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Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: Further consideration is being given to making the information in theResilience and Recovery 2020-2021, Plan for Living with COVID-19 available in other accessible formats and my Department is consulting with the National Disability Authority on the matter. The HSE has partnered with NCBI to produce audio, braille and Large Print versions of public health information. The partnership includes...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Central Statistics Office (3 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: AWAITING REPLY FROM DEPARTMENT.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Communications (3 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: Further to my reply to PQ 48 of 21 July I have published my diary on the Department's website. It can be found here .

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: Resilience & Recovery 2020-2021 - Plan for Living with COVID-19,sets out Ireland's medium-term approach to managing and living with COVID-19. The Framework for Restrictive Measures set out in the Plan is a risk management strategy for the next 6-9 months. It is designed to allow individuals, families, businesses and services better understand, anticipate and prepare for the measures...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ministerial Expenditure (3 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: My Department has not incurred any expenditure in relation to media training for Ministers or Ministers of State from the period 27 June 2020 to date.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (3 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: On 28 October I met with leaders of the Catholic Church - Archbishop Eamon Martin, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, Archbishop Michael Neary, Archbishop Kieran O’Reilly and Bishop Dermot Farrell. Discussion focused mainly on the effect which the current Covid-19 restrictions are having on the health and well-being of the faith community and the great desire to return to worship as soon as...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Contracts (3 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: My Department liaises closely with the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) on all matters related to public procurement and monitors all areas of expenditure on an ongoing basis to ensure that value for money is being achieved. Under Department of Finance Circular 40/02, my Department makes annual returns to the Comptroller and Auditor General in respect of contracts above a...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Data Protection (3 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: There were no data protection breaches identified within the Department in 2019.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Census of Population (3 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: AWAITING REPLY FROM DEPARTMENT.

Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: When I spoke to the House yesterday evening, I made it very clear that I believe that what the Tánaiste did when he was Taoiseach was not best practice, was inappropriate, was the wrong way to deal with that issue and was the wrong thing to do. To be fair to the Tánaiste, he had no issue with coming before the House. He has come into the House, addressed the issue and answered...

Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: First, I was not a member of the previous Government and I am not accountable for its actions.

Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: All governments are accountable to the people. Deputy Mattie McGrath supported the accession of the former Minister, Shane Ross, to power. He regretted it later, but that is the role he played in the formation of the previous Government.

Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: Through the Chair, I make the point that governments are accountable to the people in general elections. The previous Government was. A new Government has been formed and we have very clear approaches in terms of both the policy agenda of the Government and the procedural dimension to the new Government. The three party leaders in government meet regularly in regard to the agenda at...

Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: With the greatest of respect to the Deputy and everybody else, I happened to read the other night, which kept me up somewhat late, a wonderful article, which I would recommend to Deputy McDonald, published in GQonline, by the investigative journalist, James Harkin. It is an excellent piece of journalism and is called "Unmasking Stakeknife". It tells an incredibly sordid story of the IRA and...

Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: The point is that-----

Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: Deputy Mac Lochlainn should read the article. If I was a member of his party and movement, I would be looking around me every day, wondering who my friend is.

Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: The reaction is interesting. Sometimes it is dangerous to stand on the high moral ground. That is where Deputy McDonald has positioned herself in respect of this issue and people's alleged connections. It is a very dangerous place to be and she and her movement should approach it with a greater degree of humility. That is all I will say.

Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: I think the Tánaiste came in-----

Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: No, absolutely not.

Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: I am simply saying to the Deputy that the high moral ground is a dangerous place to be.