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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)

Micheál Martin: I have no issue with going and articulating the fundamental principled stance Ireland has taken.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy dodged it deliberately and decided to stay at home, which I think was a mistake and robs her of any credibility in attacking me or criticising me in respect of this issue.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)

Micheál Martin: Again, I did not do that in any shape or form. In any interactions I had, I articulated that the programme for Government was progressing the occupied territories Bill. I made that very clear and I listed out all the actions we had taken, which are well known to the House. Fundamentally, however, it seems to me that Prime Minister Netanyahu, irrespective of what gets said here or what...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)

Micheál Martin: No, I did not, but I am interested in how the Deputy is conflating the Bord Pleanála decision - I hope she accepts that An Bord Pleanála is an independent body-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)

Micheál Martin: I am just making the point that I hope that everybody accepts that it is an independent body. Its decision should not be conflated with an earlier decision of the Government in respect of energy security, which is required. The legal opinion, by the way, to the previous Minister, which is on file in the Department, is such that, legally, it is not possible to prohibit fracked gas as to what...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)

Micheál Martin: However, we will get legislation done here through plenary methods, but we will engage.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)

Micheál Martin: My understanding is that all the Whips agreed the Dáil calendar. I know we have these empty soundbites coming up that since November we have only met so many times. There was a government being formed since November as Deputy Tóibín knows well, but he just ignores it.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)

Micheál Martin: To be fair to him, he did not play a meaningful role in the formation of Government. I acknowledge that. He was an observer of what was going on.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)

Micheál Martin: In the modern era, it takes a long time to form a government. It was actually much shorter this time than in 2020 when I think it took five or six months.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)

Micheál Martin: This time it was much shorter and probably much shorter than most other European Union member states. By the way, I do not like having a prolonged timeline in terms of the formation of Government. Let us be honest with the public that many Deputies were in here in November, December and January trying to put a government together and trying to get the substance of a programme for Government...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)

Micheál Martin: In response to Deputy Collins, private nursing homes are not covered by section 39. As he knows there is a separate financial mechanism. The National Treatment Purchase Fund is the mechanism through which private nursing homes get funded. I agree with him that it was a welcome development that the section 39 issue was resolved through the pay talks. Deputy Gibney raised the issue of...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)

Micheál Martin: Others in Europe have a separate perspective.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)

Micheál Martin: Ireland's fundamental principles on the Middle East remain and have not changed or deviated in any shape or form.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)

Micheál Martin: In terms of the Sacred Heart school-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)

Micheál Martin: Sorry, I thought I could respond to-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)

Micheál Martin: I believe the issue Deputy Murphy raised is resolved. The Department has been trying to engage with the school for quite a while since December. It referred the school to the financial support services unit in December. The Department was awaiting information. I think Deputy Lahart was proactively involved in trying to get the issue resolved. I hope we can get it finally and...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)

Micheál Martin: I have been watching some of Sinn Féin's messaging on social media. It is almost a new style; a new approach. There was a beautiful one this morning about Eoin Ó Broin and his legislation on water and how Eoin had signed it. The Deputy opposite does it with a kind of "I wonder where that came from?" It was as if an executive order had been signed by Deputy Ó Broin in terms...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Mar 2025)

Micheál Martin: There was a Garda Inspectorate report in respect of domestic abuse published earlier today. The Deputy has a habit of going back-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Mar 2025)

Micheál Martin: I mentioned a public order report. The Minister today updated the Cabinet on the progress we have made in terms of public order units, public order resources and a suite of improvements that have happened.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Mar 2025)

Micheál Martin: They have.