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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2022)

Micheál Martin: I will first say that the health system went through very tough times during Covid-19, as we all realise. I have long articulated my admiration for all those who worked on the front line during the various stages of Covid. We saw on our television screens the enormous challenges and pressures that Covid put on our health system. Our health system proved itself resilient in the face of an...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2022)

Micheál Martin: I gave the Deputy specifics.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2022)

Micheál Martin: Who made this up for the Deputy? The Government decision is clear. Anybody will be able to retire at 66 under the Government decision, just as they can do so today. Does the Deputy not get that?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2022)

Micheál Martin: Deputy McDonald is deliberately not telling the truth on this one, it seems to me, in respect of the age and the deferral. She moves to the Trojan horse - I do not who made it up-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2022)

Micheál Martin: I have addressed it.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2022)

Micheál Martin: The core issue is the age, which is 66. As for the second issue to which the Deputy referred, she said we all want to facilitate people who want choice and who might wish to stay working.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2022)

Micheál Martin: That is what the Government is doing. It will facilitate people who may want to defer whatever they want to do.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2022)

Micheál Martin: The full pension will be available to people at 66. That is the Government decision - no question about it.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2022)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy has an obligation to the public watching in to be faithful in how she describes the decision the Government is taking.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2022)

Micheál Martin: In addition, as for the 65-year-olds, the Minister has got sanction from the Government to explore avenues to facilitate those who have worked 40 years of their lives, in manual work in particular, and are not in a position to continue working. That is also a decision the Government took today.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2022)

Micheál Martin: It is unbelievable what Deputy McDonald-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2022)

Micheál Martin: The bottom line is clear here.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2022)

Micheál Martin: The pension age is 66. I do not know where Deputy McDonald is coming from. The Deputy is not telling the truth in her presentation because the Government decision is that the pension age will not rise beyond 66. Under this system, people will still be able to retire at 66 and draw down their full pension in exactly the same way as they can today. Sinn Féin has been in government...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2022)

Micheál Martin: It is a spectacular feat that Deputy McDonald pulls off. Sinn Féin has been in government in Northern for well over a decade and its members voted for 66 as the pension age. This Government has decided the people will retire at 66. We are creating choice for people as well because people always seek choice in terms of their pension options and in terms of the State pension. The...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2022)

Micheál Martin: My first point is a general one. People get anxious and worried when politicians tell barefaced lies. Generally, as politicians, we should not tell the public barefaced lies. We should tell the people the truth.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (20 Sep 2022)

Micheál Martin: The Government launched the Third Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Strategy in late June of this year. The central aim of this Strategy is to bring about zero tolerance towards domestic, sexual and gender-based violence in Irish society as well as the attitudes and assumptions that underpin it. Another important goal of the strategy is to improve the coordination and delivery...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff (20 Sep 2022)

Micheál Martin: In line with the Guidance and FAQs for Public Service Employers during COVID-19 in relation to Special Leave with Pay for COVID-19, as published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, my Department uses Special Leave with Pay in lieu of sick leave for COVID-19 to assist in the prevention of the possible onward spread of COVID-19 in the workplace. Where possible, my Department...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Transport (20 Sep 2022)

Micheál Martin: Neither my Department nor the National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO) which is the only body under the aegis of my Department own vehicles of any description. There are no plans to purchase any electric or hybrid vehicles.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Reports (20 Sep 2022)

Micheál Martin: Table of of study/review/research currently under way: Details of study/review/research currently underway Date commenced Estimated date of completion OECD research (funded by the EU) on Strengthening Policy Development and Foresight in the Irish Public Service. Q4 2021 Q2 2023 Economic and Social Research Institute...

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Parliament (14 Sep 2022)

Micheál Martin: Deputy Paul Murphy was first. He spoke about President von der Leyen. I agree with her that excessive profits have been made on the back of the war and the crisis and that there has been a very substantial increase in revenue. By the end of this month, Europe will have made a decision. We are leading on that. We are working with our European partners. The Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan,...