Results 14,801-14,820 of 51,305 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jan 2022)
Micheál Martin: It is estimated that Sinn Féin has opposed the construction of 6,000 homes. It does not stack up.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jan 2022)
Micheál Martin: Sinn Féin's performance on the ground in councils the length and breadth of the country cannot be reconciled with what Deputies are saying in this House. If we agree it is a crisis, and I do-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jan 2022)
Micheál Martin: It is a crisis, but the most effective way of dealing with it is to get housing supply in place and to give people strength and capacity in terms of incomes and jobs. At least there is good news this morning in that over the coming years the Central Bank is projecting another 167,000 additional jobs. We are responding well to the Covid recession to an extraordinary degree in terms of the...
- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (26 Jan 2022)
Micheál Martin: The Cabinet Committee on Education oversees implementation of the Programme for Government commitments in the area of Education, including the management of COVID in schools. This Cabinet Committee last met on 13 May 2021 and will meet again shortly. I have regular engagement with Ministers at Cabinet and individually to discuss priority issues relating to their Departments. In addition, a...
- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (26 Jan 2022)
Micheál Martin: The Cabinet Committee on Health last met on Thursday, 9 December 2021.
- Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Taoiseach's Communications (25 Jan 2022)
Micheál Martin: In fairness to Deputy-----
- Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Taoiseach's Communications (25 Jan 2022)
Micheál Martin: I just note the difference in language between Deputy Ó Murchú and Deputies Boyd Barrett and Paul Murphy, who, to be fair, have called out Russian activity. I do not hear the same sentiments from Sinn Féin's benches at all for whatever reason.
- Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Taoiseach's Communications (25 Jan 2022)
Micheál Martin: Yes, that is good. Good man. I got that out of the Deputy. Deputy Haughey spoke about the Franco-German axis and the more pragmatic approach being adopted by Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Ireland accepts Ukrainian territorial integrity. As I said earlier, our principles in our approach to the Russian-Ukrainian situation involve, first of all, acceptance of and adherence to that fundamental,...
- Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Taoiseach's Communications (25 Jan 2022)
Micheál Martin: The President of the European Parliament does not have an executive function in this regard.
- Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Taoiseach's Communications (25 Jan 2022)
Micheál Martin: We know the rules-----
- Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Taoiseach's Communications (25 Jan 2022)
Micheál Martin: -----and I think it would be a very dangerous move in some respects. I think there are other ways to reduce the impact of this on people. That is the key point. I think I have dealt with Deputy Boyd Barrett's points.
- Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Taoiseach's Communications (25 Jan 2022)
Micheál Martin: We are a country with a policy of military neutrality, and that is scrupulously observed by us as a country. It is not inconsistent, by the way, with military neutrality that military aircraft of-----
- Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Taoiseach's Communications (25 Jan 2022)
Micheál Martin: I do not think NATO is being aggressive here. As for the prospect of Ukraine joining NATO, there is a reality.
- Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Taoiseach's Communications (25 Jan 2022)
Micheál Martin: Countries eastwards have opted to join the European Union; many more want to do so.
- Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Taoiseach's Communications (25 Jan 2022)
Micheál Martin: How do you mean, what about Cuba? I have been to Cuba-----
- Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Taoiseach's Communications (25 Jan 2022)
Micheál Martin: -----as Minister for Foreign Affairs, and as for the situation with Cuba, I would support-----
- Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Taoiseach's Communications (25 Jan 2022)
Micheál Martin: I think we are running out of time for Cuba, you are saying to me, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. All right. I hear you.
- Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Taoiseach's Communications (25 Jan 2022)
Micheál Martin: I think that what happened in Kazakhstan is absolutely wrong and shocking.
- Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Taoiseach's Communications (25 Jan 2022)
Micheál Martin: I was intrigued by Deputy Ó Murchú's comments. He said we all agree that Russia is ratcheting things up. I do not know what that means. To be fair-----
- Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2022)
Micheál Martin: I thank all the Deputies for raising a variety of issues pertaining to the shared island programme and agenda. Deputy Richmond raised the broader issue in terms of potential. The Patrick Kielty contribution was an extraordinary one. It certainly struck a chord with many people who watched his contribution over and over again. It went viral and was very widely accessed by people. It...