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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: The Government has been under huge pressure. It has been said we are not moving quickly enough and not getting enough stuff done in terms of process and procedures. The legislation is key to underpinning what we do. I ask the Deputy to reflect on that. There will be a Committee Stage and we have had a lot of consultation over the last six months. We need to consider this very seriously....

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: The only interest I and the Government have is to provide a modern hospital and to make sure all services legally permitted in this State, for which people voted, will be provided and that the best of facilities will be provided for babies, premature babies in particular. That is the only interest we have. This has dragged on since 2013 and I believe sincerely that we need to get this...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: I will engage with the NAS on the case mentioned and alert it to the points Deputy Fitzpatrick has raised. Increased resources have been provided in this year's Estimates to the NAS in respect of increasing capacity and so forth. The objective is to get the ambulances to people as quickly as possible but issues have been raised in the House of late and I will pursue those with the service.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: The Minister has responded to the industry.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: He has responded to the industry. He made an initial allocation to support the industry, followed by a further initiative and he is continuing to engage with the industry. We do recognise that the pig industry is very important, with good employment. It is normally a viable industry but because of the inflationary cycle post pandemic and the war, the situation has become very difficult...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: First, the Cabinet did not take a decision last week in relation to this before making sure there was full transparency in relation to all of the documents that are underpinning the Government's consideration and the decision it will take. Deputy Connolly would have been in the House asking that the Government would not take a decision before issues were made public. All of the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: Yes, I have because it is in the public domain. Deputy Connolly has quoted-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: -----minutes of the HSE board.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: I take Deputy Connolly's point but-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for raising what is a very important issue. I certainly will engage with the Minister for Health in relation to this because quite a number of people get very ill and some pass away through not identifying sepsis early on. Sometimes it can be too late when it is identified and this can cause terrible damage and loss of life. It is something that deserves a far greater...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: The people of Cork might have something to say about that. We might bring President Biden to Pairc Uí Rinn and ask him if he can figure out why Kerry were so reluctant initially to come to Pairc Uí Rinn. They came and we had a great night, in any event. The 9% VAT rate is a response to the situation the hospitality industry finds itself in after a long, hard Covid-19 period in...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: I would not accept that. Ireland has been very strong at the UN Security Council on this. Indeed, the Secretary General has thanked me for Ireland's proactive role at the Security Council on the Palestinian question and in support of the Palestinian right to a homeland and general issues. I am not clear in terms of the advocacy that Sinn Féin members have promoted on behalf of...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: Generally, the intention of the extension of the 9% VAT rate until February 2023 is a good thing for workers and employers in the hospitality sector because this sector took a significant hit during Covid-19 over two successive years. In respect of joint labour committees and proper pay, I accept fully the Deputy's point about ensuring good-quality pay in that sector as well. This will be...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: First of all, I did not bristle. That presentation of what transpired in this House is wrong. I merely made the point that in terms of-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: I did not bristle. Generally speaking, if a board is a board, it takes collective decisions. It has emerged that in respect of this issue, two members of the HSE board recorded their dissent from the decision that was taken in the minutes. I have no issues with people articulating their view but legally, the HSE board has to take a collective view and a decision on an issue put before it...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: I just have. I said I did not have an issue.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: There has been a well-documented viability gap between the delivery cost of eligible apartments and the open market sale price of the apartments. This is preventing many apartments from being built. There is a significant issue in the cities in particular. We want to enable affordability for people to be in a position to buy. The beneficiaries of this grant will be members of the general...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: Deputy Cian O'Callaghan, to be fair, raised this issue last week in the Dáil. I think Deputy Ó Broin raised it also. The Minister responded on that occasion in the Dáil. Separate from the allegations that had been made, the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, has also been made aware of correspondence between the deputy chairman of An Bord Pleanála, Mr. Paul Hyde, and the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: No. The Deputy asked for a debate last week.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: Yes. The Deputy sought a debate on agriculture this week.