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- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Feb 2024)
Micheál Martin: There was a further review of previous reports. I am not sure the 2017 report is as clear as the Deputy has outlined in terms of undergrounding. EirGrid has been consistent in saying undergrounding is not feasible. We did ask for a review of that and we secured it from the Minister. We looked at what happens internationally, as well as the specifics of this case. The review has since...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Feb 2024)
Micheál Martin: I am not sure what proposals will work.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Feb 2024)
Micheál Martin: It will deal with settlers in the West Bank and not the ministers initially-----
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Feb 2024)
Micheál Martin: I am answering the question. Last week I saw Deputy Gannon's tweet saying I was in the Chamber for only five minutes giving a speech. I was actually here for an hour and I made a submission.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Feb 2024)
Micheál Martin: It is a bit unfair of Deputy Gannon. It will apply to the settlers and particular settlers have already been identified at European Union level. If it does not happen at European Union level we will then consider doing it ourselves.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Feb 2024)
Micheál Martin: The Department of Transport has responded swiftly to alleviate the demand pressure by sanctioning the recruitment of 75 additional driver testers in March 2023. This is in addition to the 30 permanent testers who were previously sanctioned in July 2022. This brings the total number of sanctioned driver tester posts to 205, which is more than double the 100 sanctioned driver tester posts in...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Feb 2024)
Micheál Martin: A total of 41 additional testers have joined the Road Safety Authority. There is ongoing work and the Minister is very conscious of it and we will continue to increase capacity.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Feb 2024)
Micheál Martin: It is working. The passport service worked exceptionally well last year in terms of issuing passports in very fast timelines and in terms of responding to emergency situations all of the time. I do not think Deputy Murphy's characterisation of the service is accurate here and now today. It might have been a year ago but it certainly is not today.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Feb 2024)
Micheál Martin: If Deputy Murphy can-----
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Feb 2024)
Micheál Martin: -----give me the cases she has experienced I will follow through on them and get a report back to her.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Feb 2024)
Micheál Martin: People can get a passport online very quickly. People have issues with expiry dates. My experience-----
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Feb 2024)
Micheál Martin: Deputy Murphy is interrupting all the time. The bottom line is that the service has improved dramatically over the past 12 months. It gave out a record number of passports again last year. If Deputy Murphy has cases I ask her please to bring them to my attention. I would like to find out about the case she is speaking about.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Feb 2024)
Micheál Martin: Show them. It is the first I have heard of them, by the way.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Feb 2024)
Micheál Martin: I do not think we are close to starvation in the country any time soon. I respectfully say regarding the European Union that we always want to try to reduce the regulatory burden on farmers and enterprise. The European Common Agricultural Policy has been the linchpin of farming in this country in terms of underpinning incomes and payments. Let us never forget this in respect of the value...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Feb 2024)
Micheál Martin: The Department of agriculture and the Minister, Deputy McConalogue, are doing everything to support food production and the primary producers, which is important, and to make sure we open up new export markets for beef.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Feb 2024)
Micheál Martin: There were 46,000 valid applications for ACRES. We decided because of the exceptional demand to expand it. This created pressures. It is a €1.5 billion flag scheme. It is a big scheme.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Feb 2024)
Micheál Martin: I admire Deputy Stanton's optimism in respect of the fine weather coming. I hope he is right. Anois teacht an earraigh beidh an lá ag dul chun síneadh, 'S tar éis na Féile Bríde ardóidh mé mo sheol I accept that the flooding did significant damage on road structures in the areas affected. I will speak again to the Minister who is responsible to see...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2024)
Micheál Martin: On the school front, we should pay tribute to our schools for the manner in which they have accommodated so many Ukrainian children-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2024)
Micheál Martin: -----and integrated them into our system.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2024)
Micheál Martin: First of all, I did not say the Deputy had and, second, I did not say he should-----