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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Jul 2020)

Micheál Martin: We did not ease the restrictions.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Jul 2020)

Micheál Martin: No, the restricted movement is very severe. It essentially says someone can go to a shop. It is pretty clear, but it is very restricted

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Jul 2020)

Micheál Martin: Quarantine is a word that is bandied about the place with great ease and simplicity, but the Deputy knows and everybody here knows there are difficulties with enforcement around it. In response to the travel issue, the Government will strengthen our presence and strategies around the airports, the airlines, putting the passenger location form online and other measures.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Jul 2020)

Micheál Martin: Ireland has done very well with the virus.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Jul 2020)

Micheál Martin: The challenge is living with Covid for the foreseeable future, and we will be. The Deputy is correct in saying we cannot shut down for the next 12 months, but equally we must, in a balanced way, ensure we can get our schools reopened, get the non-Covid strand of medicine resumed, and make sure that we keep our domestic economy going.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Jul 2020)

Micheál Martin: We already have made efforts.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Jul 2020)

Micheál Martin: The strategy of the Government in the context of the roadmap that was outlined some weeks ago was to reopen society while at the same time suppressing the virus and keeping community transmission as low as possible. Societies and countries all over the world are experiencing difficulties in reopening, some a lot more severe than ours so far. The Government has taken a very cautious approach.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Jul 2020)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy has asked a question and is going to get the answer. I have made it clear, and I agree with what the Deputy has said, that the reopening of our schools at the end of August is the priority. The resumption of services for non-Covid illnesses and strands of health is a priority and it is challenging and very difficult. As the Deputy has said, aiding the recovery of our domestic...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Jul 2020)

Micheál Martin: As already stated in the context of the legislation the Deputy has identified, I will commit to working with him on going through the legislation on the Government side. Obviously, one needs to see detail of legislation before one commits to anything in that regard.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Jul 2020)

Micheál Martin: I agree with the principle, as I already stated. I am mindful that I would like to follow through on whatever I say in the House,.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Jul 2020)

Micheál Martin: Equally, I am also stating that we will want to see the Bill the Deputy is bringing forward and so on. The whole idea of the tribunal was to create a less adversarial environment as an alternative to the courts. People will wish to access the courts as well and that is their entitlement and their right. We cannot take that either away from them. One lesson that must be learned from...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Jul 2020)

Micheál Martin: I appreciate the Deputy's comments fully. I know the sincerity with which he makes them because he has been involved in this issue for quite some time and has been engaged with a number of the women who have been to the forefront of the campaign for greater disclosure and transparency around the programme itself and, above all, to enhance the programme in order that it can serve women in...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Jul 2020)

Micheál Martin: The national cervical screening programme is responsible for ensuring quality and providing regular oversight of the screening programme itself and the test.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Jul 2020)

Micheál Martin: First of all, a compensation tribunal is far less adversarial than any court system. We know that from experience in a variety of medical scandals going back to the various scandals relating to blood products and so on. In my view the tribunal is far more effective than a courts process. Ms Justice Mary Irvine is no longer in a position to take up the position as chair having been...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Jul 2020)

Micheál Martin: The apology by and commitment from the then-Taoiseach and now Tánaiste on this matter were made in good faith. As the Deputy knows, the previous Government agreed that the High Court judge, Mr. Justice Charles Meenan, would be requested to review, in the cases of women affected by CervicalCheck issues, mechanisms that would avoid, where possible, women and their families having to go to...

Death of Ruth Morrissey: Expressions of Sympathy (21 Jul 2020)

Micheál Martin: Ar dtús báire, déanaim comhbhrón le teaghlach Ruth Ní Mhuirgheasa, lena fear céile, Pól, agus lena hiníon, Libby. Is olc an scéal é ar fad. Rinne Ruth éacht oibre ar son mhná na hÉireann faoi láthair agus don todhchaí. Ar son an Stáit, cuirim m'fhíorbhrón in iúl as ucht an fhaillí a bhí...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Jul 2020)

Micheál Martin: The current public health advice is to avoid non-essential overseas travel and to holiday at home this summer. Coronavirus is still spreading around the world. Many countries are seeing the number of infections increase again. In Ireland, the NPHET recently emphasised its growing concern regarding the following:- · The increase in case numbers of this disease currently being reported in...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ministerial Advisers (21 Jul 2020)

Micheál Martin: Having appointed Ministers and Ministers of State to their various portfolios across Government, I am also considering the advisory supports that I might need in my role as Taoiseach and Head of Government. The Public Service Management Act 1997, provides for the appointment of Special Advisers subject to specified limits. While I have not as yet fully finalised the make-up of my team, it...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Contracts (21 Jul 2020)

Micheál Martin: Neither the Department of the Taoiseach nor the body under its remit have awarded any contracts to the company in question or any of its subsidiaries from 1 January 2016 to 14 July 2020.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Communications (21 Jul 2020)

Micheál Martin: I intend to publish my diary on the Department of the Taoiseach website on a quarterly basis.