Results 181-200 of 51,889 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2025)
Micheál Martin: The Minister is working with the companies to help families who are in difficulty, and in particular those who are in arrears, by establishing hardship funds and making sure there will not be disconnections. That is over and above the measures we have taken to increase the fuel allowance for the working family payment cohort and to increase it more generally. The Minister has engaged with...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2025)
Micheál Martin: First, I will say that we earnestly hope that the peace will be sustained in Gaza. It is extremely important every effort is made to get huge volumes of humanitarian aid into Gaza, clean water and clean fuel in sufficient quantities to enable the people of Gaza to feed themselves, that the United Nations and all of its agencies would have primacy in distributing those goods, and that there...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2025)
Micheál Martin: I will answer the questions but the Deputy has made assertions and I am entitled to make assertions and make our point, which is that the Irish Government has been one of the strongest advocates for the Palestinian cause-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2025)
Micheál Martin: -----for Palestinian self-determination and the Deputy will never acknowledge that. She keeps on having a go at the Government all of the time about this aspect or another aspect but the reality is very clear and if you talk to the Palestinian Authority or Palestinians, they will say that.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2025)
Micheál Martin: In relation to the occupied territories Bill, I have been saying this for quite a while, and by the way I have read the Oireachtas committee report. In fairness, it makes the point, "The Joint Committee notes that no data was available to it to ascertain the quantity of Services imported from the Occupied Palestinian Territories and recommends that the Minister attempts to obtain and publish...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2025)
Micheál Martin: "-----are unknowable and recommends that the Minister undertakes efforts to establish and publish a range of likely scenarios." Goods can be traced fairly easily through documentation, certificates of origin and physical supply chains. Services are a very different kettle of fish and we should all acknowledge that. I am just being honest; that is all. That is all I said yesterday.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2025)
Micheál Martin: No decision has been made in relation to services.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2025)
Micheál Martin: I am just endeavouring to be a bit honest with people. Financial consulting, software development-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2025)
Micheál Martin: -----digital services - they do not have a clear territorial link-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2025)
Micheál Martin: -----so there are issues there that we need to work through if we are honest about this.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2025)
Micheál Martin: The presidential election is about the person who people believe is the best person to hold the Presidency over the next seven years.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2025)
Micheál Martin: With respect, the Deputy raised it.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2025)
Micheál Martin: Sorry-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2025)
Micheál Martin: I am just responding to the Deputy. This Government has done a lot, internationally, through the various international legal forums and so on. We have sought advice on one aspect, but I have referenced in the House on a number of occasions that the objective here is not to punish Ireland. I read out that section from the Oireachtas committee report in terms of repercussions for...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2025)
Micheál Martin: -----because of boycotts and divestment? There is an issue there. Is it beyond us-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2025)
Micheál Martin: The Deputy is operating from a prepared script. That is obvious.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2025)
Micheál Martin: I have just outlined the measures we have taken to help people, particularly those on low incomes. I am sure the Deputy agrees, by the way. I am sure she acknowledges the increase in the fuel allowance and its expansion into the working family payment cohort, and the reduction of the VAT rate to 9% for the next five years. I am sure the Deputy welcomes all of that-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2025)
Micheál Martin: -----and acknowledges that those are decisions the Government has taken. We will continue to help people who are in difficulty, in particular.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2025)
Micheál Martin: With the greatest of respect-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2025)
Micheál Martin: The Deputy thinks she lives in the real world-----