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Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (30 Sep 2025)

Micheál Martin: The Department of the Taoiseach works with the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) and the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) to ensure that best practice is followed in the procurement and use of software programmes. The Department leverages technologies available from cloud service providers in line with the stated advice of the OGCIO. Details of the amount...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Middle East (23 Sep 2025)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 91 and 92 together. The Department of the Taoiseach’s financial management system does not record the origin of goods or services purchased. A check of suppliers' addresses on the financial management system has been completed and that check did not identify any products or services purchased from suppliers in Israel or the Occupied Territories in...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (23 Sep 2025)

Micheál Martin: The below table details the expenditure by the Department of the Taoiseach on off-site file storage for the years 2020 - 2024 and to date in 2025. This is the only off-site storage solution that the Department avails of. 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 €8,191.29 €12,832.02 €9,213.45 ...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Sep 2025)

Micheál Martin: In response to Deputy McDonald, the issue with Gaelscoil Choláiste Mhuire was a contractual one. It was not a case of the Government pulling the plug or anything like that. The Deputy and I know that. I will ask the Minister to communicate directly with her. I presume she has been in touch with the Minister for education on the matter and also on the use of Cathal Brugha Street. It...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Sep 2025)

Micheál Martin: That is how the party goes about it.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Sep 2025)

Micheál Martin: Everything is bad.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Sep 2025)

Micheál Martin: I am not putting words in his mouth.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Sep 2025)

Micheál Martin: What he is saying is that everything has doubled – unemployment-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Sep 2025)

Micheál Martin: He said it is the most unequal employment market in the world-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Sep 2025)

Micheál Martin: -----at a time when we had 500,000 extra jobs in five years.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Sep 2025)

Micheál Martin: Yes, but who has the highest school completion rates in Europe?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Sep 2025)

Micheál Martin: Who has the better progression rates?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Sep 2025)

Micheál Martin: This country has. All I am saying is that we should have a bit of balance. I know the Deputy might be a bit, you know - but he should take it handy. A bit of balance would be appropriate in terms of the different narratives.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Sep 2025)

Micheál Martin: We have a lot of things to do. I have always acknowledged that. We had a national child poverty summit recently. Deputy Hayes might be aware of that. I can inform Deputy O'Sullivan that approximately 90% of providers are in the scheme at the moment. Some did opt out. I have spoken to the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality, Deputy Foley, who has arrived beside me in the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Sep 2025)

Micheál Martin: Deputy Tóibín used a phrase which I wrote down referring to a three-year old boy who went "missing from State care". This is his classic propagandising of a situation. It is regrettable that he would adopt such a cynical attitude, because that boy did not go missing while in State care. Does the Deputy accept that?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Sep 2025)

Micheál Martin: No, I am not asking Deputy Tóibín that. Does he accept he did not go missing while in State care?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Sep 2025)

Micheál Martin: I apologise. I should have done it through the Chair.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Sep 2025)

Micheál Martin: The point I am trying to make is-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Sep 2025)

Micheál Martin: Yes, but the chair of the national review panel gave a very robust articulation of its role, and the effectiveness of its role. There are ongoing issues in terms of legislation and so on that can be progressed, but that should not be conflated with what happened with Daniel. We need to await the outcome and get the facts first before we jump to conclusions.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Sep 2025)

Micheál Martin: I have observed Deputy Tóibín's position on this for quite some time, and the overriding objective seems to be to blame Tusla for every child in the country who goes missing. That is wrong.