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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2024)

Micheál Martin: Across society, we have regulated extensively.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2024)

Micheál Martin: We have regulated extensively. With regard to the Medical Council and the Dental Council, we will continue to see if we can enhance that regulation.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2024)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for raising this case and this issue. The life story she outlined is harrowing. I accept the presentation she has made in respect of that life journey and what happened in our past as regards institutionalisation and how our society evolved in respect of children who were subsequently adopted and children who were placed in less than ideal situations. The Deputy said...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2024)

Micheál Martin: An audit, by definition, happens after a particular programme of action has taken place. You cannot audit something within three weeks of the money being allocated. That does not make any sense.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2024)

Micheál Martin: That is what the Deputy is suggesting.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2024)

Micheál Martin: The whole idea of auditors going in is-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2024)

Micheál Martin: Money has been spent; therefore, we go in and diligently, in a detailed way, find out where the money was spent. We do know that an additional 200 clinicians and so on were appointed and that there is a fifth theatre there. That is not all not directed to scoliosis. Of course, quite a significant amount of that will be of benefit to scoliosis patients. There have been other issues within...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2024)

Micheál Martin: That cannot be done three weeks in.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2024)

Micheál Martin: The most important issue for us now is, through existing capacities within CHI and the hospitals and whatever other means in terms of-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2024)

Micheál Martin: -----external work, to get these lists down as quickly as we possibly can.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2024)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. The Government published in 2022 a five-year zero-tolerance strategy and has established Cuan, the agency which we agreed with all involved in the sector would deliver on this ambition. It has an overall budget of €59 million for 2024. I pay tribute again to Natasha O'Brien and Bláthnaid Raleigh and others who have come forward to tell...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2024)

Micheál Martin: Ar dtús báire, caithfidh mé a rá go bhfuil an Rialtas sásta agus den tuairim go gcaithfimid gach aon iarrachta a dhéanamh chun liostaí feithimh na leanaí atá ag feitheamh ar obráidí scolóise a ísliú chomh tapa agus is féidir linn. Is é seo aidhm an Rialtais agus aidhm gach éinne sa Teach seo. Tá an...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (4 Jul 2024)

Micheál Martin: My Department is responsible for processing Foreign Birth Registration (FBR) applications for people who are born abroad and claim Irish citizenship through a grandparent born in Ireland or through a parent who has claimed citizenship also through FBR or Naturalisation. Foreign Birth Registration, by its nature, is a detailed and complex process, often involving official documentation...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (4 Jul 2024)

Micheál Martin: The Passport Service has issued over 650,000 passports to date this year. Virtually all complete passport applications are being processed within or before advertised turnaround times with the majority of adult online renewal applications issuing within two working days. There currently no backlogs and 95% of applicants apply through Passport Online. The Passport Service takes its...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (4 Jul 2024)

Micheál Martin: Ireland has longstanding ties with Singapore and Malaysia and this year marks the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations with both countries. In line with the Government’s Asia Pacific Strategy, my Department aims to deepen its engagement with countries in South East Asia, including Malaysia and Singapore. In this context, an additional posted staff member was assigned to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (4 Jul 2024)

Micheál Martin: Since Ireland's Consulate General was established in Manchester, North of England, in 2021, the Consul General and Vice Consul have engaged extensively with a wide range of figures from across the region to strengthen political, commercial, community and cultural ties between Ireland and the North of England. These ties are significant, as was evidenced by President Higgin’s recent...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Sanctions (4 Jul 2024)

Micheál Martin: Ireland implements both sanctions as adopted by the United Nations Security Council, and EU restrictive measures adopted within the Common Foreign and Security Policy. The sanctions adopted in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine are the most expansive and hard-hitting in EU history, including extensive import and export bans, travel and transport bans, asset freezes, and media...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (4 Jul 2024)

Micheál Martin: The Passport Service has issued over 650,000 passports to date this year. Virtually all complete passport applications are being processed within or before advertised turnaround times with the majority of adult online renewal applications issuing within two working days. There are currently no backlogs and 95% of applicants apply through Passport Online which is now available to 99.9% of all...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (4 Jul 2024)

Micheál Martin: With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, the Passport Service has reviewed the application and progressed as appropriate.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (4 Jul 2024)

Micheál Martin: I have been advised by the military authorities that no competitions for the Defences Force School of Music have been held to date in 2024. A recruitment campaign for instrumentalists resulted in 7 instrumentalists being inducted in September 2023. A Captain level (Conductor) appointment is anticipated from the Conductor campaign which closed in December 2023.