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- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: -----like the Deputy's party wants to do all the time. We do not raise-----
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: I have not raised millions of dollars in the United States like the Deputies' party. I do not have offices-----
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for his fair question.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: The entire issue with an ICU bed is staff. The ratio of nurses to patients in ICU is 1:1. It is very staff intensive, as it has to be. Therefore, up to 1,500 staff were trained during the pandemic to be ready for a Covid surge and to significantly increase ICU capacity to deal with any further surges. The facility exists within the health service to ramp up critical care capacity, if...
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: In fairness, Irish Governments have successively been supporting the case of Seamus Ludlow in terms of getting answers and securing the engagement of the British Government and others on the matter. Of that, I have no doubt. 1 o’clock In fact, the Irish Government, in terms of all parties, has probably been the one party that has honoured its commitments under the Good Friday...
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: That is in the Bill.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: What the Deputy just said does not tally. We are fundamentally changing the way appeals are being held by providing greater capacity to deal with the applications and appeals in a faster and speedier way. I say to both Deputies that the legislation is important and has been approved by Government. It is in the Seanad this week and will move through this House next week. People object...
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: I said previously in the House that I met the Minister for Education and Skills and the chief inspector and senior officials in the Department of Education and Skills. It is their absolute desire and commitment to have the normal leaving certificate that next year, that is, the normal written exams as well as other aspects of it. Obviously, Covid-19 will have some impact on, perhaps, some...
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for raising that. It is a significant issue. I would like to engage further with him, the Minister for Health and others to see how that issue can be best addressed.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: In the plan that was published and launched last week, one of the clear objectives of the HSE was that there would be, at a minimum, one testing centre per county. That is a commitment from the HSE. The precise location is a matter for the HSE operationally. I do not get involved in deciding where a test centre goes, whether it is that town as opposed to another town or a particular...
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: As a former Minister for Health, I have had a long-standing commitment to Bantry hospital and I put significant resources in at that time. We do not put into the programme for Government approval for every individual post at a particular hospital, such as anaesthesia, cardiac surgery or whatever. We are, however, mindful of the issue raised by the Deputy. Deputies O'Sullivan and Cairns...
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: I am abiding by the Chair.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Administrative Arrangements (23 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 and 2 together. The Government recognises the importance of regular and open engagement with all sectors of society. This is particularly important as we steer our way out of the pandemic, rebuild our economy and support communities that have been severely impacted by Covid-19. As committed to in the programme for Government, a social dialogue unit has been...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Administrative Arrangements (23 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: Deputies Kelly and McDonald asked about the Low Pay Commission. Sinn Féin and Deputy McDonald could take a leaf out of Deputy Kelly's book. Let us argue these issues in as non-political and non-partisan a way as we can. We are all in favour of looking after and doing the best we can for low-paid workers. The problem I see in the exchanges this morning is one party wants to...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Administrative Arrangements (23 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: I have met quite a number of workers. The issue now is how we can try to bring a resolution to this matter and that is not easy.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (23 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 3 to 6, inclusive, together. The Cabinet committee on the environment and climate change was formally established by the Government on 6 July 2020 and had its first meeting on 30 July. It oversees the implementation of the programme for Government commitments in regard to the environment and climate change and receives detailed reports on identified...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (23 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: To which legislation is the Deputy referring?
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (23 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: Is it the climate change Bill?
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (23 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: I thought the Deputy was talking about the sick pay legislation.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (23 Sep 2020)
Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputies for their questions. The heads of the climate action (amendment) Bill were approved by Cabinet this week and the legislation is at a fairly advanced stage of drafting. It is quite comprehensive. It will set a target to decarbonise the economy by 2050 at the latest and then make-----