Results 19,301-19,320 of 50,830 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for raising the matter and I know he has genuinely pursued it for quite some time. I spoke to the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, about this and I take fully on board the necessity to do something for taxi drivers and people in similar positions who may not have come under the ambit of the restart grant. I specifically mention people who could not be included in the...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: The alternative is Dublin moving to level 3 overnight without any advice from NPHET to that effect. That is a very serious step to take for a lot of people. We need to be mindful of that. That can await any county and, therefore, NPHET has to advise in regard to that, following on from the modelling and everything else that will be necessary to make such a recommendation to Government at a...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: The advice from NPHET has been published today, including in respect of Dublin. NPHET will meet again on Thursday-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: In regard to Thursday-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: The Deputy has asked questions and I am trying to answer them.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: The Deputy was briefed about two weeks ago.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: I facilitated the Deputy.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: The Deputy received a very detailed briefing, including from the HSE. The Deputy's demeanour at the briefing was much different than it is publicly. She is overstating the negativity around the testing, in my view. We want to ramp up and increase testing but it has been ramped up very significantly. More than 1 million tests have been carried out since the start of the pandemic.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: We introduced serial testing programmes for the nursing homes, which has been very effective.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: Will the Deputy not acknowledge that it has been effective? The nursing homes have been serial tested twice and we will do so again. Serial testing at the meat plants had to be rescheduled but it has commenced. The same applies in respect of direct provision. I agree there is huge pressure on the community side.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: No it is not, it is increasing.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: Last week, testing was at 15,000 per day. We will continue to increase testing and to recruit additional people. I have no difficulty with facilitating another briefing with the HSE or the CMO in relation to this plan and so on.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: I have no problem with doing that.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: Again, there is an attempt here to undermine the Government's position on this-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: I did not interrupt the Deputy.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: I will accept any constructive criticism. There is no level 2.5. The Deputy should not pretend there is or create that language because it simply does not exist.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: A Cheann Comhairle, I did not interrupt the Deputy.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: It is normal procedure here to allow me to answer the questions that Deputies ask. I have answered the Deputy. There is no such thing as level 2.5, as she knows well. I said earlier that NPHET advice came prior to the adoption by the Government of the new plan. The Deputy knows that. There are two issues, namely, wet pubs and people attending matches in stadia with capacities of more...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: That is it. There is no level 2.5 or anything like it. NPHET will come forward with advice on Thursday and I hope and trust that the Deputy will accept whatever decisions we have to take in respect of Dublin, as per the advice from NPHET. I have already begun to see, in the question about different locations in Dublin, people trying to wheedle out of any issues that might arise. The...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: That is the implication in what the Deputy said about localised responses. The acting Chief Medical Officer is very adamant-----