Results 36,081-36,100 of 51,299 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: I do not know if the Deputy heard my initial reply but the funding will be made available if schools wish to purchase HEPA filters in given situations.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: I know the Deputy accused us of mixed messaging and so forth. She needs to be very careful before she accuses anyone of mixed messaging. I did watch and hear her as she was beamed in from New York in response to the Government measures, and I was none the wiser at the end of her interview as to whether she approved of those public health measures that the Government decided or not.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: This is more of the mixed messaging: “I don't agree with the Government's approach and I won't go against the public health message.” Deputy McDonald could not come out clearly like Michelle O'Neill did in the North. I do not agree necessarily with the stance taken there, where Michelle O'Neill was saying there is no need for any more new restrictions. Deputy MacDonald kind...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: Her utterances and articulation, unfortunately, throughout the pandemic-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: -----have been the hallmark of mixed messaging from the get-go.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: I agree with the Deputy’s comments on the centrality and importance of the public health advice during the global pandemic. From the outset of this pandemic, when I was on the Opposition benches in the immediate aftermath of the general election, at the first meeting with public health officials I stated - Deputy Shortall would have been present at that meeting and would have said...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: Journalists should continue to contact the HSE or the Department of Health to request interviews with public health officials.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: Then they should notify the grid and make sure that everyone knows who is appearing on what show at a given time.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: To co-ordinate. We need co-ordination, obviously.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: The Deputy has been complaining about-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: Deputies on the opposite side have been complaining about so many messages and so many people speaking. That has been a common refrain.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: It is because of the pandemic, basically, if we are honest about it. The pandemic has necessitated very frequent interviews and commentary, particularly with regard to Omicron. Let us be clear. The reason there was a significant range of announcements in the past ten days was because Omicron was a big factor. Let us be honest. We had to make a call in terms of travel. The rise in cases...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: It will really protect people to a much greater degree than they are protected now against either Delta or Omicron. Deputy Kelly made the point that he has been raising antigen testing but he would be the first to admit that he is not a public health expert, no more than I am.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: I know that and neither am I. There we go again. What I am saying is that there is a difference of opinion on antigen tests and there always has been.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: The Government acts on science all the time in respect of anything we do with regard to Covid-19. The Minister for Education acted on expert advice. A working group was formed and advice was given to the Minister for Education on schools. There is expert guidance regarding workplaces which was issued in the early stages of the pandemic. Public health officials have been arguing about good...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: I do not think the Deputy is listening to me. We are not against HEPA filters. We are for them and will provide resources for them. I have said this three times today already. There are 50,000 classrooms across the country, between primary and post-primary schools. The Department and the Minister are adopting a targeted approach to address ventilation issues, which may include air...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: These will not be the domestic-standard ones some people are talking about it. They must be of sufficient quality and grade. The funding is there. Funding will be provided for it.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: Again, where it is necessary. It may not be necessary in every classroom. That is the point. I have just noticed-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: I am sorry but we have given unprecedented resources to hospitals, to the economy and to sector after sector.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: Deputy Boyd Barrett must acknowledge that. He never has, but he should.