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Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Bodies (27 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: A disability unit is being established in Department of the Taoiseach. The unit is supporting the work of the Cabinet Committee on Disability. It is also supporting the work of the Minister for Children, Disability, and Equality and other Ministers in driving cross-government, inter-agency and inter-disciplinary working and collaboration to improve the lives of people with disabilities and...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Public Procurement Contracts (27 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 105, 106 and 107 together. All procurement within the Department of the Taoiseach and National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO), the only body under the aegis of the Department, is conducted in accordance with applicable EU and national regulations and Office of Government Procurement (OGP) guidance. Government accounting procedures do not...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff (27 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: Guided by the Central Policy Framework for Blended Working in the Civil Service, the Department of the Taoiseach launched a Blended Working Policy in November 2022, with eligible employees invited to submit applications for blended working arrangements. The Department’s Blended Working Policy provides for a minimum attendance of three days per week in the office and additional...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff (27 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: Guided by the Central Policy Framework for Blended Working in the Civil Service, the Department of the Taoiseach launched a Blended Working Policy in November 2022, with eligible employees invited to submit applications for blended working arrangements. The Department’s Blended Working Policy provides for a minimum attendance of three days per week in the office and additional...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Bodies (27 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: A disability unit is being established in Department of the Taoiseach. The unit is supporting the work of the Cabinet Committee on Disability. It is also supporting the work of the Minister for Children, Disability, and Equality and other Ministers in driving cross-government, inter-agency and inter-disciplinary working and collaboration to improve the lives of people with disabilities and...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Public Procurement Contracts (27 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 105, 106 and 107 together. All procurement within the Department of the Taoiseach and National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO), the only body under the aegis of the Department, is conducted in accordance with applicable EU and national regulations and Office of Government Procurement (OGP) guidance. Government accounting procedures do not...

Gaza: Statements (21 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: On point of order, I did not say that.

Gaza: Statements (21 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy is misleading the House. That is not right, now.

Gaza: Statements (21 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: On a point of order, the Deputy misled the House when she said that I described the tabling of Sinn Féin's legislation as "repulsive". I said no such thing. I would ask the Deputy to withdraw that given the seriousness of the debate. This is a very serious debate involving lives and it is not good enough that the Deputy would falsely make that assertion. I did not say that and she...

Gaza: Statements (21 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: It is very easy to check.

Gaza: Statements (21 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy said that the Government is funding a genocide and I said that phrase was morally repugnant. At no stage did I say the tabling of legislation in respect of the Central Bank was repulsive. You know that. Why did you conflate the two to make a false statement? I would ask you to withdraw.

Gaza: Statements (21 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: I ask you to withdraw.

Gaza: Statements (21 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: It was a smear against me.

Gaza: Statements (21 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: No sincerity.

Gaza: Statements (21 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: It is hard to find words sufficient for the topic before us. It is hard to describe the immense suffering, physical and psychological, that civilian Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have endured for more than 19 months: to never feel safe; to be uprooted time and time again; to feel the desperation that comes from not being able to find food for your children; to see your elderly parents and...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (21 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: My understanding is the Department, together with the HSE, will provide a total of €6.53 million to meet the full operational costs of the 51 beds in the new facility in 2025. I will follow up again with the HSE and the Department to confirm, but that is what I am being told.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (21 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: Further resources will be available to expand the capacity of the new facility on an incremental basis in 2025, subject to an agreed business plan between the HSE and the Dublin Simon Community. The Deputy is correct that it is a very significant development. The Government has already provided €35 million to construct the facility. That provides for the 51 beds that were, up to...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (21 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: -----per year across four clinical programmes can be provided. Approximately €6.5 million will meet the full costs. I will get the Department to come back to the Deputy on that.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (21 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for eloquently and very strongly putting the issues pertaining to what is happening in Gaza in terms of the behaviour of the Israeli Government and Hamas, and stating that action is required. We have taken a series of actions but I take the Deputy's point. The focus now has to be on this EU-Israel association agreement because, without any question, Article 2 of that...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (21 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: It needs to be expanded. I will talk to the Minister in respect of it. The funding was allocated. There could be issues clinically - I do not know - with the allocation of resources. However, I will ask the Minister to revert to the Deputy in respect of the issue.