Results 36,041-36,060 of 51,305 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2013)
Micheál Martin: There is clear significant reduction in the income derived from the benefit.
- Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2013)
Micheál Martin: Stop playing games. Stop being disingenuous.
- Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2013)
Micheál Martin: On 23 February 2011, the Tánaiste stated "Labour will not cut child benefit because", as Labour's policy document noted, "it is the State's only recognition that Ireland remains a very expensive place to raise a child. To do so will create poverty traps, work disincentives and increase the number of children in poverty". The Tánaiste went on to break that promise, as the...
- Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2013)
Micheál Martin: That is a very weak defence of what has occurred, because the Tánaiste was categoric in respect of the child benefit issue and how families are finding it extremely difficult to rear children given the associated costs. The Tánaiste has articulated a view that also has been articulated by the Minister for Finance. He used the phrase that it is correcting an anomaly. Pregnant...
- Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2013)
Micheál Martin: There are alternatives in respect of raising the €40 million in revenue that has been identified by the Minister for Finance in this regard because coming on top of the cut in child benefit in particular, this represents a significant attack on the income of mothers and families in the context of the difficulties to which the Tánaiste has drawn attention in the past regarding...
- Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2013)
Micheál Martin: Everyone knows that women do not go on maternity leave because they want to get extra money. That assertion should be accepted. I do not accept in any shape or form the idea they somehow are benefiting more than others and it should not have been put forward as a rationale or as a defence for the measure by the Minister for Finance or by the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Burton.
- Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2013)
Micheál Martin: I ask the Tánaiste to give serious consideration to reviewing this measure because it will have a significant impact on the incomes of quite a number of people. Moreover, it will have a highly significant impact in the case of some people. In particular, I have come across young families in receipt of family income supplement, for example, who also were in receipt of the carer's...
- Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2013)
Micheál Martin: This measure is anti-women. It singles out women in a particular set of circumstances, that is, women who are pregnant and it is something the Government should reconsider.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Numbers (7 Mar 2013)
Micheál Martin: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of two teacher primary schools that currently have 20 students or less enrolled; the patronage details for these schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11983/13]
- Order of Business (6 Mar 2013)
Micheál Martin: It will be the end of the term, so.
- Order of Business (6 Mar 2013)
Micheál Martin: Year five.
- Order of Business (6 Mar 2013)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach is not prepared to discuss it.
- Order of Business (6 Mar 2013)
Micheál Martin: He is not being in the least sincere.
- Order of Business (6 Mar 2013)
Micheál Martin: I am elected. That is the reason I am here.
- Order of Business (6 Mar 2013)
Micheál Martin: Does the Deputy want democracy?
- Order of Business (6 Mar 2013)
Micheál Martin: I am not a communist by the way.
- Order of Business (6 Mar 2013)
Micheál Martin: The programme for Government included a commitment "to tackle the huge overuse of guillotines to ram through non-emergency legislation". For the past year and, again last evening, the Taoiseach decided to use the guillotine to ram through non-emergency legislation. The latest instalment was the property tax (amendment) Bill. The upshot of that was no discussion took place on amendments and...
- Order of Business (6 Mar 2013)
Micheál Martin: Members wanted to discuss amendments last night, for example, relating to exemptions for those in mortgage arrears or negative equity, social welfare recipients, people on low incomes and those who paid stamp duty between 2000 and 2012 from the impact of the property tax. Yesterday, there was a big row about this. It is a serious issue for the entire Dáil. Members do not want to...
- Order of Business (6 Mar 2013)
Micheál Martin: That has been going on for the past year and a half. The Taoiseach promised a democratic revolution.
- Order of Business (6 Mar 2013)
Micheál Martin: The programme for Government has a commitment to tackle the huge overuse of guillotines to ram through non-emergency legislation. A total of 67 amendments were tabled to last night's Bill and not one of them was discussed.