Results 41,421-41,440 of 50,916 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Constitutional Amendments (19 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: I will facilitate that. I will not be long about this at all.
- Constitutional Amendments (19 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: I have no intention of-----
- Constitutional Amendments (19 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: We are indeed.
- Constitutional Amendments (19 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: If I am allowed to so do, I certainly will.
- Constitutional Amendments (19 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: I did not ask the Taoiseach to have a long series of dialogues or an interminable dialogue with the Opposition.
- Constitutional Amendments (19 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: There is a big difference between a long dialogue and no dialogue.
- Constitutional Amendments (19 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: On the question I wish to put to the Taoiseach, he mentioned the separation of powers. That is a fundamental issue in a democracy. Does the Taoiseach not think that at a minimum, on a question as fundamental as the separation of powers, he should already have initiated dialogue with the Opposition in respect of judicial pay? Dialogue has been initiated with the media which has received...
- Constitutional Amendments (19 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: Does the Taoiseach not accept there should have been consultation with the Opposition on the issue of judicial pay? I do not refer to the pay reduction itself but to the question of the separation of powers, which is a critical issue for any democracy.
- Constitutional Amendments (19 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach is playing semantics.
- Constitutional Amendments (19 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: No, I had meetings with the Taoiseach and Deputy Gilmore.
- Constitutional Amendments (19 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: The Opposition parties got a full hearing. Taoiseach, that is not true.
- Constitutional Amendments (19 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: That is unfair and not true. Deputy Gilmore knows this.
- Constitutional Amendments (19 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: The Deputy has a big interest in what happened.
- Constitutional Amendments (19 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: The legislation is drafted.
- Constitutional Amendments (19 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: That is a very reasonable suggestion.
- Constitutional Amendments (19 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: May I ask a final question? Is the Taoiseach satisfied that the Referendum Commission will be in a position to do its work in a timely manner to put these issues to the people?
- EU Summits (19 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach if he will outline his approach to the need for an emergency summit of the European Council. [21084/11]
- EU Summits (19 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach if he has contacted other heads of State or Government concerning further emergency economic matters which may require to be discussed by the European Council. [21085/11]
- EU Summits (19 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: I tabled two of the three questions in this group. This is an extremely grave moment for Europe and the reason there is a need for such a summit is that in the last four months European leaders have failed to take comprehensive action as agreed to in principle in February and formally adopted at the March Eurogroup meeting. The need for changes to debt repayment terms was agreed to, but the...
- EU Summits (19 Jul 2011)
Micheál Martin: I have put forward some issues with the questions I asked, particularly when I asked if the Taoiseach agrees that our position should be that no final agreement is possible without also allowing for significant burning of certain bank bondholders if there is movement on the Greek position and Greek debt. Given the comments of the Tánaiste on Sunday and the Taoiseach today, we should get...