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Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Commissions of Investigation (15 Sep 2021)

Micheál Martin: I am the specified Minister under the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004 for two Commissions of Investigation whose work is currently ongoing. Both Commissions were established following extensive consultations with members of all Oireachtas parties. As specified I am responsible for overseeing certain administrative matters concerning the Commissions and for receiving their reports....

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Government Communications (15 Sep 2021)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 148, 149 and 150 together. My Department provides mobile phones for official use. My Department has no information to suggest that my phone has been ‘hacked’. The Deputy will appreciate that it is simply not possible for me or, indeed, anyone to conclusively address the question of whether attempts have been made to hack phones. In...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (15 Sep 2021)

Micheál Martin: During the period in question, one member of staff from my Department participated in a leadership programme run by the organisation concerned. The cost of this CPD accredited leadership training programme was €3,000.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Legislative Process (15 Sep 2021)

Micheál Martin: No Bills have been prepared by my Department since 27 June 2020.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff (15 Sep 2021)

Micheál Martin: The Shared Island unit in my Department is led by an Assistant Secretary with five full-time staff appointed at present. Staffing resources for the unit are kept under ongoing review. The unit works in close cooperation with other sections of my Department, including the British-Irish and Northern Ireland affairs unit. The Shared Island unit acts as a driver and coordinator of a whole of...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (15 Sep 2021)

Micheál Martin: The following table details the amount of Prompt Payment Interest and compensation paid by my Department from January 2017 to the end of June 2021, which are the latest available figures. These figures are published on the Department's website on a quarterly basis and reported to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation in compliance with the Late Payments in Commercial...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Projects (15 Sep 2021)

Micheál Martin: The North East Inner City Oversight Group is chaired by the Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach and its membership is comprised of the Chair of the North East Inner City Programme Implementation Board and senior officials across Government Departments and Agencies who are actively engaged with the work of the North East Inner City Initiative, namely: - Department of the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Sep 2021)

Micheál Martin: Ar dtús báire, tá athrú ar siúl. Tá sé ag teacht. Tá an tseirbhís sláinte ag éirí níos treise lá i ndiaidh lae. Tá 6,000 níos mó duine ag obair sa tseirbhís i mbliana ná mar a bhí ag an am céanna anuraidh. Is léir go bhfuil géarchéim ann. Tá a fhios ag cách go...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Sep 2021)

Micheál Martin: Getting children off waiting lists will not be a question of resources. Resources will be allocated to do that. We will need the Deputy's support and that of the entire Oireachtas when it comes to public-sector-only consultant contracts. It is interesting that 720 consultant vacancies have arisen in the last week. I do not think that is disconnected from the ongoing-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Sep 2021)

Micheál Martin: -----negotiations regarding public-sector-only contracts. There is no issue. We provided substantial funding last year to recruit and recruit. Some 6,000 more people work in the health service this July than last July, including 4,000 additional since January.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Sep 2021)

Micheál Martin: The point being there is no problem in resourcing this. I have some experience of recruitment and I think the HR side needs to improve dramatically. From the consultants' perspective, there is an issue on the table because it is a key part of Sláintecare. Let us be clear that the Deputy's support will be required, rather than playing politics with it. There will be all sorts of...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Sep 2021)

Micheál Martin: That will be the key issue.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Sep 2021)

Micheál Martin: Regarding diagnostics, the money has been allocated for that and we will continue to improve that.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Sep 2021)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for raising this important question. I was not quite clear on her position on whether corporate tax should stay at 12.5% or increase.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Sep 2021)

Micheál Martin: I am questioning whether the Deputy agrees that the rate should stay at 12.5%. It would be interesting to get a clear statement.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Sep 2021)

Micheál Martin: I know that, but one can ask questions rhetorically in response as well, surely, and articulate a view.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Sep 2021)

Micheál Martin: I am just seeking clarity; that is all. The first point is that the corporation tax rate is not the unique selling point in attracting foreign direct investment into the country. One of the most important decisions made by modern Ireland was to join the EU. That has been critical to the continued economic transformation of our country. The party of which I am a member was the party that...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Sep 2021)

Micheál Martin: -----of our taxation policy, must be maintained.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Sep 2021)

Micheál Martin: It was far worse.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Sep 2021)

Micheál Martin: The point I am making is that the tax rate on its own is no longer a unique selling point. It never was, actually. It was very important, but the other two points I referenced, in terms of investment in education and our joining the European Union, were also key, fundamental pillars of the economic transformation of this country over 50 years, as well as our consistent industrial policy,...