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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: The only way to respond is to build houses.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: When you look at Clonliffe Road-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: -----the Deputy opposite feels free to oppose-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: I just want to make a point.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: The party opposite is a serial opposer of housing all the time.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: Clonliffe Road is one of them.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: The technology sector is going through a difficult phase globally and there are some manifestations of that here. As the Deputy said, Meta has made a global pronouncement that will have implications for Ireland but we have to facilitate and provide for proper consultation between the company and its employees. The employees who may be affected should at least be afforded - it is our...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: I have been very consistent in this House in saying repeatedly that housing is the single most urgent and important social issue facing our society at this time. Since the Government has come into office, we have focused razor-like on the housing issue. The evidence supports this with the new schemes that have been brought in, construction and so on, but I will deal with that in a moment....

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ukraine War (8 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: No property is owned either by my Department or the National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO), which is the only body under the aegis of my Department. All accommodation is provided and managed by the Office of Public Works. All accommodation provided is currently being used.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Properties (8 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: My Department does not own any property. All accommodation used by both my Department and the National Economic & Social Development Office (NESDO) is provided and managed by the Office of Public Works. All accommodation provided is used and occupied.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff (8 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: No member of staff from my Department has availed of the Harvard Business School advanced management programme through the Department's learning and development programme in the past ten years to date.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Cabinet Committees (26 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: -----and we were acting on that. In terms of the Ukrainian situation, decisions have been taken. Again, we appreciate the constructive role Deputy Bacik has played in terms of giving any potential properties that we can act upon in terms of the call for pledges but also the reconfiguration of existing buildings and development of modular accommodation or as I prefer to call it, rapid-build...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Cabinet Committees (26 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: I know but, again, I am open to having it examined. I would just be careful about it. On another day, the Deputy would be very strong in giving out about a lack of safety regulation in other areas of life. He attacks us on housing and on everything else. It could be argued that what he is proposing here could have safety implications. I will get it checked. I will talk to the Minister...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Cabinet Committees (26 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: You name it, the State is getting involved in building and trying to get houses for young people. The State is the provider. We are not relying on the market because the market is not performing to the degree one would like.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Cabinet Committees (26 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: I am sorry. Deputy O'Callaghan raised the issue of Tathony House. The Tyrrelstown amendment was meant to deal with this issue in terms of block evictions in apartment blocks. I will have to do a further examination but I understand the owner here is claiming there is a depreciation in value. I might be wrong. I will not say anything further than that. We need to examine the basis upon...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Cabinet Committees (26 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputies for raising a range of issues. Deputy Gould raised the housing issue. I would disagree with him in terms of his assessment and his presentation of the issues. The factual position is Fianna Fáil has been in government for two and a half years, not six years.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Cabinet Committees (26 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: We were not in government-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Cabinet Committees (26 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: Fianna Fáil has not been in government for six years, as the Deputy said. We have been in government for two and a half years and, since then, we have made significant efforts on the housing issue. It is the biggest social issue facing us. We have a lot more to do but, this year, we have the highest number of housing completions since 2008. We have the highest number of commencements...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Cabinet Committees (26 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: They are proposing cost rental and developing affordable as well as social housing projects, and they are also doing a lot of good work in respect of the Ukrainian situation by creating good projects to house Ukrainians and to co-ordinate work around those fleeing the war in Ukraine. Deputy Bacik raised that issue specifically. I am hoping that meeting can be organised whereby an...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland (26 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: On the shared island dialogue, in particular the All-Island Women's Forum civic initiative, Deputy Gould made a point about the potential of research and shared data on domestic and gender-based violence in particular. We will pursue that. We have the capacity to do it working with the various groups North and South and the agencies that are in a position to collect the data and do the...