Results 40,141-40,160 of 51,305 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)
Micheál Martin: -----on the Lisbon treaty we set up a special sub-committee of the House.
- European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach should not be so intolerant. Can I make a point to him?
- European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach should stop being so intolerant.
- European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach will not have plenty of time. This is not enough time.
- European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)
Micheál Martin: We did this on in regard to the second referendum on the Lisbon treaty.
- European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)
Micheál Martin: We set up a committee and we appointed a Fine Gael Member as Chairman. We set up a special sub-committee. We invited submissions from people outside to make their points about any prospective treaty and any issues. It was a useful exercise, which helped the public debate on the issues around Europe. It also helped the Members of the House to have a decent access to the debates. Why is...
- European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)
Micheál Martin: I would ask the Taoiseach to give consideration to it. He should reflect on it.
- European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)
Micheál Martin: They do not. They have 101 things to do.
- European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)
Micheál Martin: No, I am talking about the study on what was agreed. The Taoiseach, along with others, adopted a tough series of commitments relating to structural deficits and the reduction of debt. The enforcement procedures are such that these rules will effectively set the entire economic framework for the future of this country. Not one person in the Council chamber last week could say what would be...
- European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)
Micheál Martin: I said it is a mystery why the Taoiseach agreed to his appointment. I am not talking about last Friday. He was appointed on the nod, with no discussion about the mandate of the ECB and its role in the crisis. That is my point. The Taoiseach had a say in that and he did not even question him about the policies or the ECB's approach.
- European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)
Micheál Martin: I spoke to the Taoiseach yesterday and the Taoiseach said that he made it clear. My point is that there was no idea of addressing the central role of the ECB or changing its mandate. There was not, and the Taoiseach should not pretend there was.
- European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)
Micheál Martin: Yes, and I have articulated them in my speech. Everything I am saying is quite correct and accurate.
- European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)
Micheál Martin: The point is that the summit did not address the mandate of the ECB, which is the crucial issue, or the capacity of the ECB to be the lender of last resort.
- European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)
Micheál Martin: It concentrated on the German agenda of fiscal rules alone. This is a bank that raised interest rates after a recession had started and risked creating a depression by raising them before it was over. It is so obsessed with the idea that targeting an inflation rate of close to, but below, 2% is the answer to every problem that it has even produced an iPhone application in which hitting this...
- European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)
Micheál Martin: -----particularly President Sarkozy.
- European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)
Micheál Martin: Last Friday, the Government was eager to push the idea that there is nothing to be worried about. The Minister of State, Deputy Lucinda Creighton, said on "Morning Ireland" that corporation tax was not on the agenda at all.
- European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)
Micheál Martin: In spite of this, and in spite of the Taoiseach saying just now that it is correct, page 3 of the summit communiqué states explicitly that leaders discussed the co-ordination of tax policies and how tax policy can support economic policy co-ordination and contribute to fiscal consolidation and growth.
- European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)
Micheál Martin: I repeat that page 3 of the summit communiqué states explicitly that leaders discussed the co-ordination of tax policies and how tax policy can support economic policy co-ordination and contribute to fiscal consolidation and growth. It was discussed. Given that yesterday the Minister of State referred insultingly to many journalists having been too lazy to read the summit communiqué, she...
- Order of Business (14 Dec 2011)
Micheál Martin: No, but I hope we can resolve this quickly. Yesterday, the Taoiseach stated he was prepared to give this debate any time that was required. I welcome the additional time for questions but I would like to request two changes to the taking of No. 20. We would like the time for opening statements extended to at least 20 minutes because the issues are complex and comprehensive and 20 minutes...
- Order of Business (14 Dec 2011)
Micheál Martin: Given the season of goodwill, a Cheann Comhairle, I want to-----