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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy knows that the emissions inventory report of the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, from July 2024 shows a decrease of 6.8% in Ireland's greenhouse gas in 2023 compared with 2022, which itself saw a 1.9% reduction on the previous year. This is the lowest that our greenhouse gas emissions have been in three decades below the 1990 baseline. That is significant given that in that...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: Ní aontaím leis an Teachta in aon chor. Níl an ceart aici. Tá níos mó déanta ag an Rialtas seo i dtaobh costas maireachtála agus an brú a ísliú agus a laghdú do chosmhuintir na hÉireann ná aon rialtas eile ar fud na hEorpa. Tá sé sin soiléir ón méid tacaíochta a thugamar sa...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Records (14 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: The Consenting Officer in the Department of Taoiseach receives applications in the form of certificates from Certifying Officers in Departments/Offices of State for the withholding of records, in accordance with the National Archives Act. The number of certificates approved by the Consenting Officer in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 is provided in the table below. ...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Contracts (14 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: The Government does not support the Boycott, Divest and Sanction (BDS) approach, although individuals and organisations have the right to make their own decisions. The Department of the Taoiseach engages with the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) on matters pertaining to procurement and is committed to complying with requirements under national and EU procurement law. The Department...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (13 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: Let me finish, please.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (13 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: Regarding the legacy Act in general, if we could be, and if we in the Republic were, satisfied that there would be reciprocity in terms of information and so forth on both sides - people are seeking information from the Republic and the Government in the Republic in respect of a number of cases, including the Kingsmill case, and we co-operated on the Kingsmill inquiry, and we now have a...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (13 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: Let us discuss it. Maybe half of it does not suit and, therefore, there were no calls from the Opposition for a debate on Kenova. We do need totality on legacy if we can. I go back to the Eames Bradley report. There has never been a successful approach that enjoys everybody's participation-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (13 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: -----in respect of legacy. There are aspects of the legacy Act that we do not agree with and are seeking to change. There is ongoing engagement between the Northern Ireland Office and our Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The Cabinet sub-committee has discussed this and the prospects of whether we can get a joint approach in respect of legacy that would be endorsed by both...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (13 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: Shared literature and poetry on the curriculum, North and South, is also something we should do. There are cross-Border benefits with taxation. Deputy Ó Murchú asked about this. The inter-sectoral ministerial meetings are dealing with those issues. The Minister for Finance, with his counterpart in the Northern Ireland Executive, have had discussions. Taxation is a...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (13 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: I thank all of the Deputies for raising their various issues. On the work of the shared island unit, Deputy McGreehan mentioned Greenore Port. The first port of call - excuse the pun - should be to the Department of Transport. The shared island unit is not there to replace existing funding streams or strategies but to develop connectivity at structural levels, community levels, between...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (13 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: -----to take on the might of Dublin and the big cities. In any event, we will work on that. In response to Deputy Murphy, I believe that local authorities should be far more active in the pursuit of CPOs on derelict sites. There is the Derelict Sites Act. Some complain that it is not strong enough. I have never bought into that. I have always sensed that in a lot of local authorities...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (13 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: In response to Deputy Geoghegan, I met with David McRedmond recently. We are making progress. The interdepartmental group will, I hope, bring proposals soon and I will bring that to the House in due course before the recess.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (13 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 15 to 25, inclusive, together. The Cabinet Committee on Northern Ireland was created on 18 February 2025 to oversee implementation of relevant programme for Government commitments and ongoing developments in relation to Northern Ireland, Irish-British relations and the shared island initiative. As well as considering issues relevant to the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (13 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: Quite a number of questions were asked about the NESC report. I certainly will revert back to NESC on Deputy Brendan Smith's consistent seeking of a particular study on the challenges facing the central Border area. A number of reports have been done by NESC on North-South development but Deputy Smith wants something a bit more specific on the central Border area and the challenges in...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (13 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 14, inclusive, together. The National Economic and Social Council advises me on strategic policy issues relating to sustainable economic, social and environmental development in Ireland. NESC is currently working in four main areas. With regard to Ireland’s future power system and economic resilience, this work investigates the impact of...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy knows I am a frequent visitor to Killarney but I do not have the same detailed grasp of the roads he has named. That is a National Transport Authority project, I would imagine.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: I understand to some degree what the Deputy is saying. There should be a thorough evaluation of the value-for-money aspects of any of these projects and everybody should be clear on the objective. Sometimes it is to provide for cyclists, but sometimes the roads are so narrow to begin with that the outcome of works makes it difficult for everybody to use such a carriageway. I have seen it...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: I am trying to be helpful, Deputy, but-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: They should not be passing each other, anyway, I suppose, in one way.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 May 2025)

Micheál Martin: I will come back to the Deputy and talk to him. It is probably an NTA project.