Results 46,001-46,020 of 51,305 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: We have taken action. The Deputy is being very disingenuous. We have taken action long before this war and during it. We were one of the first to support the NGOs that Israel had, in our view, wrongly labelled as supporters of terrorism. We continued our support for those NGOs, which are human rights organisations, with finance. We met them. I already instanced the UNRWA situation and...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: No one speaks more than-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: The Deputy speaks a lot as well. I am not-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: -----just about talk. I am about practical action and the hard yards of trying to persuade people.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: The political accommodation in South Africa involved people on all sides taking momentous steps in the context of truth commissions and everything else.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: Ultimately, if we want Palestinians and Israelis to live side by side in harmony, there will have to be a political resolution. That will involve-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: Everybody in this House has condemned the bombardment of Gaza.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: Everybody has to be fair. I am trying to say that, ultimately, there is no other way. It is like what happened in Northern Ireland. For 30 years, people were bombing and maiming each other. People are now living together in harmony-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: -----and in peace. That ultimately has to happen in the Middle East. Otherwise, there will not be sustainable peace in the region. We have to work at that. That is hard work.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue and for his long-term commitment in respect of it. He has consistently raised it in the House on a number of occasions. The Government continues to support the roll-out of a national service for long Covid. In 2022, about €2.2 million was provided for the implementation of the model of care. That trebled to €6.6 million in...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: I am not sure if the Deputy has shared the data, methodology and so on he possesses with the HSE. It is important that this should happen in order that it can carry out a full assessment. It would be helpful to the HSE, although it is doing its own comprehensive epidemiological survey. Covid has always been a disease that affects older age groups more than younger age groups. That was a...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: The Deputy is saying that those aged between 55 and 64 are twice as likely to still be managing the symptoms after two years. That is relatively younger. I am probably in that category myself, so I had better be careful what I say. My sense is that it is going to take a bit more to understand this. Apart from a national action plan, I would like to see more research commissioned by...
- Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: I agree that is not sustainable for tents to be on the canal or anywhere in the public realm. It is not good for migrants and asylum seekers or for residents of the general areas involved. It is not acceptable, and there is a plan to deal resolutely with tents wherever they are pitched. I also make the point that there is a wider plan, first, in dealing with the increase in people seeking...
- Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: I pay tribute to Erica Tierney for her advocacy and her openness in discussing her personal situation. As the Deputy says, the Minister has committed to legislating on this front. My understanding is that the Department is working on that. I will revert back to the Minister and come back to the Deputy about timelines.
- Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: That is my point. We need a firm and fair immigration policy and procedures. I outlined in earlier that we are dealing-----
- Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: The phrase "open border" has been tossed about the place. We never had an open border in this country because there were always procedures to govern people coming into the country.
- Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: This is not acceptable.
- Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: The Deputy is not allowing me to answer.
- Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: I have told her the plan has to both be in terms of reducing and dealing fast with applications that come in from those seeking asylum. The second has already been published by Government in terms of its accommodation strategy. The third is that we do not believe it acceptable that tents should be in the public realm. This has emerged in more recent times, and we will continue to focus on it.
- Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: My other point is that many-----