Results 16,381-16,400 of 50,453 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (18 May 2021)
Micheál Martin: Deputy Kelly asked No. 11. Deputy Boyd Barrett asked No. 12-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (18 May 2021)
Micheál Martin: What I have here is Deputies Kelly, Boyd Barrett, Bríd Smith, Paul Murphy and Barry.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (18 May 2021)
Micheál Martin: Deputy Kelly raised the issue of the national maternity hospital, as have all the Deputies who spoke subsequently. Religious ethos will not influence the policy or activities of the hospital. I supported the repeal of the eighth amendment and the national maternity hospital will not be in any shape or form influenced by any religion. I have not discussed it with any bishop or archbishop....
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Vaccination Programme (18 May 2021)
Micheál Martin: Deputy Kelly raised the issue of the advice from NIAC. The most recent advice is now being considered by the HSE. The Chief Medical Office is overseeing that as well. That will have to come to Government. It has not yet come to Government for a formal decision. The key objective for Government is to get as many vaccines out there as we possibly can. Vaccination registration is opening...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Vaccination Programme (18 May 2021)
Micheál Martin: It has facilitated the export of 200 million vaccines.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Vaccination Programme (18 May 2021)
Micheál Martin: The Deputy's whole strategy on this issue has always been to reduce everything to the single transferable slogan and sound bite as if that would magic up vaccines-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Vaccination Programme (18 May 2021)
Micheál Martin: -----in the morning, which the Deputy knows it would not.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Vaccination Programme (18 May 2021)
Micheál Martin: Will Deputy Murphy allow me to respond? I heard him and did not interrupt him.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Vaccination Programme (18 May 2021)
Micheál Martin: The Deputy should have courtesy. I am giving my reply. The key to getting vaccines distributed around the world is to get them produced at volume in the first instance. That is the point - to get the manufacturing capacity in place. Those with the know-how, can do that much more effectively-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Vaccination Programme (18 May 2021)
Micheál Martin: There is this idea in regard to just waiving intellectual property. The negotiations will take quite some time and we will approach them constructively on behalf of the European Union-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Vaccination Programme (18 May 2021)
Micheál Martin: I ask for two or three minutes.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Vaccination Programme (18 May 2021)
Micheál Martin: It is then very difficult for me to-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Vaccination Programme (18 May 2021)
Micheál Martin: That is my difficulty and-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Vaccination Programme (18 May 2021)
Micheál Martin: The only difficulty with that is my part answer might be mischaracterised in subsequent debate and commentary. However, I take the Ceann Comhairle's point. There is nothing he or I can do about it.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (18 May 2021)
Micheál Martin: I propose to take Question Nos. 11 to 15, inclusive, together. As part of ongoing dialogue with churches, faith groups and non-confessional bodies, I met with faith leaders on a number of occasions since my appointment as Taoiseach. The most recent meeting I had took place on 15 April last when I met with the leaders of the all-island Christian churches, including the Roman Catholic...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (18 May 2021)
Micheál Martin: No, the expulsion of an ambassador does not make sense. What matters to a Palestinian is the sustained support that successive Irish Governments have given through Irish Aid and UNRWA.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (18 May 2021)
Micheál Martin: We have done that as a Government and Europe has as well, on its credit side. It is difficult to get cohesion across the EU on this issue but it has supported, from a humanitarian perspective, social, educational and community projects right across Gaza and the West Bank, and governance as well, to try to support the creation of a two-state solution, which we have always believed is the...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (18 May 2021)
Micheál Martin: In terms of the housing issues raised by Deputy Kelly, aspects of the programme for Government are always being looked at and we are open to new innovations and new changes. When I said that housing was the number one priority for the Government, it means we will look at everything, in all areas, to see if we can create additional housing supply. We are not supportive of existing supply of...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Vaccination Programme (18 May 2021)
Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 5 to 10, inclusive, together. A Covid-19 vaccination subgroup chaired by the Secretary to the Government has met on two occasions to discuss elements of Covid-19 vaccinations in the context of the overall Government strategy on Covid-19, including a roll-out of the vaccination programme, operationalisation of recent changes to the programme following NIAC...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Vaccination Programme (18 May 2021)
Micheál Martin: The Deputy might score a few goals while he is there.