Results 39,141-39,160 of 51,305 for speaker:Micheál Martin

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (14 Sep 2022)

Micheál Martin: Again, the Minister is in constant contact with survivor organisations. There are limits to how he can interfere with the commission because of the legal framework governing commissions of investigation and the manner in which they are set up and that has been problematic but he wants to publish in full the testimonies and he will work with survivor organisations to discuss that issue and...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (14 Sep 2022)

Micheál Martin: I would share the Deputy's concerns and I have heard reports on a change in the non-opening of Citizens Information centres. They have been one of the great and enduring civic actions of citizen empowerment and participation down through the years and I would be a strong advocate of them. When I was Lord Mayor of Cork, I had the honour of granting the freedom of the city to Maureen...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (14 Sep 2022)

Micheál Martin: Deputy Paul Murphy should acknowledge that significant progress has been made in recent years in cementing the public ownership dimension of Irish Water in terms of the State structure that has been introduced. There is no question about that. I do not believe there is any reason for workers to be concerned. The fundamental issue around the referendum on water is control of a natural...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (14 Sep 2022)

Micheál Martin: I said he is working on it. We will get a timeline when we are ready for it.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (14 Sep 2022)

Micheál Martin: Lads, we have had two years of Covid.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (14 Sep 2022)

Micheál Martin: We could not have had a referendum during Covid. We have a lot going on.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (14 Sep 2022)

Micheál Martin: We went overboard on the first question to facilitate Deputies but they are milking it now.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (14 Sep 2022)

Micheál Martin: I can see that.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (14 Sep 2022)

Micheál Martin: On Deputy Boyd Barrett's point, generally speaking transport for special needs was financed through the education or health Departments. Many NGOs and not-for-profits were financed by the health Department in respect of transport facilities. That is the point I was asking him about.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (14 Sep 2022)

Micheál Martin: Can the Deputy send me a detailed email on that, outlining the background? He is saying they never got money.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (14 Sep 2022)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy should give me the full details and we will follow it up. Give me the full background and we will see where we can identify a potential source of revenue. The last question was from Deputy Joan Collins and dealt with the referendum as well.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (14 Sep 2022)

Micheál Martin: I do not have the date.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (14 Sep 2022)

Micheál Martin: I was elected to a local authority in 1985. What was the major issue of the day? Water.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (14 Sep 2022)

Micheál Martin: It is well sorted. The only issue is it gave campaign fodder for some of you people around the table. We had dealt with it by the mid-1990s, and then there was a by-election somewhere in Dublin and the Labour Party-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Parliament (14 Sep 2022)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 6 to 8, inclusive, together. I visited Strasbourg on 7 and 8 June. I began my visit by meeting representatives of the Council of Europe to mark Ireland's six-month presidency of that body and took the opportunity to visit the European Court of Human Rights and meet with Irish staff members in that court. At the invitation of the President of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Parliament (14 Sep 2022)

Micheál Martin: Deputy Paul Murphy was first. He spoke about President von der Leyen. I agree with her that excessive profits have been made on the back of the war and the crisis and that there has been a very substantial increase in revenue. By the end of this month, Europe will have made a decision. We are leading on that. We are working with our European partners. The Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan,...

Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Commission of Investigation Report: Statements (14 Sep 2022)

Micheál Martin: I welcome the opportunity to discuss the report of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, IBRC, commission of investigation on the Siteserv transaction today.

Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Commission of Investigation Report: Statements (14 Sep 2022)

Micheál Martin: There may not be. I will have to try to secure a copy. I apologise. It is important to debate the contents of this report in the Dáil for two reasons. The first is that the commission was established as a result of issues raised on the floor of the House and its terms of reference were the subject of extensive discussions between all parties in the Oireachtas both at the outset and...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ministerial Staff (14 Sep 2022)

Micheál Martin: The expenses paid to advisers in my Department in the years 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022 are set out in the table below. Year Expenses 2020 €1,678.53 2021 €2,557.18 2022 (to date) €757.55 Total €4,993.26

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Local Authorities (14 Sep 2022)

Micheál Martin: My Department has not allocated any grant-aid or subsidies to any local authorities in the years in question.