Results 41-60 of 50,909 for speaker:Micheál Martin

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: Anybody who knows anything about emergency care knows the first thing to get right is the first response. We have dramatically transformed the quality of first responses in this country over the past 20-odd years. That is the first point.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: Second, the quality of healthcare is key to any patient.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: What is very important is that the right care is made available at the right time for the patient to guarantee the best outcome.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy wants to go back to worst outcomes and an era when we had very deficient medicine.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: I would need the full background details. The ratio could be high in some classes but not in the entirety of the school in terms of how it organises its numbers. The Deputy indicated the numbers are declining in both schools. A question arises as to whether that is a permanent feature of the area. There are different approaches one can make to the Department in respect of whether it is...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy said 70% of services trade with Israel.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: The Bill only affects the occupied territories so I think the Deputy is conflating two different things there. The Tánaiste has asked the Attorney General for legal advice in respect of services. Obviously, there is a clear difference between services and goods in terms of tracking, tracing and manageability. It is quite a good Bill in terms of linking it to the customs legislation,...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: -----in terms of asking if the European Union is compliant with the ICJ opinion in respect of the illegally occupied territories, and then the EU-Israel association agreement, where we are also pushing strongly.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: First of all, I would like to point out that the European Union is the single greatest donor to Palestine. It is an important point, although it never gets said.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: In real terms, the most effective contributor now to Gaza is the European Union.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: I am not happy with the fact that we cannot get unanimity across the 27 EU member states.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: To abolish or put into abeyance the EU-Israel association agreement would require unanimity among the 27, and the Deputy knows that. About ten members-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: We have asked for a review. We asked over a year ago for a review. There may be opportunities to suspend elements of that agreement that would not require unanimity. That is being pursued by Ireland and other like-minded states in respect of this. The Deputy knows that countries like Germany, Hungary, Czechia and others have a long-standing historic position of support for Israel. I...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: First of all, I anticipate that the advices will be available to the Government as the Bill is going through. There is a pre-legislative process and that will be the first instance of this. The Deputy-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: I am saying it will be available to the Government in terms of whether we can include it or not. The Government will make its position, based on that advice, clear to the committee before it concludes. The Bill is vastly improved from what it was. I pay tribute to Senator Black for her initiative on this issue and her constructive engagement with the Government. Deputy Murphy is good...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: Ireland is number one in the world in terms of participation in third level education. That is the measure of this Government's commitment to students in third level education in terms of supporting students with reduced fees over the last number of years, improving the various maintenance and SUSI schemes for students, and building more accommodation, which is currently under construction...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: The new programme in Galway will be specifically focused on rural GP medicine. A huge investment is going into primary care and this area.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: Practices in receipt of the rural supports receive the maximum rate of practice staff subsidies, significantly reducing possible staff costs for smaller practices. They also receive the maximum rate of locum support for leave-taking. A new locum support initiative commenced in May, providing GPs in receipt of rural practice supports with access to a streamlined locum-sourcing service. The...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: I think the Deputy's initial instincts were correct. "Brilliant", he said.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Micheál Martin: It is rare that an Opposition Deputy would say we were "brilliant" when we got out of bed first thing in the morning.