Results 201-220 of 51,889 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2025)
Micheál Martin: -----but there are times when I think she lives in a political bubble. She should not be casting aspersions on other people in the House.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2025)
Micheál Martin: We all come from backgrounds, by the way. I know exactly what the real world is all about-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2025)
Micheál Martin: -----and I engage with people all the time.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2025)
Micheál Martin: All along during the energy crisis, the proposals Sinn Féin came forward with, particularly during the energy crisis-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2025)
Micheál Martin: -----after the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, would have been catastrophic. Sinn Féin now wants us to do more to underpin the companies.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2025)
Micheál Martin: Sinn Féin wants us to support the companies further and further.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2025)
Micheál Martin: I understand the pressure on households and families as a result of energy price increases. We are living through a period of huge issues around energy, particularly since Russia invaded Ukraine. The Government has intervened, particularly at the height of that crisis, in a substantial way. However, retail prices are influenced by several factors, as the Deputy knows, including wholesale...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2025)
Micheál Martin: The Deputy is not saying targeted.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2025)
Micheál Martin: The Deputy did not say it there. That word was not used there. She is to a certain extent playing to the Gallery.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2025)
Micheál Martin: I do acknowledge the issue. The Deputy mentioned VAT reductions. It costs to keep VAT at 9%. That has been factored in for the next five years. We should keep it at 9% for gas and electricity. There is a problem, a huge issue, here. Over the next five years, we have to invest triple what we invested in the grid in the last three years. There is going to be more investment in the grid....
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2025)
Micheál Martin: Ní aontaím leis an méid atá ráite leis an Teachta maidir leis an méid atá á dhéanamh ag an Rialtas ó thaobh an bhrú atá ar chosmhuintir na tíre maidir leis an ardú sa chostas maireachtála. Admhaím go bhfuil ardú ann, go háirithe i gcúrsaí bia agus cúrsaí fuinnimh. Tá cinneadh...
- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Artificial Intelligence (15 Oct 2025)
Micheál Martin: The Department of the Taoiseach does not use agentic AI in the delivery of its services or operations. The Department is in the process of developing a strategy and governance structure on the use of AI, informed by the Guidelines for the Responsible Use of AI in the Public Service and by the National Cyber Security Centre guidance on Generative AI for Public Sector Bodies.
- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Climate Action Plan (15 Oct 2025)
Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2 and 3 together. Under the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021, updates of the Climate Action Plan (CAP) are published on an annual basis. They detail climate policies, measures and actions required to reduce Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions in pursuit of statutory emissions reduction targets. The CAP and its Annex detail...
- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: National Security (15 Oct 2025)
Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 4 and 5 together. Like any other democratic state, Ireland is not immune from the risk posed by espionage or other activities aimed at compromising the security of the State. Our relevant services are very alive to that risk and keep their responses under continuous review in light of ongoing developments. An Garda Síochána and the Defence...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (14 Oct 2025)
Micheál Martin: Deputy Coppinger has a tendency to distort. There is nothing wrong with saying that young music followers who were abducted for no reason at all-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (14 Oct 2025)
Micheál Martin: I just want to make the point. Everything gets qualified and has a caveat. I make no apology for saying it is a good day that those hostages were released.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (14 Oct 2025)
Micheál Martin: I did. I spoke about an end to the slaughter.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (14 Oct 2025)
Micheál Martin: I have been saying this consistently. Check all of my remarks on social media. I am very strong on the genocide against civilians in Gaza and the slaughter of innocent children. Yes, there have been a lot of detainees without any trials or without any evidence. Others who were detained had history. Deputy Coppinger will never condemn Hamas for some reason. I have never heard her condemn...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (14 Oct 2025)
Micheál Martin: Deputy Murphy has never condemned Hamas.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (14 Oct 2025)
Micheál Martin: That is shocking and it deserves debate. You are attacking me for not having precision in terms of posts I put up.