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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: That is the bottom line and yet Deputy McDonald comes in, all sound and fury. To a certain extent, there is an incredible incoherence in terms of Sinn Féin policy on housing. Deputy Ó Broin, as the Sinn Féin housing spokesperson, will meet all of the property interests. I have a list again of who he has met lately. On 30 April, Property Industry Ireland and IBEC. He meets...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: For what purpose?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: For what purpose? To introduce incentives for investors to capitalise apartment construction. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald comes in today and says the Government is only interested in institutional investors.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: Her spokesperson has been meeting them on an ongoing basis. Such hypocrisy.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: Such hypocrisy will not cut it with the people. The bottom line is this. This is a balanced set of proposals.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: The Housing Agency report as published had four options. The Government has gone with the option of adapting the existing RPZs because they would expire by the end of the year if nothing was done. This is a strong measure in terms of protection but also in terms of new builds. We need to incentivise future investment in new apartment buildings and housing. I put it to the Deputy that the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: Is anybody seriously suggesting that the State will pony up the €20 billion? Sinn Féin says it will triple social housing, triple this and that without telling us how we are going to get the money. This is very fundamental. We need public sector investment-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: We also need private sector investment and we need to protect tenants. The Minister, Deputy Browne, has done that today with his package. It is extremely disappointing to Sinn Féin because it is not what the party thought it would be.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: Sinn Féin never anticipated that we would end no-fault evictions by landlords with four tenancies. It never anticipated that we would make it a national protection framework because last March the party declared to all and sundry that the Government was getting rid of it completely.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: That is the language they used. It is the language of "exaggerate and exaggerate, tell untruth after untruth and you know what, people might believe us".

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: "People might believe us";-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: -----that is what Sinn Féin is about. What I am about is solutions.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: I am about solutions.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: Sinn Féin is about exploiting the housing problem and crisis to whatever degree possible for its own political advantage.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Climate Action Plan (10 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: The Department of the Taoiseach tracks the delivery of actions committed to in the Climate Action Plan and publishes quarterly progress reports. Following approval by Government, progress reports and detailed tables of actions completed and delayed are published online and can be found here: . The progress report for Quarters 3 and 4 of the Climate Action Plan 2024 has been published in...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (10 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: The Cabinet Committee on Climate Action, Environment and Energy oversees implementation of Programme for Government commitments in relation to the environment, climate action, energy and emergency planning. It considers the wide range of issues that require action in Ireland’s transition to a low carbon, climate resilient and sustainable future: a future in which we take full...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Reports (10 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: The Government published the Report of the Dublin City Taskforce last October. The goal is to make Dublin City Centre a more thriving, attractive, and safe cityscape; and a desirable location to live, work, do business and visit. To deliver on these missions, the Taskforce identified ten ‘Big Moves’ that they recommend should be addressed. As agreed by Government, the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: National Security (10 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: The Government is committed to the delivery of a National Security Strategy and work is ongoing in drawing up the strategy, co-ordinated by the National Security Secretariat in my Department and integrating inputs from a range of relevant stakeholders, including the Departments of Foreign Affairs; Defence; Justice; Environment, Climate and Communications; An Garda Síochána; the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (10 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: The Programme for Government sets out a number of commitments relating to national security and defence, and work to give effect to these is well underway, including the establishment of a Ministerial Council on National Security. I chaired the first meeting of the new Council on 21 May 2025. The Council received a detailed, up to date briefing on the current security situation from An...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (10 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: The Cabinet Committee on Health last met on Wednesday, 4th June and is scheduled to meet again on Thursday, 17th July.