Results 38,261-38,280 of 51,305 for speaker:Micheál Martin

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

Micheál Martin: First, the Cabinet did not take a decision last week in relation to this before making sure there was full transparency in relation to all of the documents that are underpinning the Government's consideration and the decision it will take. Deputy Connolly would have been in the House asking that the Government would not take a decision before issues were made public. All of the...

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

Micheál Martin: Yes, I have because it is in the public domain. Deputy Connolly has quoted-----

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

Micheál Martin: -----minutes of the HSE board.

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

Micheál Martin: I take Deputy Connolly's point but-----

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

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for raising what is a very important issue. I certainly will engage with the Minister for Health in relation to this because quite a number of people get very ill and some pass away through not identifying sepsis early on. Sometimes it can be too late when it is identified and this can cause terrible damage and loss of life. It is something that deserves a far greater...

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

Micheál Martin: The people of Cork might have something to say about that. We might bring President Biden to Pairc Uí Rinn and ask him if he can figure out why Kerry were so reluctant initially to come to Pairc Uí Rinn. They came and we had a great night, in any event. The 9% VAT rate is a response to the situation the hospitality industry finds itself in after a long, hard Covid-19 period in...

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

Micheál Martin: I would not accept that. Ireland has been very strong at the UN Security Council on this. Indeed, the Secretary General has thanked me for Ireland's proactive role at the Security Council on the Palestinian question and in support of the Palestinian right to a homeland and general issues. I am not clear in terms of the advocacy that Sinn Féin members have promoted on behalf of...

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

Micheál Martin: They are. I would love to hear the outcome because it never seems to get mentioned or surfaced. It is just as Sinn Féin was soft on Russia. I remember that it did not accept the invasion of Crimea as the partition of Ukraine. Some of Sinn Fein's representatives at conferences in Moscow-----

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

Micheál Martin: Some of the representatives of the party in a Moscow conference - I think it was Mr. Ó Dubhghlais-----

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

Micheál Martin: He said it was justified and that the freedom fighters in the independence areas were justified in fighting “the Nazis in Kiev”.

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

Micheál Martin: I will have to check that out in the first instance. I remember that Ireland was one of the proactive members in getting a global tobacco treaty under the auspices of the WHO, and we would have been co-authors of that legislation and key players in getting it enacted, which was to the benefit of healthcare. In terms of a pandemic, what is required is very strong global interaction and...

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

Micheál Martin: I think the world “mafia” should be withdrawn.

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

Micheál Martin: I do not think the Deputy means it that way because whatever our views and perspectives on organisations, that can in the normal case be a loaded term which I do not think is appropriate. That said, there are governance frameworks which the IABA is obliged to fulfil and comply with. The Minister will engage with the sports council in regard to this issue. I am reluctant to have Government...

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

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for raising the issue. I know the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, is working with the HSE on the reconfiguration of children's disability services. There are issues with how this is progressing and there is a need for a review of its impact on existing services and the need to accelerate recruitment to vacant positions. There are certainly issues on which we need to...

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

Micheál Martin: As the Deputy knows, the Government has invested very heavily in Rosslare and will continue to do so. Rosslare is enjoying a significant renaissance in that respect. It is an ill wind that blows nobody good and Brexit has certainly created opportunities for Rosslare. The investment there is positive and we want to maintain that. I accept the point about the M11 and that last phase of the...

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

Micheál Martin: I have a problem with that and the Minister has too because that is going to delay it another six months.

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

Micheál Martin: All along, people have been saying not enough is happening and it is not quick enough. We need to get the mica houses rebuilt, particularly those that are most severely affected.

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

Micheál Martin: The Government has been under huge pressure. It has been said we are not moving quickly enough and not getting enough stuff done in terms of process and procedures. The legislation is key to underpinning what we do. I ask the Deputy to reflect on that. There will be a Committee Stage and we have had a lot of consultation over the last six months. We need to consider this very seriously....

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

Micheál Martin: I have already spoken in the House about the warnings about climate change, that we were likely to hit 1.5°C in the next five years, and how this is a wake-up call to everybody in the House. It means we have to continue with the carbon tax. We should do so to enable us to raise revenue to enable us to retrofit more homes to make them more energy efficient, for environmentally friendly...

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

Micheál Martin: I did not say that.