Results 39,901-39,920 of 51,305 for speaker:Micheál Martin

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (31 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: Question 170: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the recent decision of the Revenue Commissioners to write to pensioners was handled correctly; if not, the actions he proposes to take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2326/12]

Written Answers — Economic and Monetary Union: Economic and Monetary Union (31 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: Question 171: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the recent eurozone reform deal will be sufficient to enable the markets to respond in a positive manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1916/12]

Written Answers — State Assets: State Assets (31 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: Question 254: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the European Commission has agreed to allow a portion of profits from the sale of State assets to be invested in job creation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4777/12]

Order of Business (31 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Taoiseach for his response.

Order of Business (31 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: Will the Taoiseach consider setting up a specialist sub-committee of the House to consider this issue in greater depth? I believe that is required.

Order of Business (31 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: I do not want to put this to a vote but I want a more fundamental reflection on the issue.

Order of Business (31 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: It means more time for debate. I also believe the Parliament must set up a specialist committee on this matter.

Order of Business (31 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: I am looking for a commitment from the Taoiseach on this significant issue.

Order of Business (31 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: Will the Taoiseach give a timeline on the preparation of the fiscal responsibility Bill, as part of the intergovernmental agreement and treaty agreed at last evening's EU summit? Will he consider the establishment of a sub-committee of the European affairs committee to facilitate broader discussion in the House and to tease out the treaty's implications for future budgets and job creation?...

Social Partnership (31 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: I tabled a question on the social dialogue over the Croke Park agreement, which for some reason was transferred to the Minister with responsibility for the public sector, such is the restrictive nature of trying to get questions answered by the Taoiseach during Taoiseach's questions. Would the Taoiseach agree it is arguable that if we had a more proactive social dialogue and social...

Cabinet Sub-Committees (31 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach the number of times the Cabinet sub Committee on Economic Recovery and Jobs has met [1937/12]

Cabinet Sub-Committees (31 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach the number of times the Cabinet Committee on Economic Infrastructure has met since it was set up; [5152/12]

Cabinet Sub-Committees (31 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: My questions concern the sub-committee on economic recovery and jobs and the number of times it has met, and the Cabinet sub-committee on economic infrastructure. One of the Government's defining characteristics is its capacity to make claims that fly in the face of reality. The Government praised the budget for being fair and protecting front-line services whereas we know it did the...

Cabinet Sub-Committees (31 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach should not forget it is he and his colleagues in government who had the language of despair not so long ago and used terms like "banjaxed" and so on which were inaccurate-----

Cabinet Sub-Committees (31 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: -----and wrong for the country. He paid tribute to the foreign direct investment jobs that have been announced. They do not happen overnight. The industrial strategy of the past number of years and of the previous Government has borne fruit and has been solid in terms of its focus on research and development, corporation tax, the lowering of inward investment and so forth. The pipeline is...

Cabinet Sub-Committees (31 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: The sub-committee on economic recovery and jobs.

Cabinet Sub-Committees (31 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: Is it in charge of the overall strategy? I got a wandering reply which stated various Ministers are doing different things. Is the sub-committee overseeing the jobs strategy that the Minister, Deputy Bruton, has been briefing people about? The fact it has only met five times in 12 months does not inspire confidence about the most fundamental issue facing the country, namely jobs. That...

Cabinet Sub-Committees (31 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: It is unacceptably high.

Cabinet Sub-Committees (31 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: As a supplementary to the questions I tabled on these important Cabinet sub-committees, first, I want to acknowledge the Taoiseach's acknowledgement of the role of the last Government in terms of Food Harvest 2020 and creating a blueprint which has had the buy-in of all the stakeholders concerned with the development of the agriculture and food industry, which is an important platform for the...

Cabinet Sub-Committees (31 Jan 2012)

Micheál Martin: Soft options have been sought. The capital programme became a soft target for cuts over and above what had originally been factored in.