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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: The Government has intervened.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: We have intervened. I reject Deputy Murphy's presentation of this. The measures we have taken of putting cash into people's accounts and reducing the bills are unprecedented. I read out the list. The measures we have taken have an impact. The impact they should demonstrably have is that people should not be cut off, by definition, given the scale of the energy credits, free fuel...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: Blessed be the malfunctioning clock.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: I am not rehashing any global generalities. Rather, I am bringing the hard reality of a wartime situation in Europe to the floor of the House. I will never make an apology for that. The Deputy is trying to create the delusion or illusion that everything is normal and we can go back to pre-crisis levels. That is the Deputy's line. She believes we can all make it go away magically.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy cannot make it go away magically. She simply cannot do that and it is dishonest to people-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: It is dishonest, in the middle of a terrible crisis, to pretend there is no war or the war does not have an impact. We are doing people a disservice when we do that. We need to be honest with people. We know the war is having a terrible impact.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: The total number of prepay electricity meters is around 340,000. Some 90,000 of those meters have been provided to people who have experienced electricity debt in order to help them budget these costs. Gas Networks Ireland has confirmed that there are about 117,000 pay-as-you-go meters. Through the social protection systems and the work of the CRU, which is a statutory body, we will...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: I did not.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for raising this very important issue. I met Finola Cassidy and the Irish Thalidomide Association representatives, along with their legal representatives, in my office a couple of weeks ago. It was a good meeting. I listened very carefully to the concerns expressed. There has been a long history of interventions by Governments in respect of this issue and the people...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: Géarchéim uafásach atá againn maidir le praghsanna. Níl aon amhras ach go bhfuil an Rialtas ag déanamh a dhícheall cabhair agus tacaíocht a thabhairt do gach éinne: teaghlaigh éagsúla ar fud na tíre; gnóthaí; agus eagrais éagsúla atá ag obair ar son muintir na tíre san áireamh. Táimid ag...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (5 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28 together. The Cabinet Committee on the Environment and Climate Change oversees the implementation of the ambitious Programme for Government commitments in relation to the environment and climate change. The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 sets out Ireland’s key climate change commitments. It sets...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (5 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: The Government launched the Third Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Strategy in late June of this year. The central aim of this Strategy is to bring about zero tolerance towards domestic, sexual and gender-based violence in Irish society as well as the attitudes and assumptions that underpin it. Another important goal of the strategy is to improve the coordination and delivery of...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (5 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: The Cabinet Committee on Brexit and Northern Ireland operates in accordance with established guidelines for Cabinet Committees and where appropriate, substantive issues are referred to Government for discussion and approval. The Cabinet Committee oversees implementation of relevant Programme for Government commitments in the area of Brexit and Northern Ireland, and ongoing relevant...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Flexible Work Practices (5 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: My Department's offices are located in Dublin. According to current records, no staff of my Department are working remotely on a part-time or full-time basis in County Clare. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a significant number of the staff in my Department have been working from home since March 2020 with some business units maintaining a continuous on site presence throughout due to the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (4 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: We are not comparable. Our taxation system is one of the most progressive in Europe. Those who earn the most in Ireland pay the most in income tax. If the Deputy looks at the Department of Finance documents on that, he will readily see how the top levels pay by far the vast amount of income tax in this country.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (4 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: I dealt with Deputy Ó Murchú's question on the shared dialogue issues. I am not discussing domestic economic policies other than to say, obviously, in terms of us being so close to the British market, it has a great deal of significance for companies in Ireland. Deputy Bacik raised the protocol. I have dealt with that in respect of the broader question of a negotiated...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (4 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: But they are not.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (4 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: Deputy Griffin raised the issue of the protocol. To answer in general all the Deputies who have raised issues in this regard, following my meetings with the British Prime Minister, and her meetings with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, there is a preference on all sides for a negotiated settlement. If negotiations commence, let us give them space. I do not...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (4 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: Apologies. The Government is going to examine that matter. It did not feature in social protection because it comes under Tusla, but the Government will examine that situation.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (4 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 15 to 27, inclusive, together. First, as Taoiseach I want to put on record my sincere condolences on behalf of the Government of Ireland to the British people on the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth Il. I have met Prime Minister Liz Truss MP on two occasions since her appointment on 6 September. We also spoke by phone. I had a good call with the...