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- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: In the opening of any major hospital facility - I have experience of both sanctioning and providing the funding for some major facilities from my time as Minister for Health and Children - there is always a subsequent debate and issue around the proper commissioning and staffing of a hospital, particularly in the context of movement from the older facilities to the newer facility. I...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: -----and elective facilities such as surgical hubs and elective hospitals.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: Deputy O'Callaghan is correct insofar as I identified the provision of a schools-based multidisciplinary therapy service, particularly in special schools, as a core priority and red line issue of mine. We are pursuing it. I have already had meetings with my officials and we will be convening a meeting with all relevant Ministers and agencies in respect of delivering on that. There were...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: We are not prepared to allow the current situation to continue. All focus will be on improving access to therapies, for children in particular, and turning around the entire approach from the earliest days of a child coming out of paediatric services. There is not a sufficient link between coming out of paediatric services and follow-on services. In some cases, however, the needs of...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: First of all, the differences in our policy platforms on housing are clear. Sinn Féin would do away with supports for first-time buyers.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: We are going to double down and continue our supports for first-time buyers in particular.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: In the first weeks of this Government we have substantially increased allocations for social, affordable and cost rental by an additional €450 million.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: Now the big issue facing the country is outturn.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: We are not misleading anybody, Deputy.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: Is this going to be a constant-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: Deputy Ó Broin, I have heard your leader speak, through the Chair-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: This is a constant behavioural tactic of Sinn Féin to prevent the Government side of the House from at least presenting its position.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: The main point I was going to make is there are a number of options facing us. We have to get the private sector involved much more, as we know from all the lobbyists Deputy Ó Broin met. I also take the point that was made earlier-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: -----in respect of public expenditure.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: We need to increase public expenditure-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: -----on housing.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: We have to try to do both.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: Whether it is a tax-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: This is not satisfactory, a Cheann Comhairle.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2025)
Micheál Martin: It is not satisfactory.