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- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Funding (5 Jul 2022)
Micheál Martin: Neither my Department nor the National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO), the only body under the aegis of my Department, fund PhD positions. Staff of my Department and NESDO are encouraged to avail of the Refund of Academic Fees Scheme which facilitates them to undertake third level academic courses relevant to their roles. The scheme meets the cost of the course including...
- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Bodies (5 Jul 2022)
Micheál Martin: The Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017 provides for the completion of outstanding FEMPI pay restoration for public servants with a salary in excess of €150,000. These rates which apply to the civil service grade of Secretary General are to be restored by Ministerial order by 1 July 2022. There are no persons working in the National Economic and Social Development Office...
- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: State Legal Services (5 Jul 2022)
Micheál Martin: As the Deputy will be aware, the Director of Public Prosecutions is independent in the performance of her functions in accordance with Section 2(5) of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1974. This statutory independence is a cornerstone of our criminal justice system. State Solicitors are appointed by and enter into a contract for service with the DPP to provide legal services...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Church-State Relations (28 Jun 2022)
Micheál Martin: One of the issues historically has been delivery within the schools. Some teachers feel uncomfortable delivering the programme, particularly at post-primary level. I would argue that more work needs to be done in that regard. Legislation needs amendment also but the more critical issue is curriculum, the delivery of the curriculum, the capacity to deliver it and to develop a culture across...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Church-State Relations (28 Jun 2022)
Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 19 to 26, inclusive, together. Like public representatives generally, I meet church leaders informally from time to time in the course of attending official functions. The most recent formal meeting I had took place on 15 April 2021, when I met the leaders of the all-island Christian churches, including the Roman Catholic Church, the Church of Ireland,...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Church-State Relations (28 Jun 2022)
Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputies for their questions. Deputy Bacik raised the issue of the role of the church within education. The situation has evolved significantly. I was one of the original supporters of Educate Together through measures I took with capital expenditure way back in the late 1990s to facilitate the purchase and acquisition of sites much more cost-effectively for Educate Together...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (28 Jun 2022)
Micheál Martin: The Deputy's anti-Europeanism is shocking, as is his consistent anti-EU position. He always seeks to undermine the Union, despite the fact that the Union, of any actor in the world, is the most humanitarian. It contributes most-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (28 Jun 2022)
Micheál Martin: -----on humanitarian issues to the neighbourhood and all it gets is attack, attack, attack.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (28 Jun 2022)
Micheál Martin: Deputy Murphy has consistently attacked Europe; he does not consistently attack Russia.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (28 Jun 2022)
Micheál Martin: He does not consistently attack-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (28 Jun 2022)
Micheál Martin: The Deputy does not.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (28 Jun 2022)
Micheál Martin: The Deputy always uses the opportunity to attack the European Union-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (28 Jun 2022)
Micheál Martin: -----whether it is on vaccines, helping Ukraine or migration.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (28 Jun 2022)
Micheál Martin: Of all the actors in the world, if one goes through any of the data and analyses them objectively, the EU does more than any other in trying to look after and provide for people. That is the reality of what is happening. With regard to Deputy Smith's point-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (28 Jun 2022)
Micheál Martin: With regard to Deputy Smith's points-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (28 Jun 2022)
Micheál Martin: I have the floor now. I have made my points.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (28 Jun 2022)
Micheál Martin: I have dealt with-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (28 Jun 2022)
Micheál Martin: -----the Deputy's ceaseless propaganda against the European Union. He is consistently anti-EU.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (28 Jun 2022)
Micheál Martin: The Deputy should attack the authorities in which many of these reside-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (28 Jun 2022)
Micheál Martin: -----that create an authoritarian regimes and conditions that makes life impossible for people.