Results 181-200 of 1,029 for cork speaker:Micheál Martin

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Dec 2022)

Micheál Martin: ...the day, no matter who that is, to simply issue instructions to do this or that. That is not the way it works. I hear what the Deputy is saying. It is a localised issue involving the HSE in the Cork area. It needs to resolve this in the best interests of the community of Blarney. I will follow up-----

Address by H.E. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission (1 Dec 2022)

Micheál Martin: ...von der Leyen for her visit here today. It is a day to celebrate and to reflect on our membership of the European Union. Let me begin by recalling the words of my predecessor as Taoiseach, Jack Lynch, who President von der Leyen described as an optimist. I reflected as she said that it is obvious why he was an optimist - he was born in the city of Cork where optimism is always aplenty....

Seanad: Comhshuí de Dháil Éireann agus de Sheanad Éireann - Joint Sitting of the Houses of the Oireachtas - Address by H.E. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission (1 Dec 2022)

Micheál Martin: ...von der Leyen for her visit here today. It is a day to celebrate and to reflect on our membership of the European Union. Let me begin by recalling the words of my predecessor as Taoiseach, Jack Lynch, who President von der Leyen described as an optimist. I reflected as she said that it is obvious why he was an optimist - he was born in the city of Cork where optimism is always aplenty....

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Cabinet Committees (30 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: ...live, thereby reducing pressure on hospital services. We will continue to advance these reforms in 2023, with work progressing on the establishment of six new regional health areas and on the elective care centres in Dublin, Cork and Galway. While it faces very serious challenges, our health system has expanded dramatically and is treating far more people and with better outcomes than...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: ...the details of what the Deputy has just said. The opening is very good news. It is a very good development. The bypass has been long awaited and will be of significance to Kerry as well as to Cork and to all who travel on that route. We will engage with the county council and TII in respect of the Deputy's suggestion.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: There has been a 50% increase in LEADER funding for west Cork and Cork county in general. The Deputy knows about the Bandon flood relief scheme, which has received huge public funding, and €5 million has gone into the Bandon public realm project. The Clonakilty and Skibbereen flood relief schemes have been funded. Significant public money is going into west Cork and the Deputy knows...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: Yes, Global Shares. When Mr. Dimon arrived, he could not get over the productivity of the workers in Clonakilty. An international financial services company based in west Cork is doing outstanding work. The Deputy should be careful. I do not mind him raising issues but he should not paint a picture of one long tale of misery. One thing west Cork is not is miserable.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for raising those issues. The country has enjoyed full employment for the past two years, having come out of Covid. West Cork has not been immune from this. Agricultural incomes have gone up over recent years, despite what the Deputy said. They went up significantly last year. I was in Ringaskiddy at the weekend, on Saturday. The Mayor of the County of Cork was...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy should talk to the Mayor of the County of Cork. He is opening a lot of developments. The urban relief road in Carrigaline has been transformative in addressing the congestion there. It gives very quick access to Minane and places further along. We will seek further improvements to the LEADER and CLÁR programmes, but the Deputy must surely acknowledge the additional...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Programme for Government (23 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: ...can be easily signed with regard to existing legislation or whether it is appropriate to deal with that. Deputy Barry raised the advocacy of Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan with regard to the elective hospital in Cork. I think Deputy Barry would be the first to acknowledge the proactive work of Deputy O'Sullivan in advancing the cause of an elective hospital and its location in...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Government Communications (16 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: I missed the Cork Film Festival this year, for the first time in a long time, so busy was I. in terms of the Government message at the end of the advertisements, depending on the quality of the advertisements, some people like watching them while others are impatient to get on with the film. I recall that some years back I went to see the premiere of "Michael Collins" in the Capitol cinema...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for highlighting the fantastic work the Samaritans do. When I was Minister for Health we had a discrete lottery fund allocation at the time and were able to assist Dublin and Cork Samaritans with new facilities. We should always seek to ensure their facilities are good and any training or whatever is supported. That is theiresprit de corpsand ethos. The Deputy's...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: No. In the south west, it is essentially Cork University Hospital, CUH. There is Mercy University Hospital and so on, but CUH is a tertiary-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: ...with health sector stakeholders have been held and more are scheduled. These include a workshop of the voluntary dialogue forum and six regional events were held for health service workers in Cork, Sligo, Kilkenny Tullamore, Dublin and Limerick in September and October. We are making progress on those fronts.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: ...the health service. Huge numbers have come in. Obviously, the population is growing. Services are expanding and in many instances are getting better. I was at a stroke centre at the weekend in Cork University Hospital. There are 26 such stroke centres throughout the country. Wherever we get centralisation and a strategic view in terms of a particular disease, great benefits can...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Cabinet Committees (26 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: .... Our colleagues in the three Government parties will look at any additional measures that can be brought on board to increase housing supply and get more houses into use for people who need them. In Cork, some very good work has been done by both Cork City Council and Cork County Council, to be fair.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: More than 20 years ago, we put a facility together that married health, housing and homelessness in a centre on Anderson's Quay in Cork city, where we gave access to primary care, mental healthcare and homeless services. What the Deputy is saying is not quite true.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (5 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: ...to be advanced to provide people with the right care in the right place at the right time. Work is progressing on the establishment of six new regional health areas and on the elective care centres in Dublin, Cork and Galway. The enhanced community care programme also continues to develop healthcare at a more local level closer to where people live, reducing pressure on hospital...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: ...the importance of governance, management, patient flow and all of that. This issue has been featuring for quite some time. The Government has accelerated what was being planned for Galway and Cork, in particular, in terms of elective units. In the past six months, in particular, Deputy O'Dea and others have brought forward the idea of an elective hospital for Limerick. I support this...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: ...places. Basically, the idea of the funding is to increase capacity now so we can get everybody covered for this school year. I will talk to the Minister in respect of how this is playing out in west Cork.