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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (11 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: First, it is important to give context to this. The Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, has led much very important work in respect of illegal birth registrations and, in the context of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill and the amendments thereto which take on quite a number of the recommendations from the child rapporteur in respect of illegal birth registrations, the Government believed it was...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: It is important to retain healthcare staff. Many current staff in our hospitals are senior and experienced, and have garnered experience and expertise overseas. There has always been that balance. There should be better retention in the early years of those who have gone through our medical schools. That considerable investment by the State should be retained in our hospital system to a...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for raising what is a very important issue. We cannot make Covid, or its impacts, disappear. I am not suggesting the Deputy is saying that but we cannot do that. Unfortunately, Covid has had impacts across all aspects of activity and lives. That said, we had a record 8,607 apprentice registrations in 2021. We are well on the way to ensuring that our 2025 target of...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: The Minister has acted quickly and promptly on this and has appointed a senior counsel to provide a report on the specific issue. The terms of reference are currently being finalised. I assure the Deputy there will not be any undue delay in respect of that because the independence of An Bord Pleanála, as defined in the Planning and Development Act, is important in itself. Also, it has...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. I fully accept the huge challenges and pressures on the health service. On the question on why we cannot measure the improvements in the service, I wish to make a general point. There have been dramatic improvements in health outcomes over the past 20 or 30 years. In 2000, we were 16th in the EU league table regarding life expectancy; this year,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: I am not talking to you, Deputy. It is going to be built as a hospital. I have read it all. There are no impositions in this. It is basically saying "Go and build a maternity hospital". Let us for the sake of clarity accept that. Let us not try to cloud in terms of the conditions of this. None of these are an imposition on the maternity hospital. In fact, it is a co-location. The...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: I have led from the front on this. I have asked the Minister for Health over the last year to get this issue resolved once and for all because it has been going on since 2013. The previous Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, brought in Kieran Mulvey, for example, to bring all the parties together. Let us not pretend there has not been detailed, exhaustive engagement between all parties to...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: Some are. What is the issue then if the Deputy is not arguing there is a conspiracy?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: At some stage, we have to take people at good faith in regard to this.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: Otherwise, we will never get movement on it.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: There are a number of questions there. I take it is the Bord Pleanála issue because I could deal at length with the housing issue. As I said yesterday, and I thank Deputy Murphy for raising the issue, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, is aware of the allegations that have been made. He understands those allegations are currently being...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: Ar dtús báire, tá na geallúintí dleathacha ann ionas go mbeidh gach seirbhís atá dleathach sa tír seo faoi láthair agus sa todhchaí ar fáil san ospidéal nua. Níl aon amhras faoi sin agus tá comhairle dhleathach faighte agam féin agus ag an Rialtas gur sin an scéal. Is turas fada a bhí ann go dtí an...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Functions (11 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: The Housing and Infrastructure Unit supports me and the Government in building a successful society and economy through sustainable economic development; with a particular focus on housing and infrastructure policy. This includes supporting the work of the Cabinet Committee on Housing which oversees the delivery of Housing for All. The Unit monitors implementation of the Housing for All and...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Functions (11 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: The Public Service, Justice and Policing Reform Unit is part of the Social Policy and Public Service Reform Division of my Department. The work of the Unit: Supports me, in my role as Taoiseach, on policing reform, criminal justice, public service reform, social affairs and other related matters; Incorporates the Policing Reform Implementation Programme Office which oversees the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ukraine War (11 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: I met Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal in Shannon on 20 April. Prime Minister Shmyhal gave me a first-hand account of events on the ground in Ukraine, of the appalling killings in Bucha in particular, and the continuing attacks on civilians and on towns. The Prime Minister outlined some clear objectives, around financial assistance to enable the Ukrainian Government to keep essential...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Programme for Government (11 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: Government has been working hard to implement the commitments in the Programme for Government across a wide range of issues in all Departments. The ten Cabinet Committees established by this Government reflect a broad range of policy areas that it will work on during its lifetime as set out in the Programme for Government. Cabinet Committees meet regularly to continue this work. Strategy...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (11 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: Prior to the consideration by the Government of the Final Report of the Commission of Investigation on Mother and Baby Homes, certain information relating to matters in the report was disclosed in a newspaper report. In that context, I requested that an investigation be carried out. I also asked that the investigation be done in the context of a broader consideration of the arrangements...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Wildlife Conservation (11 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: There are no policies currently in place to install artificial structures as described either in my Department or The National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO), the only body under the aegis of my Department.

Europe Day: Statements (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: Dáil statements to mark Europe Day have become an important fixture in our annual political calendar. This is not least a reminder of the democratic idea that is at the heart of the European Union and the shared values underpinning it. It was on 9 May 1950 that Robert Schuman set out his vision for a new form of co-operation in Europe. The historic Schuman Declaration invited a new...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: What is his name?