Results 39,981-40,000 of 51,305 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: I kind of would, yes. I will pursue it. I do not think it is our intention. The intention of these schemes is to help people on low income or social welfare payments. They contribute to alleviating the pressure they are feeling at the moment because of the extraordinary energy price increases. I will pursue it with the Minister. I think we can resolve this. I thank the Deputy for...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: I agree with the Deputy. One of the great takeaways from COP27 is the immediacy of climate change now. It is not something on the distant horizon and we have seen devastating weather events that can occur because of climate change. The presentations from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Somalia and the small island states of the Pacific all reveal the immediate consequences of this. Personal...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: Labhróidh mé leis an Aire Oideachais agus leis an Aire Coimirce Sóisialaí chun an cheist seo a scrúdú agus réiteach a fháil. Tá sé ríthábhachtach go mbeadh leanaí na tíre in ann an tseirbhís seo a fháil. Tá sé práinneach. I will discuss this with the Minister for Social Protection and the...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: First, I accept that many communities have responded magnificently to the terrible wartime situation we are in by facilitating Ukrainians. More generally, there are specific supports that we will implement through health and through education and more generally in terms of communities that have taken a higher number of Ukrainians. In particular, this happened early on where there was...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: I accept Deputy Cahill’s deep concerns about road safety on the R489 between Portumna and Birr. I will communicate directly with the Minister for Transport, Deputy Eamon Ryan, and indeed with the CEO of Tipperary County Council asking them to come together to seek resolutions to this.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: As the Deputy knows, I am very keen to get this under way. This was originally announced six or seven years ago. The Minister for Health will be bringing a memo to Government shortly in respect of this. Progress has been made and when we have news I will come back to the Deputy on that.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: The health policy is much broader than just emergency departments, although access is extremely important. We need to create alternative centres for treatment. Particularly for me, the enhanced community care programme is a far more effective way to go. There has been huge progress on the enhanced community care programme in regions across the country whereby senior citizens and people in...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: I have sympathy with Deputy Danny Healy Rae’s point about the vetting but it is in the legislation and we would have to review that legislation to see if it can be streamlined with a view to making the whole vetting process more practical. In relation to Deputy Mythen’s point, I covered housing earlier in a different question, but we simply need to build more houses, more...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: Which, sorry?
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: Yes, what-----
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: The Deputy raised housing as a crisis. What is the specific-----
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: Sorry. At the moment, the existing school transport scheme has to cater for-----
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: The Deputy has raised an anomaly. I will discuss the point raised with the Minister for Education. In terms of Deputy Murnane O'Connor's question in respect of section 39 funding, I will talk to the Minister for Health.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (15 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 11, inclusive, together. The first meeting of the European Political Community on 6 October was a welcome development in wider European political engagement. It was hosted by the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Mr. Petr Fiala, with the support of the President of the European Council, Mr. Charles Michel. Forty-four states were invited to...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (15 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: Deputy Haughey raised the issue of the European Political Community. It is a significant development when 44 countries come together in an overall forum. Earlier, there had been some concerns that this was a substitute for enlargement, for example, but it is not that. This was very clear from the deliberations at the forum. I attended one of the break-out meetings on energy. These...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (15 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: Yes. It has been the Government official position for a long time that Ireland is not a member of such an alliance, and this has been repeated consistently in legislation. Ireland's official policy is to be militarily non-aligned. We are, however not politically non-aligned. I was surprised when the Deputy, through the Chair, criticised the Minister for Foreign Affairs and stated that we...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (15 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: I am shocked that the Deputy is saying we should be neutral on it. I am absolutely shocked that the Deputy is saying we should be neutral in respect of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. That is shocking. I disagree fundamentally with the Deputy. I will not be neutral on something of that kind.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (15 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: Deputy Murphy referred to CETA. The Supreme Court judgment is clear that this can be dealt with via an amendment of the Arbitration Act. I raised the issue of free trade because it is central-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (15 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: It is a central issue.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (15 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: The point is if one is in favour of free trade, as I unapologetically am, because it means jobs in this country-----