Results 41,161-41,180 of 50,916 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: What the Ceann Comhairle is doing is not acceptable. He is taking sides on such issues and it is not good enough.
- Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: I said no such thing as the Ceann Comhairle inferred. However, the Taoiseach did say something the last time.
- Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: May I explain to the Taoiseach-----
- Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: In the first instance, the fact I read into the record of the House that on foot of a freedom of request, it was revealed the Taoiseach had written 69 times to the Ceann Comhairle should give no one any impression about anything other than this, namely, the reason-----
- Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: I will explain the purpose if the Ceann Comhairle would listen to me. As I already stated, during the last Question Time, the Taoiseach told the House specifically that he took no role in seeking the disallowance of questions. This was untrue.
- Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: He should have stated then-----
- Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: ----- that he had written 69 letters. That is the only point I was making.
- Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: I made no inference about influence, lobbying or anything else. The point is the last time the Taoiseach was in the House, he made a big song and dance to the effect he made no attempt to so do.
- Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: He was oblivious to any attempts, giving the impression he is open to answer to any question, but he is not. Since he came to office, the Taoiseach's full track record has been to keep avoiding the answering of questions. Questions are transferred and he always tries to avoid answering them. The same is true in respect of freedom of information requests.
- Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: He has been trying to.
- Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: Equally, may I state that in terms of-----
- Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: The Ceann Comhairle is interfering all the time.
- Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: I also was in government and when I was asked questions as a Minister, I made it my business to answer them.
- Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: I did not seek to write to the Ceann Comhairle or anyone else to get them disallowed. My point merely is the Taoiseach made a statement in the House that he took no role-----
- Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: ----- in seeking a disallowance. He wrote 69 times and these are the facts.
- Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: He wrote 69 times.
- Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: As for the Van Rompuy text, the Taoiseach should be aware that I will not give up.
- Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach has gone to extraordinary lengths to hide the Von Rompuy text-----
- Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: ----- and to prevent it from coming out into the open. He will not even respond to a freedom of information request. This is a trend-----
- Freedom of Information (20 Sep 2011)
Micheál Martin: A Cheann Comhairle, I am asking a question.