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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Dec 2022)

Micheál Martin: -----to enable that issue to be resolved. I will ask him to communicate with the Deputy on the details of that.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Dec 2022)

Micheál Martin: Deputy Mattie McGrath raised the issue of migration and it is an issue of finding time within these two-and-a-half days to debate it. It is a packed schedule-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Dec 2022)

Micheál Martin: -----today, tomorrow and Thursday.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Dec 2022)

Micheál Martin: I do not think the Deputy really wants to be here on Friday.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Dec 2022)

Micheál Martin: Was that proposed at the Business Committee?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Dec 2022)

Micheál Martin: We have a very heavy schedule this week.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Dec 2022)

Micheál Martin: Just one step at a time now. Deputy McDonald asked if the Minister, Deputy Ryan, could issue a statement or could come before the House. We are meeting until beyond midnight tonight. I would hesitate to ask the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, in at 12.30 a.m. or towards 1 a.m. because he should be asleep at that stage.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Dec 2022)

Micheál Martin: First, there is a robust migration policy within the State. Yesterday, we had a Cabinet subcommittee meeting involving all the relevant Departments, which I chaired. We consistently monitor the situation concerning those seeking asylum in the country. When people come into the country to seek asylum, there is a process to deal with that. There is no choice but to deal with it once an...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Dec 2022)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Dec 2022)

Micheál Martin: First, I thank the Deputy for raising the issue. I assure her that no issue should be excluded from debate and discussion in this House. It is fundamental to our national Parliament that we would have open and free debate and that the voice of contrarian is always heard. I do not apply that to the Deputy in this context but the voice of the contrarian should always be heard. Groupthink is...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Dec 2022)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for the introduction earlier, although I am a bit bemused that I have earned the title, apparently, of the most successful at creating photo opportunities. I think many colleagues all over the House will be disturbed that that accolade has been passed on to me. I assure the Deputy that anybody in the Government ranks who knows me knows I am all about delivery, not photo...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Dec 2022)

Micheál Martin: Yes, and the Deputy was Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and knows full well what I mean and would endorse everything I have said.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Dec 2022)

Micheál Martin: It is Deputy Verona Murphy's time.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Dec 2022)

Micheál Martin: That is called agility on the floor. As for SIPO, I think Deputy Murphy has raised this issue over some time and I think I have been consistent in saying to her that no public official or CEO of a local authority should ever place conditions on or endeavour to influence the output of a local radio station. That is a very strong view I hold. That is fundamental to democracy. In other...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Dec 2022)

Micheál Martin: I do not disagree with the need to pursue as wide a range of issues and initiatives that we can. This year, we will exceed our targets in Housing for All. There will be more than 26,000 home completions, the highest number of houses built in any one year since 2008. Measures in Housing for All are having an impact. It is not just about announcing strategies and plans; they are having an...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Dec 2022)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for her very kind comments in advance. I have good news for the Deputy in that today, at Government, we approved legislation relating to land value sharing, which deals fundamentally with the issue of excessive profits being made following the zoning of land. Given the level of public infrastructure and investment that takes place in the State on any land that is zoned...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Dec 2022)

Micheál Martin: I know he gets Deputy Healy-Rae excited every now and again for different reasons.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Dec 2022)

Micheál Martin: As a Cabinet colleague, with the range of legislation, initiatives and strategic plans the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, has brought through in the last month at least, I can definitely assure the House that he is anything but fast asleep at this juncture.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Dec 2022)

Micheál Martin: Sorry?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Dec 2022)

Micheál Martin: The Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, met with the DAA in the context of the meeting on Sunday with the national emergency coordination group. They had a discussion in respect of the preparedness of the Dublin Airport Authority and the issues that arise because of the very severe weather that we are experiencing. Bhuail an tAire, an Teachta Darragh O’Brien, leis an DAA Dé...