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Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Advertising (18 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: Below is a table detailing the figures requested by the Deputy. Since March of 2020, my Department has co-ordinated the communications strategy for the whole-of-government response to the pandemic that ensures maximum clarity for citizens, businesses and our wider community. There have been 48 public information campaigns to date, and each campaign was advertised using a combination of...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Reports (18 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: My Department has collated and submitted details to the EPA, in line with Circular 20/2019 and accompanying guidelines, of procurement contracts valued greater than €25,000 and how many include green criteria. This information will be included in the Department’s 2020 Annual Report which will be published on gov.ie in due course. My Department is updating its Corporate...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Sustainable Development Goals (18 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: The Government is firmly committed to achievement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications has lead responsibility for promoting and overseeing coherent implementation of the SDGs, which cut across policy areas within the responsibility of many Government Departments and agencies, and touch on both domestic and international policy...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Sustainable Development Goals (18 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: The Government is firmly committed to achievement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications has lead responsibility for promoting and overseeing coherent implementation of the SDGs, which cut across policy areas within the responsibility of many Government Departments and agencies, and touch on both domestic and international policy...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Social Media (18 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: My Department does not engage third-party companies to provide these services.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Social Media (18 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: As part of the normal operation of the Government Press Office/GIS, traditional, print and social media are monitored for content of relevance to the work of the Department and is done on an ongoing basis. In all cases, this involves only published content that is publically available - whether traditional media, print media or social media. Relevant staff in GIS are at Press Officer grade...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Investigations (18 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: No private investigation companies or persons have been engaged by my Department or the National Economic and Social Development Office which is a body under its aegis.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Data Protection (18 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: There was one data breach identified within my Department in 2016. There have been no data breaches identified since then. Please see the accompanying table setting out the information requested. The case in 2016 arose on foot of a complaint by an individual made to the Data Protection Commission in 2017. The complaint concerned an allegation that a breach had occurred by way of the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Social Media (18 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: Facebook Total: 531 posts Exclusively Irish: 31 posts *Bilingual translations in same post: 0 posts % in Irish or bilingual: 5.8% Twitter Total: 1,188 posts Exclusively Irish: 49 posts Bilingual translations in same post: 0 posts % in Irish or bilingual: 4.1% Instagram Total: 290 posts Exclusively Irish: 10 posts Bilingual translations in same post: 0 posts % in Irish or bilingual: 3.4%...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (12 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: Sometimes the truth can hurt.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (12 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: Deputy McDonald is very sensitive about the truthful and factual situation-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (12 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: -----that Sinn Féin has opposed many housing projects.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (12 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: That includes its opposition to the development on Oscar Traynor Road.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (12 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: I am clear that we need to get projects that are shovel-ready off the ground. We need to get them built.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (12 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: We cannot go on arguing about a whole range of projects for another five or six years . That seems to be the Deputy's intention. We cannot keep on doing that on the issue of housing supply. In response to Deputy Kelly's point, what I said was factual.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (12 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: I disagree with that.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (12 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: What we need right now is investment to get supply going.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (12 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: The State is the biggest actor and player in housing at the moment in terms of funding and the provision of housing. That cannot be denied. However, we need more than that to get the volume of houses that are required for the young people of this country. That is what is required.

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (12 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: For 30-odd years, Sinn Féin opposed the European Union. One of the most progressive things we did in this country and Sinn Féin opposed it in referendum after referendum. When Brexit comes along, it does a massive U-turn and says it is all for the European Union. For 30-odd years, it railed against the European Union and it is still a reluctant participant, if the truth be told,...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (12 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy welcomed them. I accept that they were different times.