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- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: -----every time I speak on Leaders' Questions. Those sorts of intimidatory tactics and attempts to disrupt must be stopped.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: Well, I am just making a point-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: -----and I am not going to take it without making the point. Deputy Ó Broin seems to be aspiring to be the leader of Sinn Féin or something. I do not know-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: -----but he is constantly interrupting on these matters. As regards other initiatives we will take-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: -----we outlined those yesterday in the aftermath of the Cabinet subcommittee-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: -----on housing, which we held on Monday.
- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: State Bodies (19 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: There have not been any overspends of €500,000 or more on any projects undertaken or commissioned by the Department of the Taoiseach or the National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO) - the only body under the aegis of the Department - within the past five years. All procurement within the Department of the Taoiseach and NESDO is conducted in accordance with applicable...
- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff (19 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: The Department of the Taoiseach’s Blended Working Policy provides a procedure for Departmental staff in eligible posts to apply for blended working arrangements. In the case of fulltime employees, the Policy provides for a minimum attendance of three days per week in the office; one of which should be a team anchor day. Business needs may require attendance in the office for more than...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff (18 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: Tax relief? You are all against tax relief.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff (18 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: I thought you guys were all against tax relief.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff (18 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: I have no problem with it. You guys have attacked me.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff (18 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: You guys have attacked us about tax relief. "You should not go near it", you said. Talk to your leader.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff (18 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: I take on board the points made by Deputy Brendan Smith. He has been a really consistent voice on behalf of cross-Border co-operation and has a great understanding of the issues in that area. I take on board what he said about the less-developed areas of Cavan, Monaghan, Fermanagh and Tyrone. We are willing to work with county councils on this and we developed a pipeline initiative some...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff (18 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: We look forward to its completion. The Deputy will be looking out every day at its progress. She can keep an eye on it and make sure it is completed on budget and within time.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff (18 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: It is a very good example of an area that I think will be transformed. Deputy McGreehan's point about schools was well made. There is already a very interesting shared island project we have agreed with the Northern Ireland Executive on school completion. That is an innovative programme and there is good co-operation on all sides. On the points raised by Deputy Ó Murchú, what...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff (18 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: -----in any shape or form. The A5 has been bedevilled with planning issues and so on. There is no connectivity via rail, road or air and we have to address that.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (18 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: I have one minute now, is it?
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (18 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: I just want to get a bit of discipline here now. There are 45 minutes for Questions to the Taoiseach. It is not an hour. We need to make up our minds.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (18 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: We can.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (18 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: I do not mind. I am open to that, if it is means ten minutes or whatever. Deputy Brendan Smith and a number of other Deputies raised the issue of the legacy legislation. I remind Deputies that I took the decision as then Minister for Foreign Affairs to refer that legislation to the European Court of Human Rights. To be fair to the new Government in the United Kingdom, it has moved to...