months....
- Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: These is a proposition before us, and I want to-----
- Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: As dawn breaks-----
- Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: -----I say to the Chief Whip that he has made an absolute shambles of this debate-----
- Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: -----and he has brought the House into disrepute through the manner in which he has handled it and consulted with the Opposition. We agree to the adjournment.
- Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach should stop the immature schoolyard bullying.
- Order of Business (9 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: The water torture Bill.
- Order of Business (9 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: The Chief Whip knows all about torture, given the events of the past week.
- Order of Business (9 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: Not in Killarney.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (9 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: The Deputy has.
- Order of Business (9 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: With regard to the funding of the health service and the commitment on page 6 of the programme for Government to ensure significant cost control, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform has highlighted concerns about further overspending by the Department of Health. Will the Taoiseach clarify the position? I refer to health priorities in the programme for Government. When will the...
- Order of Business (9 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: Will the Taoiseach correspond with me on these issues?
- Order of Business (9 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: I thank the Taoiseach.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (9 Jul 2013)
Micheál Martin: That is what people find difficult to fathom.