Results 41,061-41,080 of 50,916 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Order of Business (27 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: I know that.
- Order of Business (27 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: I am opposing the Order of Business. I am opposing the taking of Second Stage of the Bill. I believe-----
- Order of Business (27 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: I do not ask for a debate, I want to give the reasons for my opposition to the proposal. We asked last week for a debate on the eurozone crisis and this crisis trumps anything on the agenda for today or tomorrow in its urgency and importance. I find it extraordinary that this Parliament is the last place to debate and discuss the eurozone crisis when the entire world, at this stage, is...
- Order of Business (27 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: It is a question of the allocation of time.
- Order of Business (27 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: Two hours?
- Leaders Questions (27 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: In March and July the leaders of eurozone countries held two special summits to agree urgent measures to tackle the financial and economic crisis. After both meetings, announcements were made that a line was being drawn under the crisis. Every day it becomes more obvious that the crisis is getting worse. Half measures impress no one and the lack of cooperation between European leaders is...
- Leaders Questions (27 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach's only consistent policy with regard to Europe in the last six months has been to claim credit for goals while standing on the sideline.
- Leaders Questions (27 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: The interest rate reduction that was eventually proffered by Europe was four times what the Government asked for-----
- Leaders Questions (27 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: -----and was clearly the result of the broader European crisis brought on by the situation in Greece itself. After six months of not having had a single bilateral meeting with a eurozone leader, the Taoiseach should put aside his election speeches about the major diplomatic initiatives he was about to undertake.
- Leaders Questions (27 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: Debt sustainability is at the core of solving the crisis. Reductions in the interest rates, which were agreed at the start of the year, are finally being fully implemented. They are welcome but there remains the issue of outstanding debt. If discussions are taking place about writing down sovereign Greek debt, there should be no problem with doing the same for non-sovereign and unsecured...
- Leaders Questions (27 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: This is no longer a credible argument. The Taoiseach has broken his election promise about "Not another red cent". Will he now agree to intervene personally and discuss that core issue with the President of the European Central Bank? The Taoiseach supported the president's appointment without question. It is time he had a substantive engagement with him on the core issue of our debt,...
- Leaders Questions (27 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: The Minister for Transport summed it up when he said, "Not another red cent". The rallying cry before the election was "Not another red cent to the banks".
- Leaders Questions (27 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: I have checked all the records.
- Leaders Questions (27 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: The election manifesto was very clear.
- Leaders Questions (27 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: What did he get? The Taoiseach is obfuscating.
- Leaders Questions (27 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach is in contact with no one, and has not been.
- Cabinet Committees (27 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach the support structure, including staff numbers, he has put in place for each Cabinet committee. [26096/11]
- Cabinet Committees (27 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach the numbers of persons assigned to work full-time in support of the Economic Management Council. [26097/11]
- Cabinet Committees (27 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: A Cabinet committee means it is composed of Cabinet Ministers. It cannot be a Cabinet committee if it just comprises one Minister and two Ministers of State. By definition, it should involve several Departments. Will the Taoiseach clarify what other Ministers and Departments are on this committee to implement the health service commitments in the programme for Government? The programme...
- Cabinet Committees (27 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: We are and I will put my question.