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- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: Labhróidh mé leis an Aire Oideachais agus leis an Aire Coimirce Sóisialaí chun an cheist seo a scrúdú agus réiteach a fháil. Tá sé ríthábhachtach go mbeadh leanaí na tíre in ann an tseirbhís seo a fháil. Tá sé práinneach. I will discuss this with the Minister for Social Protection and the...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: First, I accept that many communities have responded magnificently to the terrible wartime situation we are in by facilitating Ukrainians. More generally, there are specific supports that we will implement through health and through education and more generally in terms of communities that have taken a higher number of Ukrainians. In particular, this happened early on where there was...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: I accept Deputy Cahill’s deep concerns about road safety on the R489 between Portumna and Birr. I will communicate directly with the Minister for Transport, Deputy Eamon Ryan, and indeed with the CEO of Tipperary County Council asking them to come together to seek resolutions to this.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: As the Deputy knows, I am very keen to get this under way. This was originally announced six or seven years ago. The Minister for Health will be bringing a memo to Government shortly in respect of this. Progress has been made and when we have news I will come back to the Deputy on that.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: The health policy is much broader than just emergency departments, although access is extremely important. We need to create alternative centres for treatment. Particularly for me, the enhanced community care programme is a far more effective way to go. There has been huge progress on the enhanced community care programme in regions across the country whereby senior citizens and people in...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: I have sympathy with Deputy Danny Healy Rae’s point about the vetting but it is in the legislation and we would have to review that legislation to see if it can be streamlined with a view to making the whole vetting process more practical. In relation to Deputy Mythen’s point, I covered housing earlier in a different question, but we simply need to build more houses, more...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: Which, sorry?
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: Yes, what-----
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: The Deputy raised housing as a crisis. What is the specific-----
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: Sorry. At the moment, the existing school transport scheme has to cater for-----
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: The Deputy has raised an anomaly. I will discuss the point raised with the Minister for Education. In terms of Deputy Murnane O'Connor's question in respect of section 39 funding, I will talk to the Minister for Health.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: We can do a number of things, first through curricular reform but more importantly through an ethos of tolerance within schools creating a safe environment for the entire LGBTI+ community, particularly the transgender community. There are issues. We also need to deal with the bullying issue, which is related. More broadly a whole-of-school approach is key to enabling people to feel safe in...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: I will talk to the Tánaiste and the Minister of State, Deputy English, to see how they intend to address the issue.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: Work has been done on this. There is ongoing consideration of it within the Department of Health. I will come back to the Deputy on it.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: The good news is that I believe the Minister will be in a position to advance the TBESS through amendments to the Finance Bill. Good progress is also being made on the commission. We hope this can be operational before the end of the year. I will again talk to the Minister about the issue the Deputy has raised regarding the use of oil, for example. There is no intended discrimination.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: Many of these schemes depend on the methodology of payments and how best one can organise the scheme.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: We will come back to the Deputy.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: It is a very good point. Pain clinics are essential for many people. I will talk to the Minister.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: I kind of would, yes. I will pursue it. I do not think it is our intention. The intention of these schemes is to help people on low income or social welfare payments. They contribute to alleviating the pressure they are feeling at the moment because of the extraordinary energy price increases. I will pursue it with the Minister. I think we can resolve this. I thank the Deputy for...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)
Micheál Martin: I agree with the Deputy. One of the great takeaways from COP27 is the immediacy of climate change now. It is not something on the distant horizon and we have seen devastating weather events that can occur because of climate change. The presentations from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Somalia and the small island states of the Pacific all reveal the immediate consequences of this. Personal...