Results 35,521-35,540 of 51,299 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2021)
Micheál Martin: The Minister, Deputy O'Brien, through the Housing for All strategy, has given the most comprehensive and substantive housing programme which will lead to increased supply. The bottom line is the most fundamental way we can ease pressures on rent - there is no question of there being pressures on renters - and the most effective way to deal with it is to increase supply. We had two lockdowns...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2021)
Micheál Martin: I have looked at Sinn Féin's policies in Northern Ireland. Deputy McDonald's colleague, the minister, Ms Harrigy MLA, has the responsibility. It is interesting to see we are far more advanced in our legislation on protecting renters than the Sinn Féin minister on the Northern Ireland Executive is. Everything Deputy McDonald has criticised here-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2021)
Micheál Martin: -----Sinn Féin is doing in Northern Ireland and to a lesser extent than we are doing here. Sinn Féin's proposals would not result in a cutting of rent whatsoever and the substance behind the policies it has advanced is fairly threadbare. The approach the Minister has taken on supply and protecting tenants, which Deputies had asked for in this House, has and will be provided for-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2021)
Micheál Martin: -----in the legislation he is bringing forward-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2021)
Micheál Martin: -----but the fundamental point-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2021)
Micheál Martin: This is a well-worn tactic. The Opposition Leader consistently engages in abuse of the House. I have allowed the Deputy to speak, twice, without interruption, but every time I get on my feet, recently-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2021)
Micheál Martin: -----there is an ongoing tactic of intervening all the time because the microphone is live and it is being facilitated and is not correct or proper practice. The bottom line is supply is the answer. I need the co-operation of everyone in the House, including Sinn Féin on the ground, to get supply through and projects delivered.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2021)
Micheál Martin: First, the wrong impression is being put entirely on the National Transport Authority, NTA, report on the transport strategy for the greater Dublin area. I will first deal with the issue of emissions. The strategy was published yesterday and it is a statutory requirement to review the strategy it had published in 2016. Under that strategy, greenhouse gases linked to public transport will...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2021)
Micheál Martin: No, I am not. I am genuinely not.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2021)
Micheál Martin: First, BusConnects is a huge priority. There have been comprehensive and extensive consultations with communities about BusConnects. The investment has been put into the NDP to make that happen. Likewise, with MetroLink, that is going to happen. I understand all of the frustrations and I accept the point-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2021)
Micheál Martin: No, the documentation-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2021)
Micheál Martin: I have spoken to the Minster for Transport, Deputy Eamon Ryan about this-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2021)
Micheál Martin: The Government has provided funding. This will go to planning in early 2022. The three decisions on BusConnects, DART+ and MetroLink will come to Cabinet shortly, before Christmas and early in the new year-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2021)
Micheál Martin: The bottom line is that there are planning processes we have to get through. We have to get through them.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2021)
Micheál Martin: No one in here can determine the length of time that will be involved in getting over those timeframes, challenges and so on that inevitably happen with projects as large as this. What has been provided is the funding to underpin the project in the national development plan. The Minister is determined to progress these three key elements of the transport strategy for the greater Dublin area.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2021)
Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for raising a very important issue. I acknowledge there are significant challenges in fully implementing the dental treatment services scheme, DTSS, which provides dental care, free of charge, to medical card holders aged 16 and over. These services are provided by independent dental practitioners who have a contract with the Health Service Executive. I know the Deputy...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2021)
Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy. I will talk to the Minister for Health about the publication of the report on orthodontic care. These are negotiations and discussions that involve contractors seeking a better contract, which will involve additional resources from the taxpayer to provide care for those who have medical cards. We want to provide free dental care for those with medical cards. As always,...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2021)
Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue and assure her that the essence of the national development plan is to address the regional imbalance in economic development in the country. She mentioned the citywide strategy. That is a good thing because it will help all regions in terms of that imbalance. If the Deputy looks at key sectors such as education, for example, there is...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2021)
Micheál Martin: I accept the Deputy's point about the need for accountability and metrics and measurements to ensure the objectives of the plan materialise. There are always different metrics used by different bodies and groups to analyse and reach conclusions. For me, one of the essential ingredients of the NDP is human capital. Maybe all of us focus too much on the big, mega-project. What drives...
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (10 Nov 2021)
Micheál Martin: I assure the Deputy that this is receiving the active and ongoing engagement of the Ministers, Deputies O'Gorman, Darragh O'Brien and McEntee. The latter has returned as Minister; before that, it was Deputy Humphreys. Additional resources were provided in the budget. The working through and the consultations with key stakeholders on the strategy continue. We want to arrive at a situation...