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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Jun 2022)

Micheál Martin: There has been a 55% increase in the fuel allowance and the €200 to every single household. The point I am making is that the Deputy has wrongly-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Jun 2022)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy is interrupting again because she interrupts when she is on the back foot. The bottom line is that that is what Sinn Féin's motion states. What we want to do is something comprehensive that matters to people not just this month but right throughout the winter period. It will be a very difficult winter-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Jun 2022)

Micheál Martin: -----and we need a comprehensive set of measures to help people get through that because we understand fully. It is not good enough for the Deputy to say people on this side of the House are being dismissive. We are not. We share as much of the pain and concern people out there have and we are as concerned about people out there as Sinn Féin or anybody else is.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Jun 2022)

Micheál Martin: I join in welcoming and congratulating our boxing heroes, Amy, Dearbhla and Evelyn. Boxing has brought great honour to Irish sport throughout the decades and continues to do so. We pay tribute to the coaching fraternity and our boxing community. Well done to Jim O'Neill and his team. It is fantastic the degree to which young people are encouraged and nurtured through the great sport of...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Bodies (28 Jun 2022)

Micheál Martin: The Economic Policy Unit is part of the Economic Division of my Department. The Unit supports me, as Taoiseach, in delivering sustainable and balanced economic growth and in advancing the Government’s economic priorities, including through supporting the Cabinet Committee on Economic Recovery and Investment, and related Senior Officials Groups, and the Cabinet Committee Sub-Group on...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (28 Jun 2022)

Micheál Martin: On 23 May, I welcomed a delegation from the US House of Representatives, led by Congressman Richard E. Neal, for a meeting at Government Buildings. The bipartisan delegation comprised nine members of Congress. The majority of the delegation sit on the House Ways and Means Committee, including Chairman Neal, and ranking minority member Kevin Brady. Our meeting in Government Buildings was...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff (28 Jun 2022)

Micheál Martin: No staff of my Department are currently seconded to the university or third-level sector.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Bodies (28 Jun 2022)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach appoints members to two state boards – the NESDO and the National Statistics Board. The role of the National Statistics Board is to guide the broad strategic direction of the Central Statistics Office and to establish priorities for the development of official statistics in Ireland. The NESDO board is responsible for keeping adequate accounting records which disclose,...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Flexible Work Practices (28 Jun 2022)

Micheál Martin: There are currently 218.9 whole-time equivalent staff employed in my Department. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a significant number of the staff of my Department have been working from home since March 2020. A phased return to the workplace has been underway since the easing of restrictive measures on 21 January 2022. The current working arrangements require staff to attend on site at least 2...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Inquiries (28 Jun 2022)

Micheál Martin: The table below shows the number of actions defended by the Chief State Solicitor in which the Minister for Education is a named party which commenced in 2019, 2020, 2021 and year to date in 2022. Year Number of actions 2019 45 2020 95 2021 52 2022 to date 17

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (21 Jun 2022)

Micheál Martin: Beidh cruinniú Comhairle na hEorpa ar siúl an tseachtain seo, ar an 23 agus 24 Meitheamh agus beidh cruinniú an euro summit ann ag an am céanna. An t-ábhar is tábhachtaí ná an t-iarratas ón Úcráin chun a bheith mar bhall den Aontas Eorpach. Tá gach aon dealramh ar an scéal anois go dtarlóidh sé sin ag an...

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (21 Jun 2022)

Micheál Martin: Is mór an onóir domsa é, mar Thaoiseach, a bheith in ann m'ómós agus ómós mo pháirtí a chur in iúl maidir le Austin Currie. Níl aon amhras ann ach gur fear agus polaiteoir den scoth a bhí ann. D’oibrigh sé go dian dícheallach, Domhnach is dálach, ar son muintir na tíre, sa Tuaisceart agus sa Deisceart...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2022)

Micheál Martin: I think I dealt with Deputy Danny Healy-Rae's question when I responded to his colleague, Deputy O'Donoghue, earlier in terms of the Government needing revenue to spend on services and to improve all those roads in Kerry that Deputy Danny Healy-Rae has so consistently articulated for. For improvements to the roads and so on-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2022)

Micheál Martin: -----one needs revenue to do that now and again. Deputy Bríd Smith raised the issue of the retired workers Bill. I will come back to her on that specifically.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2022)

Micheál Martin: I know, but I do not have the details to hand today. Regarding the issue raised by Deputy Dillon, we can look at that. The Minister for Rural and Community, Deputy Humphreys, can look at it. Six years was originally a concession at the time. I would have been involved in introducing it under the job initiative and the community employment scheme. We can look at that. Regarding the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2022)

Micheál Martin: I appreciate the Deputy's interest in this issue. I will talk to the Minister and ask him to ensure a timeline is provided for the publication of this report. It should be published.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2022)

Micheál Martin: I understand the HSE has been involved at national level in respect of governance and has sent a team to the hospital to monitor and review it.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2022)

Micheál Martin: That has happened. We are acutely aware of the challenges and pressures on the hospital. The HIQA report identified, for example, that even though there has been a substantial increase in beds in the past number of years, it did not in itself alleviate the pressures on the emergency department. There are issues other than resources. More resources will be required for acute beds but that...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2022)

Micheál Martin: One can understand. Covid is having an impact on health. Everyone wants to forget about it and pretend it is not happening but it is happening and having a significant impact on the operation of hospitals.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2022)

Micheál Martin: Does the Ceann Comhairle want me to answer?