Results 36,041-36,060 of 51,299 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: I hope the Deputy agrees that the public health advice is that people should wear masks. Pragmatism has to obtain-----
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: I know Deputy Healy-Rae is a good friend of the Minister, Deputy Foley. Maybe he could have a chat with her.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: I have answered the question. I answered it earlier.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: Additional resources have been allocated in the form of additional therapists being recruited. We will continue to prioritise this because it was an initiative of the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, that led to a rapid decline in waiting times for assessments of need. There had been very long waiting times for them.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: The next stage is, having reduced significantly waiting times for assessments of need, that there has to be a corresponding reduction in intervention wait times, with intervention coming soon after the assessment is made in order to help children with particular and additional needs. I accept that point. We will-----
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: I do not have the background to the case but, from what the Deputy has said, the person in question should get a medical card.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: There is ample provision in the policy framework for that person to get a medical card.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: Yes.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: That sort of detail is an issue that has to be worked through between the Minister, the Department and the county council involved. If the Deputy has raised the issue with the Minister, I am not clear on the response he may receive. I will follow that up with the Minister.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (1 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 6, inclusive, together. The National Economic and Social Council, NESC, advises me on strategic policy issues relating to sustainable economic, social and environmental development in Ireland. The NESC work programme includes work in five areas. With regard to shared island, NESC is undertaking a programme of research covering a range of issues,...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (1 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: There will be no cut to the LEADER programme. It is the same as the transition funding, which I believe the Deputy is ignoring in his presentation, which is the allocation during the transition years. On Deputy Kelly's questions on the pandemic, as I said earlier, we are keeping this under constant review. The economy-wide measure of EWSS has been very effective and successful. About...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (1 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: To my knowledge IFAC has not recommended nationalisation-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (1 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: With regard to climate change, we have provided a very extensive programme in legislation that sets the agenda for the next ten years. On Sláintecare, the investment in health since this Government came in has been very significant, and this may be causing concern for IFAC. So far, within the fiscal framework we have announced, we have managed to come in within that framework. ...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (1 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: On Deputy Barry's question, the development of cities is about people. We have invested a lot in regeneration, in retrofitting in Knocknaheeny and in Hollyhill, and we will continue to do so in other parts of the city. The city council had extensive consultations on the docklands and on the development of the city more widely.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (1 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 7 to 18, inclusive, together. The economic recovery plan was published on 1 June, and is helping to drive a sustainable recovery in economic activity and employment, while also investing in the transition towards a decarbonised and digital economy. The plan is based on four key pillars: helping people back into work; rebuilding sustainable enterprise; a...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (1 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: Where is this?
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (1 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: How many?
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (1 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: In response to Deputy Tóibín, I have never actually heard him support public health measures. Does he? Every time he comes in, he is always trying to undermine the fundamental public health messaging, which is fairly basic, straightforward and appropriate.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (1 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: In my view, it is important that the Deputy be transparent in terms of his position in regard to public health and as a Member of this House.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (1 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: I just rhetorically put the point in response to the questions he asked, which I think are a distortion of what has transpired over the past while. Ireland's overall response to the pandemic has been, relatively speaking, much better than that of many others. We had an example of that yesterday with the presentation by Emer Cooke, director of the European Medicines Agency, EMA, in terms of...