Results 40,941-40,960 of 50,916 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Northern Ireland Issues (4 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: The review of the work of cross-Border bodies and the examination of new proposals was a core part of the St. Andrew's Agreement. We have now had the general election and the Assembly elections. Will the Taoiseach provide an update on the publication of the review? Will he agree to continue the policy of seeking to expand the scope and reach of these cross-Border bodies? A review has...
- Northern Ireland Issues (4 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: I did not get much of a reply to Question No. 9.
- Northern Ireland Issues (4 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: No, that is fine.
- Official Engagements (4 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: It would be a cause of some surprise that since those meetings in May there has been no follow-up or pursuit of the issue of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings. When the Taoiseach was questioned in the House on that occasion he said he remained committed to doing something on the issue. Clearly it has not been raised since then with the British Government. Given that members of the...
- Official Engagements (4 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 14: To ask the Taoiseach the position regarding his proposed programme of bilateral visits to other countries during the next six months. [24706/11]
- Official Engagements (4 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 15: To ask the Taoiseach the position regarding which international leaders he will host for bilateral meetings in the next six months. [24707/11]
- Official Engagements (4 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 16: To ask the Taoiseach if he will detail arrangements he has made to participate on trade missions during the next 12 months. [24713/11]
- Official Engagements (4 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: Does the Taoiseach agree that it is surprising that he has gone seven months without a substantive bilateral meeting with a eurozone leader? At the start of April, the Government announced it would be holding a series of these meetings. In April, the Tánaiste announced he would be undertaking a series of bilateral meetings with his foreign ministerial counterparts, and that in turn, the...
- Official Engagements (4 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: There was no problem with the schedule during the election.
- Official Engagements (4 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: It was arranged very rapidly during the election. That was very noticeable.
- Order of Business (4 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: It has been reported that a decision on the next tranche of the Greek bailout will be delayed until the end of the month, and that EU states have again failed to reach agreement on the way forward. The situation in the European and international economy is grave, as it has been since 2008, yet the leaders of Europe continue to kick the can down the road. Tomorrow we will have a debate on the...
- Order of Business (4 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: Will the Taoiseach take questions?
- Order of Business (4 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: It was said last week.
- Order of Business (4 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: We had an industrial relations (amendment) Bill already.
- Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: I ask the Taoiseach to be up-front with the Dáil and the people about a very fundamental issue. I was very surprised last week when it emerged, and was confirmed, that the publication of the comprehensive spending review would be held back until after completion of the budgetary and Estimates process. The Taoiseach said the Minister would not publish it. In opposition, Fine Gael and the...
- Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: Last week the Taoiseach stated in the House that it was almost complete.
- Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: He also noted that the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Howlin, had stated it would be held back until after the budgetary and Estimates process had been completed. Let us not try to engage in sleight of hand. The Taoiseach knows that what I am getting at is the deliberate delay in publishing the comprehensive spending review because of the presidential election. The...
- Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: These are the issues that go to the heart of a comprehensive spending review and an informed debate in society and the Dáil.
- Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach is deliberately hiding that information and preventing the publication of the spending review in isolation. Both he and the Minister promised in this House that it would be complete by September.
- Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2011)
Micheál Martin: On 22 June he stated: "We face many challenges, all of which will be spelled out clearly as we unveil the full truth in the context of the comprehensive spending review."