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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: No it is not. It is a legacy of the landlord or whoever owns the house. There is individual responsibility on this too. There is also the RTB and there are regulatory authorities. The regulatory authorities should be acting on something like that. There is the local authority, in respect of the residential area involved and there is a whole range of regulatory frameworks that govern that...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for his question and his strong advocacy for the Cavan and Monaghan area for quite a long time. I will pursue that issue of additional capacity on the Cavan-Dublin route with the Minister for Transport and particularly guarantees that people will get a return journey, especially if they are attending medical and hospital appointments. I will talk to the Minister about that.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: I will speak to the Minister for housing on that. I doubt it is as simple as that. As soon as you do something like that a whole host of people in this House and elsewhere will come forward to say that you have to go through the proper planning process.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: I agree. I think the flood relief schemes are taking too long. There is huge deliberation and public consultation and lots of inputs at different stages yet some end up in the High Court and, in one case in Cork city, in the Supreme Court. That is excessive and problematic, given the emergency. In some instances, we are talking about very significant funding. I know that in the Midleton...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: We wish Patrick Kielty the very best with his first "Late Late Toy Show". It is a magic moment for many children across the country. I hope that will be the case tomorrow. The Government is taking a lot of measures in November. Child poverty has come down. There are budget measures, including the doubling of the child benefit payment and a range of payments that will take place in...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: In terms of homelessness, the tenant in situ scheme has been very effective in preventing children and families going into homelessness. There are many factors underpinning homelessness in the country and not all were articulated by the Deputy. The Government is focused on the issue. We are now building at a rate that has not been seen for quite a long time, particularly in respect of the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: The tenant in situscheme has been far more effective.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: That would exacerbate the problem. That is one part of it.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: The way to deal with issues of vacancy and dereliction is through action. The most effective action has been the grants programme for vacant or derelict houses, which provides grants of €50,000 and €70,000. There is considerable interest in those grants. That, to me, is action and substance in terms of the issue of dereliction. We will work with local authorities to ensure...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: I can, actually. On timing, discussions with other member states are very real. We must do it in a substantiate way in the context of a process emerging from this. There is an opportunity. It is not just right now, today or tomorrow, but there is an opportunity to do it with others and as part of a broader roadmap. We need to use it effectively to get a roadmap in place to lead to peace...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: I happen to think the European Union is a completely different entity from Russia, particularly in terms of the European Union's commitment-----

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy made a comment about us cosying up to the EU.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: I will answer your question if you will allow me, through the Chair. I want to make this fundamental point. There is a hell of a difference between the European Union and Russia. The Deputy equated them. In my comments earlier, I mentioned the United States. It is one of the veto powers. I said that in my speech yesterday. I instanced the paralysis-----

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: I instanced the paralysis of the Security Council in terms of getting anything done at UN security level.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: I did so in my contribution yesterday. It is one of the reasons for this suggestion and proposal. I will come back to the House with proposed amendments to the legislation that governs the triple lock. It is about bringing back a degree of independence to Irish foreign policy, restoring a degree of sovereignty and decision-making in respect of our troops and not having any of the permanent...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: -----in a position to veto what we might like to do in the western Balkans or in the Middle East.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: It will be some time next year. It will not be before Christmas as there are only a few weeks left before the recess. When the time is right, we can certainly arrange briefings of Deputies by our officials.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: It is my understanding that University Hospital Limerick has the largest capital investment programme at the moment in terms of new projects that are in the pipeline. The Minister has indicated that to me. Much of that has to happen. As the Deputy knows, work on the new €90 million project, consisting of a 96-bed inpatient block and renal dialysis unit, commenced in October 2022....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: I do not disagree with the Deputy in terms of alternatives. Sporting injuries, unless they are very serious, should not automatically end up in the emergency department of UHL.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: in County Cork, the Gurranabraher centre injury unit has become a phenomenal service.