Results 201-220 of 50,909 for speaker:Micheál Martin

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: In the first quarter of this year, housing completions were close to 6,000. The actual number was 5,938. That is the highest since the record in 2011, bar the spike after Covid-19. There is a lot of delivery happening. The land market activity on residential zoned areas is up. There is a great deal of activity there. We have to keep going and get the job done.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: It begs the question, though, as to how Deputy McDonald could, to date, oppose up to 1,700 housing units in her own area, in Clonliffe College, and likewise in Cabra. If the Deputy is saying it is an emergency across the country, how come it is not an emergency in her constituency or in the areas where her party objects?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: She simply cannot have it both ways. This duplicitous approach to housing has to end. What we need from Deputy McDonald are concrete solutions on how we increase supply so that we can get a situation where we can build 50,000 units a year.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy's party's policies-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: I am not talking about Deputy McDonald personally; I am talking about the Sinn Féin Party.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: The Sinn Féin Party's policy objective over time is to reduce the size of the private rental sector.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: If Deputy McDonald looks at her policies in recent years, they have been designed to suppress supply in the private rental market. We have built more social houses in the past four years than have been built since 1975.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: Some 36,500 new social houses were built.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: In 2023, 12,000 social houses were delivered and 10,500 were delivered last year.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: These are record numbers of social housing delivery.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: Deputy McDonald says her party can go to 30,000 overnight. She has not outlined how she would get to 30,000 overnight.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: The measures and reforms proposed last week will cap rent for all existing tenants to 2%. Deputy McDonald knows that.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: Rent increases for any new tenancies, post-2026, will be linked to the CPI.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: I did not say that.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: It was last week that I said that.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: I reject completely the Deputy's assertions. She is guilty of severely exaggerated commentary on the reform of the RPZs announced last week. The bottom line is that as a result of those reforms, renters will have stronger protections than ever before. All renters will be covered by RPZs. It will be interesting that the first item on the agenda of our RPZ reforms will be something that...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Foreign Policy (17 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: The Programme for Government 2025 – Securing Ireland’s Future, commits the government to further strengthening Ireland’s place in the world. Under this, the Government will develop a new strategy, Global Ireland 2040 further enhancing our place and influence in international affairs, including ever-deeper relationships with our European partners and in regions such...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Economic Policy (17 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: The Government's response to the National Competitiveness and Productivity Council's Ireland’s Competitiveness Challenge report 2024 was published on 5 November last. The Government's response was co-ordinated by the Department of the Taoiseach, drawing together material from relevant Departments. This was the fifth year in which a formal response was issued by the Government to the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Economic Policy (17 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: The Government held its inaugural Competitiveness Summit on 2 September 2024. The second annual Competitiveness Summit is scheduled to take place on 7 July 2025.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (17 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: I met with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, in Brussels on 8 May. We discussed a range of EU and international issues and I briefed President von der Leyen on the priorities of the Irish government. Our discussion included a focus on economic competitiveness and trade issues, and I expressed support for the measured approach the European Commission has...