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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Nov 2021)

Micheál Martin: If we can get it to Navan, Deputy Smyth wants us to plan ahead and get it to Kingscourt and I fully understand that judging by the very warm reception I got last Friday in Cavan. The people there were very enthusiastic and I believe they would welcome with open arms the extension of the rail line. Deputy Smyth's enthusiasm for that is not in question. Deputy Ó Murchú raised...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Nov 2021)

Micheál Martin: We need to engage with people and work with them. We have been steadfast in our position on the protocol. We have to stress that no decision has been made on it. The negotiations between the European Union and the United Kingdom need to continue. I will be engaging with all the political parties on this over the coming period.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens' Assembly (9 Nov 2021)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 10, inclusive, together. Under the programme for Government, the Government aims to establish citizens' assemblies to consider the type of directly elected mayor and local government structures best suited for Dublin; biodiversity; matters relating to drugs use; and the future of education. Consideration is being given to the appropriate methodology for...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens' Assembly (9 Nov 2021)

Micheál Martin: I thank all the Deputies for the points they have raised in the context of this question. Deputy Pádraig O’Sullivan, who tabled one of the questions, called for a citizens' assembly on education. That would be useful. Other mechanisms have been used in the past, such as the National Education Convention where all the various partners in education convened for a general...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens' Assembly (9 Nov 2021)

Micheál Martin: ----but the whole drug epidemic across the country is worrying. We intend to pursue that. Deputy McDonald raised a similar issue. On the constitutional issue, I happen to believe that citizens' assemblies are useful. However, there is a broader issue. First, we need an Oireachtas approach to Article 41. On the future of the island and on unity, I was in government before the Good...

Ceisteanna - Questions: United Nations (9 Nov 2021)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 11 to 17, inclusive, together. I travelled to the United States on 19 September for a five-day programme in New York centred around the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, and Ireland’s presidency of the UN Security Council. On 21 September, I attended the opening of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly where I met with a number of...

Ceisteanna - Questions: United Nations (9 Nov 2021)

Micheál Martin: Deputy Haughey raised the issue of conflict, Covid and climate. I pay tribute to our ambassador at the UN, Geraldine Byrne Nason, and her team. They have performed excellently on behalf of the country in advancing our agenda, particularly during the presidency of the Security Council. In terms of the motion and the theme we are moving, there were reservations from Russia, India and...

Ceisteanna - Questions: United Nations (9 Nov 2021)

Micheál Martin: Senegal and South Africa will be early beneficiaries of the idea to develop production capacity in those countries and the continent. On Deputy Boyd Barrett's point, because I was in COP and so on I was not in a position to have an in-depth conversation with Coillte. I am not in favour of the sale of forests. There can be local circumstances from time to time, such as sports clubs or...

Ceisteanna - Questions: United Nations (9 Nov 2021)

Micheál Martin: I said to the Deputy earlier that gas will be a transitional fuel but he did not come back to me on it. Ultimately, fossil fuels have no role in the future of energy supply and we have taken legislative steps to deal with that, as the Deputy knows.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Schemes (9 Nov 2021)

Micheál Martin: Tá sé i gceist agam ceisteanna 18 agus 19 a fhreagairt le chéile. Foilsíodh scéim Ghaeilge reatha mo Roinne ina clúdaítear an tréimhse 2019 go 2022, sa bhliain 2019 ar gov.ie. Tá réimse gealltanas seirbhíse sa scéim atá leagtha amach lena chinntiú gur féidir le haon chustaiméir de chuid Roinn an Taoisigh ar mian...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Schemes (9 Nov 2021)

Micheál Martin: Ó thaobh na ceiste a chur an Teachta McDonald, tá an méid atá ráite aici dochreidte. Níl an Stát i gcoinne saoránaigh na tíre seo ó thaobh na teanga de. Táimid ag tabhairt gach aon tacaíocht don teanga agus do mhuintir na tíre ó thaobh na teanga a chur chun cinn. I find it very difficult to accept the language Deputy...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Schemes (9 Nov 2021)

Micheál Martin: We are not endeavouring to stop anybody-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Schemes (9 Nov 2021)

Micheál Martin: An rud is tábhachtaí ná rudaí a dhéanamh i ngach slí gur féidir linn. Tá TG4 ag ceiliúradh 25 bliain ar an bhfód agus rinneamar an-chuid chun é sin a chur i bhfeidhm, le daoine eile. Ó thaobh na ceiste a chur an Teachta Aindrias Ó Muimhneacháin, agus muid ag déanamh an athbhreithnithe ar an scéim agus ar an Acht,...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Functions (9 Nov 2021)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 45 and 46 together. The Economic Division in my Department supports me and the Government in developing and implementing policy across relevant areas to support sustainable economic development including job creation, infrastructure, housing and climate action, digital issues, quality of life and well-being, and social dialogue. This work is particularly...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Public Sector Staff (9 Nov 2021)

Micheál Martin: The number of civil servants employed in the Chief State Solicitors Office is set out in the attached table, along with the budget allocated to the Office for each of the past three years. Number of Civil Servants 2019 2020 2021 294 303 311 Grade Breakdown 2019 2020 2021 ...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Functions (9 Nov 2021)

Micheál Martin: The Economic Division in my Department supports me and the Government in developing and implementing policy across relevant areas to support sustainable economic development including job creation, infrastructure, housing and climate action, digital issues, quality of life and well-being, and social dialogue. This work is particularly focused on ensuring a coordinated approach to the delivery...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (9 Nov 2021)

Micheál Martin: I spoke with both First Minister Paul Givan and deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill last week at the COP26 Leaders’ Summit in Glasgow. I had last spoken with them in Belfast on the 8 October, when we all attended and addressed a conference on climate action. During that visit to Belfast, I also, separately, had meetings with the leaders of the main political parties on...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: National Development Plan (9 Nov 2021)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 166, 167, 169 and 170 together. Delivering on key cross-border infrastructure commitments and developing new North/South investment projects to implement Programme for Government objectives on Shared Island is a priority for the Government. On 4 October, under the revised National Development Plan (NDP), the Government made allocations for the Shared Island...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Consultations (9 Nov 2021)

Micheál Martin: My Department has had no expenditure on external consultancy in 2020 or to date in 2021.

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (10 Nov 2021)

Micheál Martin: Tá brón orainn go léir sa Teach de dheasca bhás Austin Currie. Ba chóir dúinn machnamh a dhéanamh ar an dlúthról a bhí aige i ngluaisteacht cearta sibhialta an Tuaiscirt. Fear agus polaiteoir den scoth a bhí ann. D'oibrigh sé go dícheallach, Domhnach is dálach, ar son mhuintir na tíre, sa Tuaisceart agus sa...

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