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Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (17 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 5 to 8, inclusive, together. On 28 October, I met with leaders of the Catholic Church, namely, Archbishop Eamon Martin, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, Archbishop Michael Neary, Archbishop Kieran O'Reilly and Bishop Dermot Farrell.  Discussion focused mainly on the effect the current Covid-19 restrictions are having on the health and well-being...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (17 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: I pay tribute to Deputy Alan Kelly's daughter. That is the kind of intergenerational solidarity that enables us, as communities-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (17 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: I have an Aoibhe myself. It is the kind of intergenerational solidarity that will get us through the pandemic. What comes across is the importance of faith to many in our community, which Deputy Tóibín also mentioned. It is good for people's mental health to get out and about and to get to church. The support that is there is important. The meeting really focused on level 3...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (17 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: I will.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 9 to 11, inclusive, together. The Cabinet committee on health was established by Government decision on 6 July and it last met on 12 November. The committee is due to meet again next month. The Cabinet committee oversees implementation of programme for Government commitments in relation to health, receives detailed reports on identified policy areas and...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: Regarding the questions from Deputy McDonald, I too commend the HSE on its analysis and study of a very worrying and deeply troubling female suicide cluster in Ballyfermot and in other areas the Deputy identified, and the multiple factors that gave rise to the issues there. I will engage with the chief executive and board of the HSE to ensure that this issue gets priority attention. The...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: I am sorry. We will come back to this issue again next week. There was also Deputy Boyd Barrett's question.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: Yes. Again, the HSE was under a lot of pressure in this House concerning the need to recruit contact tracing staff and have a separate workforce as quickly as possible. The agency is being called on from all fronts in the House to do this, that and the other. I presume that is why it did what it did in respect of how it procured the services of CPL. I can get that checked, but I presume...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Shared Island Unit (17 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 140 and 141 together. The Programme for Government sets out the Government’s commitments on a Shared Island and to working with all communities and traditions on the island to build consensus around a shared future, underpinned by the Good Friday Agreement. On 22 October, I set out the Government’s vision and priorities on Shared Island...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Economic Policy (17 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: The development of the National Economic Plan is progressing well and it is intended to be published over the coming weeks. The Plan will set a high-level framework of our priorities and policy objectives for a sustainable recovery, while signalling pathways and further workstreams over the year towards these medium-term goals drawing on the Programme for Government. The approach to the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Budget 2021 (17 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 143 and 149 together. There is no ring-fenced funding for domestic violence services in the Department of the Taoiseach's 2021 budget allocation.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: Neither my Department nor any body under the aegis of my Department, incurred expenditure in respect of hand sanitising or other PPE products which were subject to a recall by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in 2020.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Climate Action Plan (17 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: Climate Action is a key priority for this Government and progress is overseen by the Cabinet Committee on the Environment and Climate Change, and the Senior Officials Group which supports it. The Cabinet Committee last met on 9 November 2020 and is scheduled to meet again on 7 December 2020. It is chaired by the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications and Transport, Eamon Ryan....

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Offices (17 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: My Department does not have any property lease arrangements.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Office of the Attorney General (17 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: I am advised by the Office of the Attorney General that since June 2017 the then Attorney General travelled outside the State on official business as detailed in the table. He was variously accompanied by officials including on occasion the Director General, Advisory Counsel or Special Adviser as required. Attorney General Travel outside the State 2017 – 01/02/2020 Year...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Official Travel (17 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: On his visit to Washington for St Patrick’s Day in 2019 the then Taoiseach was accompanied by the Secretary General of his Department, his Chief of Staff, an Assistant Secretary General, the Government Press Secretary, his Private Secretary, an advisor, an assistant, and a security officer, as well as by the Ambassador and relevant Embassy staff. The St Patrick’s Day...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: US Presidential Election (17 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: I spoke with President-elect Biden by telephone in the afternoon of 10 November to offer my congratulations on his and Vice President-elect Harris’s recent success in the US election. I also took the opportunity to invite the President-elect to visit Ireland after he takes office, and as soon as circumstances allow. I have sent letters of congratulations reiterating this message. ...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Strategy Statements (17 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: In accordance with the provisions of the Public Service Management Act, 1997 my Department is currently developing its new Statement of Strategy for the three-year period from 2021-2023. The Strategy will reflect the role of the Department to deliver the executive functions of the Taoiseach and Government and the range of commitments in the Programme for Government. The new Statement of...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Data Protection (17 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: My Department has not received any Data or Subject Access Requests in relation to the Report of the Inter Departmental Committee into the Magdalen Laundries which was published in 2013. There is a dedicated Data Protection Officer (DPO) in place to oversee my Department’s compliance with the GDPR. The DPO is assisted in this role by a number of Data Protection Liaison Officers in...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Budgets (17 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: No amount is set aside on an annual basis by my Department for contingent liabilities. Since 2016 my Department's Appropriation Account includes a note on contingent liabilities in references to ongoing legal cases which may generate future costs. My Department's Appropriation Account is published on an annual basis by the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General.