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- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Dec 2023)
Micheál Martin: I think they should take a break. They work too hard altogether.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Dec 2023)
Micheál Martin: Again, if the Deputy can send any documentation he has, we would welcome any perspective. I will ask for an update in respect of the position of the Departments of Justice and Defence.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Dec 2023)
Micheál Martin: Ireland is doing everything it possibly can at every forum to intensify the pressure for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. The situation in Gaza is intolerable and unacceptable. Over 18,000 people have been killed and 1.9 million people have been displaced. The death toll is totally shocking. The relentless bombing and slaughter of innocent civilians has to stop. I welcome the UN...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Dec 2023)
Micheál Martin: I will revert to the Deputy. I will discuss this with the Minister for housing and get a date for him.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Dec 2023)
Micheál Martin: I will talk to the Minister for Education. There has been a significant building programme this year. There are certain areas of the country where the population is growing very fast, such as north Kildare. It is challenging in terms of keeping up with increased population numbers. I will talk to the Minister to see what interim steps can be taken to resolve the issue.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Dec 2023)
Micheál Martin: I will raise that with the Minister, Deputy Martin. I will ask her to revert to the Deputy on the issue.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Dec 2023)
Micheál Martin: I am well aware of the scrambler issue. Deputy Paul McAuliffe led the charge some time back when the Government was formed to get the legislation passed because of his experience on various forums in Dublin City Council. I endorse what Deputy Donnelly has said about the purchase and use of scramblers by young people, which can endanger life and cause significant injury. These are...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Dec 2023)
Micheál Martin: One of my discoveries in Dublin late in life was the Dodder. I have walked the length of it on many occasions.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Dec 2023)
Micheál Martin: I have not tried swimming the Dodder yet. It is a bit shallow at times.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Dec 2023)
Micheál Martin: On New Year's Day I am swimming in the sea for the RNLI. I will talk to the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, who has a particular interest in the Dodder, and Uisce Éireann. It is a fantastic amenity. There is tremendous biodiversity there and there have been tremendous improvements over recent times. It is a facility and amenity that is availed of by many people. The Deputy's point is...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Dec 2023)
Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for his championing, along with Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan, of new drugs, or orphan drugs as they are called, in particular for rare diseases. It has been a huge issue for many people across the country and globally. The REV Estimates have additional funding allocated to the Department of Health in respect of new drugs and therapies. There is a nexus between new...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Dec 2023)
Micheál Martin: I am also extremely frustrated with what has transpired. We started a mediation process and it should never have broken down. We were looking at, first, dealing with the health dimension so that there would be absolute provision of healthcare benefits for victims of the thalidomide scandal, whole-of-life care in respect of housing adaptation and so forth, and a third aspect that was to be...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Dec 2023)
Micheál Martin: I will talk to the Minister Eamon Ryan, but no Member of this House is more passionate about advancing public transport and accessibility of public transport. Our budgets fir public transport infrastructure have increased exponentially to meet the needs of the climate issue and provide greater capacity and access for people.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Dec 2023)
Micheál Martin: The Government took a range of measures, as the Deputy said, including the €12 increase in weekly social welfare and pension rates, which will apply to all cases, increased rates in the qualified child payment, increased thresholds for the working family payment, which does not apply in this case - I do not know the full circumstances - the extension of child benefit to 18-year-olds in...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Dec 2023)
Micheál Martin: ----which will apply to those groups. Many of these-----
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Dec 2023)
Micheál Martin: Some aspects the Deputy identified will not, but many others will-----
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Dec 2023)
Micheál Martin: -----in respect of the various reductions we have facilitated right across-----
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Dec 2023)
Micheál Martin: -----the cost of public services more generally.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Dec 2023)
Micheál Martin: Which three?
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Dec 2023)
Micheál Martin: Yes, but-----