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Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (24 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: That is very unfair of Deputy Tóibín. He arrived late himself.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (24 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: I am normally very generous, Deputy. Come on. I am normally very generous.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (24 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: In the first grouping, there were many questions answered. I accept there are several questions in the third grouping. A lot of people did not turn up at all at the beginning. It cuts each way. All of the Deputies wanted this session------

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (24 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: -----but the number of Deputies who were absent at the beginning of this session left me surprised.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (24 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: There is not a huge shortage. Thousands of people have been recruited. Let us be straight about it. The seven-day use of hospitals is something that should happen. It should not be dependent on more and more staff. The assets were not being used. Expensive diagnostic equipment was not being used optimally and the hospitals themselves were not being used optimally when there were...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Industrial Relations (24 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: There is going to be a flow and a fluidity in this from year to year, but the overall picture of investment in the south east and in Waterford has been positive and will continue to be in terms of Government commitment to the county. Deputy Moynihan raised the very important issue of SMEs, and that is covered by the LEEF. Divergence in employment standards and taxation issues between...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (24 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 10 to 20, inclusive, together. The Cabinet committee on health last met on 4 June 2025 and is due to meet again on 17 July 2025. It oversees implementation of programme for Government commitments in relation to health, receives detailed reports on identified policy areas and considers health reforms, including Sláintecare and the reform of public...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Industrial Relations (24 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: The question is about the LEEF.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Industrial Relations (24 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: I think Deputy McAuliffe was the first contributor. He raised pensions and pensioners' input into their pension issues. It has been an ongoing concern for pensioners generally across the economy, particularly for public sector pensioners or those in agencies and so forth. There is a sense that once they leave employment, they lack any real influence over their pensions in the future. I...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Industrial Relations (24 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 9, inclusive, together. On 4 April, I chaired the first plenary meeting of the Labour Employer Economic Forum since the formation of the new Government. The LEEF is made up of representatives from the Government, employers and trade unions and provides for tripartite dialogue on economic and employment issues as they affect the labour market. The...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: I will engage with the Minister for housing on the specifics. Is this a series of houses?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: I will talk to the Minister.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: Again, I do not have the specifics or the background. Has the school applied? Is it in the process? It has applied.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: That does not make sense. It is either in the system or it is not.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: Is it at stage 1, stage 2 or stage 3?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: If the Deputy gives me the details, we may be able to progress the matter with the Minister. Has it been sanctioned?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: I think the Deputy probably knows.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: As the Deputy will know, this is a major project. The plan is to build a 16-classroom primary school on a very challenging brownfield site with modern multistorey facilities spanning Dominick Street, Dominick Place and Granby Row. Ongoing issues recently led to a temporary pause on construction. The contractor was formally notified on 23 May under the contract's suspension of works...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: It is an area of archaeological interest that involves a protect structure owned and occupied by Youth Work Ireland. A number of issues have arisen. These include issues with services on the site and electrical lines and services related to the adjacent Luas line, which had not been apparent until excavation began. There are issues with the foundations of an adjoining protected building,...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: Again, I will consult the Minister for Education and Youth. Progress has been made on the site. I obviously do not know the up-to-date position the Department has communicated to the school board but I will pursue it with the Minister.