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- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jul 2024)
Micheál Martin: -----talks about the reactive policies of the Oireachtas and Governments to the rental market. I would include the policies of the Deputy's party as part of that reactive approach-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jul 2024)
Micheál Martin: -----which would reduce the amount of rental properties available, which would make the housing-supply problem worse and which would make the homelessness issue worse. We have witnessed over the past while an increased number of people with houses for rent exiting the rental market or pulling out because of the kind of initiatives and proposals that the Deputy has put forward.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jul 2024)
Micheál Martin: We need to expand the rental market, and the supply in the rental market, not depress it-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jul 2024)
Micheál Martin: -----and we need to do that on a number of fronts.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jul 2024)
Micheál Martin: -----grant of €420,000 per dwelling; grant rates in keeping with advice from the Society of Chartered Surveyors; and a Government guarantee in the form of a second grant option, if required, for a period of up to 40 years. That was not in the previous scheme, which Deputy Mac Lochlainn was happy with.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jul 2024)
Micheál Martin: The new scheme includes a revised application process, which removes the financial barrier to scheme entry; an independent appeals process for applicants; and alternative accommodation and storage costs and immediate repair works to the maximum value of €25,000, which people had asked for. It provides for the expertise of the Housing Agency in assessing applications, the inclusion of...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jul 2024)
Micheál Martin: First of all, we have locked nobody out of this scheme. Sinn Féin, and Deputy Mac Lochlainn in particular, gave an admittedly cautious welcome to the previous scheme in January 2020.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jul 2024)
Micheál Martin: That scheme compares in no shape or form to the new scheme that this Government introduced.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jul 2024)
Micheál Martin: Our scheme is far more comprehensive and far more expansive. It deals with all of the issues that were all of the issues raised with me when I first met with the group. The policy response has been a very generous one. There has to be an evidence-based approach to it. The Society of Chartered Surveyors was brought in to look at the costs and all of the implications and to make provision....
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jul 2024)
Micheál Martin: In terms of any new remediation, the retrofitting facility-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jul 2024)
Micheál Martin: -----is now available, which is additional again in terms of the scheme.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jul 2024)
Micheál Martin: I reject the assertions from Sinn Féin. You have not been on the ball on this for quite a long time. For example, you never replied-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jul 2024)
Micheál Martin: -----to a written request two months after the working group report was published.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jul 2024)
Micheál Martin: You never replied, for some reason, to give your own detailed position on how this-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jul 2024)
Micheál Martin: You guys dropped the ball a bit.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jul 2024)
Micheál Martin: Ar dtús báire, cuirim fáilte roimh an Chéad-Aire sa Tuaisceart, Michelle O’Neill, agus roimh fheisirí nua Pharlaimint na Breataine chuig ár dTeach. Ní aontaím leis an mhéid atá ráite ag an Teachta Doherty. Tá sé soiléir go bhfuil an-chuid infheistíochta curtha ar fáil ag an Rialtas...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Sports Facilities (11 Jul 2024)
Micheál Martin: On 20 February, the Government announced an allocation of €50 million from the Shared Island Fund as its contribution towards the redevelopment of Casement Park. The Government has been clear that we would like to see Casement Park redeveloped in time to host EURO2028 matches in Belfast. The Government remains committed to achieving this goal and will work with the Northern...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (11 Jul 2024)
Micheál Martin: I discussed the issue of legacy in my calls with both the new Foreign Secretary David Lammy MP and the new Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Hilary Benn MP on July 5, their first day in office. I assured them that the Government remains steadfast in its opposition to the UK Legacy Act as it currently stands but that I looked forward to working closely with the Secretary of State on...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (11 Jul 2024)
Micheál Martin: With regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, the Passport Service has issued a passport to the applicant.
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Engagements (11 Jul 2024)
Micheál Martin: I had a positive first call with Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Hilary Benn, on 5 July immediately following his appointment, to congratulate him on his appointment and to welcome his Government's commitment to reset the East-West relationship. We agreed to meet in person as soon as possible. In our conversation I expressed my desire to work with the new Secretary of State...