Results 37,221-37,240 of 51,305 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)
Micheál Martin: Three subcontractors were owed up to €60,000. They forced the main contractor to pay 40% of the total amount due.
- Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)
Micheál Martin: The main contractor went on to win a contract worth €4 million in a separate local authority area. We on this side of the House are willing to facilitate the taking of Committee Stage of the Bill.
- Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)
Micheál Martin: It is now 18 months since the general election. I thought most Members of the House were in favour of the Bill. I understand from speaking with Senator Feargal Quinn that the Attorney General is examining certain aspects of it and that amendments have been tabled. However, people are getting very impatient because subcontractors are dealing with a crisis. I was horrified to learn the...
- Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)
Micheál Martin: We were promised legislation.
- Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)
Micheál Martin: The Tánaiste and certain Fine Gael Ministers stated legislation would be introduced.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (27 Nov 2012)
Micheál Martin: No, no.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (27 Nov 2012)
Micheál Martin: To tease this out, it is unclear how the ESM will apply to AIB and Bank of Ireland and the funding injected into them. The recapitalisation of the banks was not through the bank guarantee but was a key part of the programme with the troika, as was the clear policy of the European Central Bank that no bank should fail and no senior bondholder should be burned. That was the essential position...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (27 Nov 2012)
Micheál Martin: The bailout was in 2008. The programme was in 2010. The Taoiseach is mixing them up.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (27 Nov 2012)
Micheál Martin: Or it could be about his stance on Europe, which is an entirely acceptable focus for a specific question.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (27 Nov 2012)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach could bury it then.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (27 Nov 2012)
Micheál Martin: I have.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (27 Nov 2012)
Micheál Martin: Would the Taoiseach support that?
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (27 Nov 2012)
Micheál Martin: He is sitting alongside the Taoiseach. Will it be Commissioner Hogan?
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (27 Nov 2012)
Micheál Martin: I have tabled approximately 20 questions. The fact that 55 questions have been taken together gives the lie to any claim that we have witnessed a democratic revolution in how we do business as politicians. It illustrates how nonsensical it is to suggest there has been radical reform of the Oireachtas. We all agree that the European Union is by far the most important issue facing us as a...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (27 Nov 2012)
Micheál Martin: To ask the Taoiseach if he will be speaking to Prime Minister Cameron before the EU Council meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45690/12]
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (27 Nov 2012)
Micheál Martin: To ask the Taoiseach if he has any bilaterals arranged around the EU Council meeting; the persons with whom he will be meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45691/12]
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (27 Nov 2012)
Micheál Martin: To ask the Taoiseach the costs to the State of his recent visit to Rome including the details of any officials or staff that travelled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45694/12]
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (27 Nov 2012)
Micheál Martin: To ask the Taoiseach the issues that were discussed at his meeting with President Hollande in Paris, France; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47316/12]
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (27 Nov 2012)
Micheál Martin: To ask the Taoiseach if the future common agricultural policy negotiations were discussed with President Hollande; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47317/12]
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (27 Nov 2012)
Micheál Martin: To ask the Taoiseach the number of conversations he held with Chancellor Merkel in the period between the June and October meetings of the European Council. [47359/12]