Results 38,241-38,260 of 51,305 for speaker:Micheál Martin

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: If we get into all sorts of high doh about very minor issues relative to the enormity of what is coming our way in respect of climate change, it is quite frightening.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: I do not mean that in a way of apportioning blame or anything like that. I am saying that, collectively, we need to get a grip here and we need to move.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: Deputy Cian O'Callaghan, to be fair, raised this issue last week in the Dáil. I think Deputy Ó Broin raised it also. The Minister responded on that occasion in the Dáil. Separate from the allegations that had been made, the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, has also been made aware of correspondence between the deputy chairman of An Bord Pleanála, Mr. Paul Hyde, and the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: No. The Deputy asked for a debate last week.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: Yes. The Deputy sought a debate on agriculture this week.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: We cannot have a debate on everything we might want to debate in the one week. That said, on the point the Deputy has raised, the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, has engaged with the transport operators.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: My understanding is that he has and that he will continue to do so. He has connections in Tipperary. He has connections in Cork. He has connections in a lot of places, apparently.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: He is far more in touch with rural Ireland-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: -----than the Deputy gives him credit for, given the broad tentacles his family reach out there. Deputy Boyd Barrett raised the same issue with An Bord Pleanála, and the same reply applies.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: No.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: My reply to Deputy Cian O'Callaghan applies to Deputy Boyd Barrett's question as well.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: There has been a well-documented viability gap between the delivery cost of eligible apartments and the open market sale price of the apartments. This is preventing many apartments from being built. There is a significant issue in the cities in particular. We want to enable affordability for people to be in a position to buy. The beneficiaries of this grant will be members of the general...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: Generally, the intention of the extension of the 9% VAT rate until February 2023 is a good thing for workers and employers in the hospitality sector because this sector took a significant hit during Covid-19 over two successive years. In respect of joint labour committees and proper pay, I accept fully the Deputy's point about ensuring good-quality pay in that sector as well. This will be...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: First of all, I did not bristle. That presentation of what transpired in this House is wrong. I merely made the point that in terms of-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: I did not bristle. Generally speaking, if a board is a board, it takes collective decisions. It has emerged that in respect of this issue, two members of the HSE board recorded their dissent from the decision that was taken in the minutes. I have no issues with people articulating their view but legally, the HSE board has to take a collective view and a decision on an issue put before it...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: I just have. I said I did not have an issue.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: The only interest I and the Government have is to provide a modern hospital and to make sure all services legally permitted in this State, for which people voted, will be provided and that the best of facilities will be provided for babies, premature babies in particular. That is the only interest we have. This has dragged on since 2013 and I believe sincerely that we need to get this...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: I will engage with the NAS on the case mentioned and alert it to the points Deputy Fitzpatrick has raised. Increased resources have been provided in this year's Estimates to the NAS in respect of increasing capacity and so forth. The objective is to get the ambulances to people as quickly as possible but issues have been raised in the House of late and I will pursue those with the service.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: The Minister has responded to the industry.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: He has responded to the industry. He made an initial allocation to support the industry, followed by a further initiative and he is continuing to engage with the industry. We do recognise that the pig industry is very important, with good employment. It is normally a viable industry but because of the inflationary cycle post pandemic and the war, the situation has become very difficult...