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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 May 2023)

Micheál Martin: -----and lead to investment flowing out of the country. His model is to kill enterprise. That seems to be his view.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 May 2023)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy raises a very important issue, given that we have virtual full employment in this country, so the economic model the Government has been pursuing is working in respect of employment. We have never had more people working in the economy since surveys began in 1998. We have more than 2.6 million people now working in the economy. About 40,000 work permits were issued last year but...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 May 2023)

Micheál Martin: I did not quite get the connection between ASD units, primary schools and the-----

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 May 2023)

Micheál Martin: The capital funding is there. There is no difficulty in increasing capital funding.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 May 2023)

Micheál Martin: We can do it for childcare. If solutions come forward, we can provide the funding. I am endeavouring to say that we do not have to wait until 2025 to review the NDP. We can work to provide capital funding, either for the school setting where the playschools were or for stand-alone supports through the childcare budget.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 May 2023)

Micheál Martin: I have engaged with the Deputy on an ongoing basis. Our engagement has been cordial and constructive and he knows the sincerity we have applied in allocating resources to cardiac services in Waterford.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 May 2023)

Micheál Martin: We have provided the capital for buildings and there has been funding for staff as well. The Deputy knows that well and that is all I have to say.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 May 2023)

Micheál Martin: Ah, come on.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 May 2023)

Micheál Martin: Motions do not change anything. If we want to be serious about solving issues, we can play politics with motions or we can try to solve the issues. Staffing numbers have increased significantly in all hospitals. In the case of Naas General Hospital, there is a significant difference between the staffing levels five years ago versus today. There is a balance and resources will continue to...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 May 2023)

Micheál Martin: There are established industrial relations processes to resolve issues of this kind. The transfer was done with a view to protecting the entitlements of workers who would transfer from local authorities to Irish Water. I had not heard of any attempts to undermine existing rights of existing employees of local authorities.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 May 2023)

Micheál Martin: I will raise this with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 May 2023)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. What struck me when I was opening the Macroom bypass was the number of Kerry Deputies who arrived. That brought home to me the desire of Kerry Deputies and Kerry people to get closer to Cork and to have greater access to Cork. When the Deputy arrives in two weeks' time, he will see that we have lovely active greenways and a lovely park developed...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 May 2023)

Micheál Martin: Senator Eugene Murphy has consistently raised this me with me as well and has asked that I would meet the family. I made that commitment to Senator Murphy and to Deputy Kerrane as well. The issue, as the Deputy has outlined, is that the Australian Government has been leading in the discussions but we have also been making representations. It is a very difficult and sad situation for the...

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (25 May 2023)

Micheál Martin: Táimid bailithe anseo inniu chun ár n-ómós do, agus ár meas ar, Noel Treacy a chur in iúl. Cuirim fáilte faoi leith roimh Mary, Joan, Emer, Lisa, Rory agus a chlann go léir atá anseo. Níl aon amhras ach gur pholaiteoir den scoth a bhí ann. B'Aire Stáit agus tírghráthóir é. Bhí sé fréamhaithe i...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (18 May 2023)

Micheál Martin: My Department is responsible for processing Foreign Birth Registration (FBR) applications for people who are born abroad and claim Irish citizenship through a grandparent born in Ireland or through a parent who has claimed citizenship also through FBR, Naturalisation or Post Nuptial Citizenship. Demand for this service increased significantly as a result of the Brexit vote in the UK. The...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (18 May 2023)

Micheál Martin: The implementation of the All-Party Dáil motions relating to the Dublin and Monaghan bombings continues to be a priority for the Government, as highlighted in the Programme for a Partnership Government. The continuing absence of a substantive response from the British Government on these motions is of deep concern and is an issue I consistently raise with the British government, both at...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Bodies (18 May 2023)

Micheál Martin: In my capacity as Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence, I have responsibility for appointing the independent Chairperson of the Consultative Forum. As Deputies will be aware, Louise Richardson DBE, the highly respected former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford and former Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of St Andrews, has kindly...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Bodies (18 May 2023)

Micheál Martin: Attendance at the Forum will consist of invited experts and practitioners, from Ireland and internationally, with expertise in the areas to be discussed. Space will be reserved for members of the public to attend the forum in-person, along with representative groups to ensure equality and plurality of voice. All discussions will be live-streamed and there will be an option for online...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Neutrality (18 May 2023)

Micheál Martin: Ireland’s relationship with NATO is set within the framework of the Partnership for Peace, which Ireland joined in 1999. The relationships between NATO and its partners are based on the principle of self-differentiation, allowing partners to determine the specific elements of cooperation. Ireland is in the process of renewing its partnership through the Individually Tailored...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Patent Applications (18 May 2023)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 186 and 187 together. With regard to the specific applications about which the Deputy has enquired, the Passport Service has issued passports to the applicants.