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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: -----which means there has to be feedback. That is what happens with audits if they implicate people.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: They are sent out and they have to come back,-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: -----and so we need completion.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: It is just unacceptable that-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: -----that kind of deliberate politicisation of an issue should reach the level that it has reached on this issue.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: I find it reprehensible.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: Again, I will say that Ireland has shown leadership on this; no big deal about it, but we have done what is the right thing to do. We work with like-minded states in the European Union. We consistently do that. We have issued a joint statement with Luxembourg, Iceland, Norway, Slovenia and Spain, countries we have worked with for quite some time on this issue. We have also worked with the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: On a point of order, I find I am being constantly heckled on that side of the House when I am addressing other Members.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: I do not think that is not acceptable.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: I am not heckled by the Deputy's good self.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: First of all, I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. I convey our sympathies to Anthony Hennessy's family on his sad passing. I will ask the Minister of State for mental health to engage with the Deputy on progressing the issue. It certainly is something we would give consideration to in respect of ensuring there is access to, and availability and provision of, accredited suicide...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: 3 o’clock I thank the Deputy for raising this urgent matter, which is of considerable concern to the people of south Kilkenny. The N25 Waterford to Glenmore project did not receive funding in the last allocation. Nonetheless, I will use my good offices to work with the Ministers involved and TII in particular to see if we can get a funding allocation to allow the progression...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for raising a very important question. I note from his figures that there has been a significant drop in uninsured vehicles. Nonetheless, 100,000 is a significant number, which creates a ripple effect. We have re-established the insurance sub-committee of the Cabinet committee on economy and investment to address insurance costs more generally. I will talk to the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: I do not have the specifics of the case but I take on board what the Deputy is saying. I will talk to the Minister for Education and Youth and others to see if we can get some get allocation to that project.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: I congratulate Louth on its historic victory, which was a cliffhanger, and extend my sympathies to Meath.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: My late grandfather, who I never got to know, was from Arodstown in County Meath. The last time Meath won a Leinster final was in 1957, the year it won the all-Ireland football final against Cork. As a child, we were reared on the one that got away, among others. We genuinely wish Louth continued success. Clearly, as the Gospel says, it is now ambitious for higher things, so now it wants...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: Earlier in this session, a number of Deputies expressed their deepest sympathies to the family of Garda Kevin Flatley, his wife, Una, and his daughters, Aoife and Erin, and to the entire membership of An Garda Síochána on his sad passing in the line of duty. We mourn his loss. There will be reflection on this and road safety in general. I could go through a whole range of...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: The Minister for Justice has no issue coming before the House to deal with these issues.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: I will raise the matter with the Minister. The Minister, Deputy McEntee, and the Minister of State, Deputy Michael Moynihan, are working flat out on this issue. I will bring the specifics of the cases the Deputy has raised to their attention. Wherever we can, we will resolve the issues locally. My understanding was a lot of issues outside of Dublin were getting resolved but there are a...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy knows I am a frequent visitor to Killarney but I do not have the same detailed grasp of the roads he has named. That is a National Transport Authority project, I would imagine.