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- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: The Deputy will be aware that there have been issues in the manufacturing, delivery and shipment of the vaccine to Ireland. Some has arrived and is being distributed. More is on the way and by the end of this month, there should be significant additional supplies. It is beyond the control of Government and the State in terms of the issues that apply here.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: Those measures were announced and they are still actively being pursued. In respect of the reduction in prescription charges for those over 70, that came through Cabinet in July. The Deputy can take it that there will be positive developments on those fronts.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: If the Deputy could forward the details of the case to me, I will pursue it.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: The Minister for Finance has indicated that he is giving that further consideration. It is being pushed out to next year. A lot of work has to be done yet in respect of that issue. That is the current status. We are looking to next year before anything happens in that respect.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: All the Deputies from Tipperary have alerted me to the situation in Tipperary town and the challenges being faced, from socioeconomic challenges to education. I certainly will engage with those issues and work with all the Deputies to see how best we can pursue them.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for raising the issue. We are very concerned, particularly in terms of scoliosis or other urgently-needed surgery, that it would be available to children. Covid-19 impacted on paediatric care as it also did on adult care. I am not sure of the clinical context here but I will examine this and determine the current position in terms of the delays.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: Overall, since reforms were introduced some time ago, the national ambulance service nationally has been an effective service. It has been particularly effective during Covid-19 in terms of the work ambulance personnel have done on behalf of the State. I certainly will engage with the service and the HSE on the points the Deputy raised in respect of Cashel and follow up on that.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: First, nobody should be denied entitlements to social protection. These are universal entitlements across the State. That is the position.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: All Deputies know the Low Pay Commission is an independent commission. Every Deputy in this House supports low-paid workers. The last five recommendations have been implemented by the Government. That is the whole reason behind having ICTU, unions and employers together on the commission. As has been said, ICTU was not in a position to accept the recommendation of 10 cent. It wanted a...
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: It was revealed subsequently that some Sinn Féin Deputies took the full Dáil wage and the Exchequer never benefited from it.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: I just want to make the point-----
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: Deputy Brady raised an issue-----
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: Deputy Brady raised an issue-----
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: The Deputy is not going to try to browbeat people with shouting, roaring and heckling.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: The Deputy knows damn well-----
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: The Deputy is being very simplistic, very populist.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: I am going to come back to the point on public service pay.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: It is linked to the principal officer grade and has been for over 20 years. Does Sinn Féin want to break that link? It is the wealthiest party in this House. It is the wealthiest party in this country. It draws expenses from Westminster. It draws expenses from the Northern Assembly. It is well documented by programmes.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: The party has no shame about how it draws money left, right and centre.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: The way to deal with wages in this country is to have a progressive taxation system that taxes those on middle and high incomes more than those on low incomes. That is what we have in this country. I am not going to play cheap political games-----