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Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (18 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: More than two years ago, there were up to 1,000 people who were in direct provision and could have left but decided to stay.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (18 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: The number is probably higher now. I am speaking in particular about people in employment. Deputy Barry spoke about an employment regulation order. The Government has to act within the law. People are entitled to take out an injunction, whether or not we agree with them. In this case we do not agree with them but they are still entitled to take out an injunction. We do not say people...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (18 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: That would be a real slippery slope if it were to be applied in other situations and people could only get a contract from the State if they had to do what the State tells them in other areas.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (18 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: That might be the authoritarian way of the-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (18 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: That is the kind of stuff the Kremlin gets involved in and other regimes.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (18 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: I would not accuse the Deputy of being a fan of Stalin but that was the old collectivisation stuff of people doing as they were told. I do not agree with people taking out injunctions against the order in any event.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (18 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: We do not support the injunction. We are against it.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (18 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: To respond to Deputy Tóibín, huge funding has gone into childcare in the past two years. The idea it is on the precipice of collapse given the huge funding going in does not add up. There may be issues between providers and the State.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (18 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: I will raise the matter with the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, and ask him to engage with Deputy Tóibín. To respond to Deputy Ó Murchú, we agree on bespoke models in respect of domestic heating. We are keeping the wider issue of supports for businesses and the protection of jobs under review.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (18 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: I did not get that question.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (18 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: I did not hear it. I apologise.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 18 to 25 together. 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...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: Who announced that?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: It has not been announced by the British Government.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (18 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: Deputy Quinlivan asked about the minimum wage. We have an independent Low Pay Commission that deals with the minimum wage. That was agreed in the House.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (18 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy talked about the minimum wage as well.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (18 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy talked about the minimum wage as well.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (18 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: I want to make the point that the minimum wage is determined by an independent commission, which also then-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (18 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: I know but the value of the independent-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (18 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: The reason we set up an independent commission was to avoid, every single year, having partisan perspectives on it. We wanted it professionally done and well researched with a balance of considerations taken into account. That commission also assisted the Tánaiste and did some work on a living wage. The Tánaiste has published the details of that and has given a timeline for us to...