Results 31,601-31,620 of 51,089 for speaker:Micheál Martin

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy should calm down. He is very excitable. He is interrupting non-stop.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: When news emerged that the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, was to be tested, the Secretary General of the Department contacted the acting Chief Medical Officer and he, to use his own language, in an "over-abundance of caution", said that Ministers should restrict their movements. The Secretary General was anxious that the Chief Whip would get the message and communicate it to...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: Correct. I am just making the point that everybody acted in good faith. The motivation was precaution in trying to prevent risk. There is no big mystery to it. The next question concerned the plan itself. The plan is fundamentally about protecting lives and livelihoods. That is its ultimate test of its sustainability. It is there for the long haul, that is, the next six to nine...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: I have made it clear that people should not travel outside of Dublin if possible. That is the NPHET advice. I said it to the Deputy and I am saying it again today. I said it publicly on the "Six One News" and the Tánaiste said it later on "Prime Time". A leaflet is going out to every household. That had already been decided as part of the communications plan. There has been very...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: I have outlined the very specific NPHET advice for Dublin, which the Government has decided to follow. There have been differences from the beginning. The original roadmap was not 100% identical to the advice of NPHET. There is a natural interface there. Deputy Kelly was among the first to come into the House and say that NPHET was too influential. I do not entirely agree. Public health...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: When I was in opposition I took a very strong position in support of public health advice from the outset of the pandemic. I did not seek to play politics with it, though I am not saying Deputy Kelly is doing that.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for raising this very important and pertinent issue. Maintaining the UK landbridge as an effective route to market has been a key priority in the Government's Brexit planning. The Irish Maritime Development Office estimates that there are approximately 150,000 landbridge movements annually, with an estimated trade value of €18.2 billion. This is a very important...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: I will come to that. I wish to state that in that context, we get no sense from the UK Government that there will be any attempt to undermine such trade. London is still adamant that it wants a comprehensive free trade agreement and does not want disruption. We have had no indication whatsoever of any negativity around the landbridge, or any attempt to undermine its importance to Ireland's...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: I have discussed Rosslare Europort with the Deputy and she is aware that there are issues relating to its capacity to move very quickly or immediately on a €150 million project. Its planning application in terms of the master plan which involves an investment of more than €30 million in customer facilities, port infrastructure, assets and new technology by the port authority...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: -----the capacity that is required but-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: The Government will do what is required in terms of our export trade-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: -----but we need to get what is already planned and initiated done and delivered.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: There are issues on the ground there in terms of getting things moving. The planning application has just been lodged.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: It cannot be done overnight.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: I will take on board the Deputy's comments.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: First, the current number of total adult critical care beds open and staffed is 278. There are 30 paediatric critical care beds open and staffed, 218 occupied adult critical care beds and 23 occupied paediatric critical care beds. There are 13 adult critical care beds reserved for patients and one paediatric critical care bed reserved for patients. The €600 million agreed by the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: In terms of testing and tracing, the recruitment campaigns are already under way. These are not just plans. This is happening and the staff are being recruited. Those are the figures open and staffed now. They may not be exactly what is available. The Deputy will be aware that during the pandemic a significant number of acute care beds and critical care beds were made available.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: A surge capacity was created and that applies here as well.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: I just wanted to give the Deputy the most up-to-date operational details as provided by the HSE for the number of critical beds available. There is ongoing work on procuring additional capacity on an initiative-by-initiative basis in terms of the private sector capacity to make sure we can get some elective procedures done and that elective procedures are not suspended as a result of...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: I spoke to the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, and was also in touch with Electric Ireland. By the way, in terms of energy pricing more generally, the cost over the past six months came down. In terms of the renewable energy piece, the Government remains committed to that. That is where we have to go as a country. Our over dependance on fossil fuels-----