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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: The Government deserves to be commended and the Minister of State, Deputy Fleming, in particular should be commended on the work he has done in respect of insurance reform. I take the point that a significant range of reforms has now been enacted and while the cost of motor insurance has come down, other insurance premiums have not. The Government will be examining the issue to ensure we...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: A Member of the other House has been in touch with me about meeting survivors and I have no difficulty in doing that. I have said we are open to a debate next week. We need to discuss the matter but we do not in any way wish to impact any prosecutions that may take place. We also need to discuss the most effective way to inquire into the matter. It is shocking and sickening, especially...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: It is our wish that we will have this issue solved in advance of that timeline but that is still a matter for the discussions and negotiations. Following agreement we would intend bringing in a new contract hopefully to ramp up the recruitment of more consultants. On the RHAs, good consultations and engagement with health sector stakeholders have been held and more are scheduled. These...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: I would concur with what the Deputies have said about the sickening and shocking nature of abuse at Blackrock College and the scale and nature of that abuse. We have time and next week might be a better opportunity. We had some preliminary discussions at Government level on this and we have to take some advice as well in respect of any current cases that are ongoing. I know the Garda has...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: That is not a matter for me; I cannot deal with that.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: That is not a matter for me either; it is a matter for the House.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: Deputy Ó Laoghaire raised the same issue as Deputy Bacik.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: Deputy Paul Murphy is of the view that no one has read the judgment but he wants a debate today on it. That is not feasible either so I suggest that we pencil a debate in at some stage. CETA has been provisionally in operation since 2017. We will not rush any response to this; we want to give due consideration to the judgment and the conclusion from the Supreme Court that amendment to the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. It is important in terms of the improvement and enhancement of our health services. It is very much grounded in recruiting expertise and personnel. Since 2020, a net 15,000 personnel have been recruited to the health service, which is the highest ever number recruited in the HSE since its establishment or indeed in the health service. Huge...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: Free trade is the esprit de corpsof this country. Since the 1960s, we have fundamentally changed an insular approach to an external approach by joining the European Union and embracing the Single Market. Why? Because we sell 90% of everything we make in this country, be it services or merchandise. We sell and export to create wealth and jobs in this country. Deputy Boyd Barrett's diatribe...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: We export €4 billion to Canada, which is a country that abides by the same liberal democratic values as we do and which is as committed to climate change as we are.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: Nothing in CETA can stop us-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: -----or can in any way damage our Constitution or, indeed, the values of the European Union for that matter.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: No, it is not true, actually. The Supreme Court is clear. If the Arbitration Act is amended, the point of law that was raised can be dealt with.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: Sorry, hold on a second. No country can be sued for adhering to the European Union treaty. It is daft to suggest it could be. It cannot.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: Neither can any country be sued in respect of upholding its own constitution.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: That would be the effects of the amendment to the Arbitration Act.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy should not scaremonger in the hypothetical manner he does and raise the one issue.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: I have read about and taken far more substantive advice on this question than Deputy Boyd Barrett has and I can say to him very clearly-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: It is not your question, Deputy Murphy; it is Deputy Boyd Barrett's question. Have some respect for the norms of the House.