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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Jan 2021)

Micheál Martin: First, I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. Is it related to the local improvement scheme?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Jan 2021)

Micheál Martin: My understanding is that a new scheme been announced with regard to that and the deadline for applications is 26 February. I will ask the Minister to correspond with the Deputy about the details, however. I take on board what the Deputy said about the challenges facing many people in terms of accessing funding for this over the years. The Government has been in office just over six months...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Jan 2021)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy has articulated a case very strongly on behalf of his constituents and the people of County Kerry. As I said, a new scheme has been announced and I believe applications are due in before 26 February. I will check that and ask the Minister to engage with the Deputy on this matter. I will certainly talk to the Minister about the allocation and whether that can make a meaningful...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Jan 2021)

Micheál Martin: I expect everybody to lead from the front. The problem with the Deputy is that, unfortunately, she has been on the fence for much of this and has clung to the fence for as long as possible. I remember a headline on the 18 September edition of the Irish Daily Star, which stated "Mary Lou: Open all the pubs". The Deputy was quoted as saying there was no reason that all the pubs should not...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Jan 2021)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy's party is on the Northern Ireland Executive and has failed to gain the consensus required in respect of some of the issues she has raised. We will continue to work in a constructive fashion with the Northern Ireland Executive. The measures on travel will not take weeks to implement; they will be implemented very quickly. It is time for consistency all around, from all...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Jan 2021)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for raising those issues. The Government's view is very clear: people should not travel for non-essential reasons. There are very few reasons that people should travel. The Deputy is correct in saying that a significant number of people who have been travelling out of Ireland have, since the Christmas period, been going on holiday and coming back in. That clearly needs...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Jan 2021)

Micheál Martin: We should acknowledge that yesterday we passed a sad figure - a threshold of 3,000 people who have died in the Republic from Covid-19 and 1,760 who have passed in Northern Ireland. Our thoughts and our prayers are with the families of those who have been bereaved by this deadly and dangerous virus, which constantly evolves and is causing devastation to people's lives and to societies across...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: North-South Ministerial Council (27 Jan 2021)

Micheál Martin: I led the Government when we attended the 25th meeting of the North South Ministerial Council which was held virtually on 18 December. The meeting was jointly chaired by the First Minister, Arlene Foster MLA, and the deputy First Minister, Michelle O’Neill MLA.  The meeting provided the Irish Government and the Northern Ireland Executive the opportunity to exchange views on a...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Commission on the Future of Policing (27 Jan 2021)

Micheál Martin: A Policing Service for our Future(APSFF) – the Government’s Plan to implement the Report of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland – is a living document which is reviewed and updated, as required, to maintain ambitious but realistic commitments, timeframes and milestones. The Policing Reform Implementation Programme Office (PRIPO) – which is based in...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Jan 2021)

Micheál Martin: My diary for quarter 4 of 2020 has been published and is available on my Department's website at .

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jan 2021)

Micheál Martin: Since March, my Department has supported the whole-of-government response to COVID-19, mainly through the Cabinet Committee and associated structures. In line with public health advice, a significant proportion of the Department’s staff have been working effectively from home since March with the required level of supports in place. Staff attending the workplace in person are providing...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Disability Act Employment Targets (27 Jan 2021)

Micheál Martin: The number of staff working within my Department who have disclosed a disability in each of the years 1 January 2015 to 2019 is set out in the accompanying table. Data for 2020 is currently being collated in line with the statutory annual return to the National Disability Authority. - % of Staff who self-declared a Disability Total No. of Staff who self-declared a...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jan 2021)

Micheál Martin: €20 million was allocated in 2020 and €15 million in 2021 in my Department’s budget for COVID-19 Public Communications. The total provisional spend for 2020 is €16,900,999. This won’t be confirmed until mid-February when the 2020 accounts are finalised.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jan 2021)

Micheál Martin: The 2020/21 Covid19 spend on public information campaigns is listed in the tables below. Since March, my Department has co-ordinated communications for the whole-of-government response to the pandemic. This necessitated expenditure on a broad range of targeted public messaging across 38 different information campaigns. The overall communications strategy for Covid-19 is based on a coordinated...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jan 2021)

Micheál Martin: I was involved in the establishment of SouthDoc in my time as Minister for Health and Children. It has provided a range of services across the Cork-Kerry region, including out-of-hours, 24-7 services, GP services and primary care services. The understanding was that the clinic would be opening and SouthDoc has taken that decision. I do not operate SouthDoc but nonetheless I will seek an...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jan 2021)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for his comments and I concur with them. As I said earlier, we wish President-elect Biden the very best and I agree with him when he describes the Irish poets as the best in the world. We look forward to welcoming him to Ireland during his presidency and we look forward to a very fruitful partnership with the United States on a range of multilateral issues, from climate...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jan 2021)

Micheál Martin: I welcome the fact that that meeting is happening tomorrow. Deputies O'Dea and Quinlivan and the Minister of State, Deputy Niall Collins, have been consistently raising this issue with me and there has been significant advancement on the first phase of the project. I will engage again with the Minister, Deputy Ryan, on it.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jan 2021)

Micheál Martin: The recent decision of the Government on the obligation and requirement for a negative PCR test before one comes into the country has been strongly adhered to. There are very high levels of adherence to that measure. Further measures around quarantine are constantly being examined and there are significant implementation issues around them. To be frank, we have an issue in people accessing...

EU-UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement: Motion (20 Jan 2021)

Micheál Martin: I move: That Dáil Éireann: supports the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union (EU) and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK), of the other part, done on 30th December, 2020; welcomes that: — the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, together with the Withdrawal Agreement,...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jan 2021)

Micheál Martin: Throughout the pandemic the Government has provided unprecedented and extraordinary supports across the board, both with income supports for those who have lost work and passed measures to provide additional parental leave. There was also support for employers and the jobs they support through the employment wage subsidy scheme, EWSS, the Covid restrictions support scheme, CRSS, the pandemic...