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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Mar 2023)

Micheál Martin: Where are they going to go next Christmas? What did Deputy Ó Broin say yesterday on "Morning Ireland"? What did the Deputy say in a Private Members' motion debate only recently? What did he say? He said we should end it at the end of the year, in December.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Mar 2023)

Micheál Martin: Where is the honesty in that? Is the Deputy seriously suggesting that Sinn Féin would have allowed the rent ban to be lifted in December, days after Christmas Day? That is the kind of dishonesty-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Mar 2023)

Micheál Martin: -----that I find reprehensible in terms of debating the housing crisis, because it is a crisis. Why did we decide to lift the ban?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Mar 2023)

Micheál Martin: We do not want to make the situation worse. The Deputy spat out that the Government is interested in the landlords. I heard Deputy Ó Broin on "The Pat Kenny Show" this morning saying he talks to landlords all the time. It is the Tadhg an Dá Thaobh syndrome. The Deputy has been in here demonising landlords for the last three or four years.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Mar 2023)

Micheál Martin: He wants them out of the market, but then-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Mar 2023)

Micheál Martin: -----up comes Sinn Féin's housing spokesperson saying he is a very reasonable man, he will talk to landlords and he is even talking to developers. Deputy Doherty will come in and say we are all developer-led and corporate investment-led. The hypocrisy of it spews out of what he is saying-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Mar 2023)

Micheál Martin: -----but it has nothing to do with the reality of delivering on the ground.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Mar 2023)

Micheál Martin: The bottom line here is that we need supply.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Mar 2023)

Micheál Martin: That is the fundamental way to deal with this crisis. In the context of the rental sector-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Mar 2023)

Micheál Martin: -----we need to do two things. We need to attract more people into it. We need more people to provide housing for rent. If the rent eviction ban were to continue for the next two years, supply would be the issue. If we are honest, that is what we would have to do, and not to next December, as Deputy Doherty is pretending, because he knows damn well it would not be lifted in December. It...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Mar 2023)

Micheál Martin: It would irreparably damage supply to the rental market, which would be to the detriment of people who would end up homeless and to the detriment of people seeking housing.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (9 Mar 2023)

Micheál Martin: With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, the Passport Service has been unable to locate the application using the application number provided. The Passport Service has contacted the Deputy's office directly for further details.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (9 Mar 2023)

Micheál Martin: With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has inquired, the Passport Service contacted the applicant on 27 February 2023 to advise on what is required to progress the application. If the applicant has a query on the documentation required, I encourage the Deputy to advise the applicant to contact the Passport Service Customer Service Hub, where he can speak to a...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (9 Mar 2023)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 246 and 247 together. In the last five years, the Defence Forces participated in one NATO-led training exercise - the "Cyber Coalition" training exercise in Estonia in 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022. The aim of this exercise is to enhance coordination, cooperation and information sharing across the Cyber Space domain. Cyber Coalition presents a very real...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (9 Mar 2023)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 248, 249, 250 and 251 together. In all, over 550 Irish Defence Forces personnel are currently deployed overseas. The main overseas missions are the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) with 344 personnel and the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) in Syria with 133 personnel. The Department of Defence and the Defence Forces...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Properties (9 Mar 2023)

Micheál Martin: There are seventy-seven (77) residential type properties under the remit of my Department. Ten (10) properties are in Cork, Five (5) properties are in Dublin and sixty-two (62) properties are in Kildare. I am advised that none of these properties can be occupied without considerable refurbishment and were built before the Building Regulations and associated standards arising from same came...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Vacant Properties (9 Mar 2023)

Micheál Martin: There are seventy-seven (77) residential type properties under the remit of my Department. Ten (10) properties are in Cork, Five (5) properties are in Dublin and sixty-two (62) properties are in Kildare. I am advised that none of these properties can be occupied without considerable refurbishment and were built before the Building Regulations and associated standards arising from same came...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Engagements (8 Mar 2023)

Micheál Martin: Ireland enjoys excellent bilateral relations with the Czech Republic. A resident Czech Embassy opened in Dublin in 1995, the same year in which the Irish Embassy was established in Prague. The current Czech Ambassador, HE Petr Kynštetr has been in post since March 2018 and presided locally over the Czech Presidency of the EU in the second half of 2022. While I have not had any...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (8 Mar 2023)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 122 and 123 together. My Department has received a copy of the Church in Chains Global Guide and is currently considering its content and findings. Ireland strongly condemns all forms of persecution on the basis of religion or belief, irrespective of where they occur or who the victims are. The promotion of freedom of religion or belief is a priority...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Official Engagements (8 Mar 2023)

Micheál Martin: To date, in my capacity as Minister for Defence, I have not spoken with the Canadian Minister of National Defence, Ms. Anita Anand PC MP. However, I intend to engage collectively and bilaterally with international colleagues as and when the opportunities present themselves. In that regard, I look forward to an opportunity to speak or meet with the Canadian Minister of National Defence.