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Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Undocumented Irish in the USA (29 Mar 2022)

Micheál Martin: The welfare of undocumented Irish emigrants in the United States remains a priority for Government. In my virtual meeting with President Biden on 17 March, we discussed comprehensive immigration reform, including the specific issue of undocumented Irish people in the United States. President Biden has demonstrated his commitment to immigration issues, including possible pathways to...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Consultations (29 Mar 2022)

Micheál Martin: My Department, in line with the rest of the Civil Service, actively supports diversity and inclusion in the workplace and is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all staff. Recent measures taken to promote diversity and inclusion in my Department include: - Participation in AHEAD’s Willing Able Mentoring (WAM) Programme, a graduate internship opportunity for persons with a...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Consultations (22 Mar 2022)

Micheál Martin: The table below details the external consultant reports, including external Information Technology (IT) consultancy, commissioned by my Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022. Name Costs Date of Commission Date of Publication Consultant Review of Personal Evacuation Plan €615 2019 ...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Mar 2022)

Micheál Martin: Expenditure by my Department for the supply of face masks since March 2019 was €2,359.96, with the first purchase in March 2020. These were purchased for the most part under contract with Musgrave Limited, but other suppliers were used on occasion depending on urgency and availability.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Mar 2022)

Micheál Martin: Expenditure by my Department for the supply of hand sanitiser products since March 2019 was €10,220.46, with the first purchase in March 2020. These were procured and purchased for the most part from Ecolab Limited but other suppliers were also used on occasion depending on urgency and availability.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Traveller Community (22 Mar 2022)

Micheál Martin: The Government is committed to improving the lives of the Traveller and Roma Communities in Ireland. Across all of Government, a wide range of specific and targeted policy approaches, designed in consultation with Traveller and Roma community representatives, are in place to pursue those improved outcomes and bring about far greater inclusion across all of Irish society The...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: World Economic Forum (22 Mar 2022)

Micheál Martin: In January 2019, the then Taoiseach attended the World Economic Forum’s annual event in Davos, Switzerland. While I have received invitations from the World Economic Forum (WEF) to attend their annual forum in 2021, which was ultimately cancelled, and their planned forum in May this year, I have not personally been in contact with them. Officials in my Department have been in contact...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff (22 Mar 2022)

Micheál Martin: The forthcoming vacancy in the position of Secretary General to the Government and Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach will be filled following a request for expressions of interest from all suitable officers in the Civil Service. The post does not come within the remit of TLAC. The appointment will be made by the Government, on my advice. There is no departure from the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (9 Mar 2022)

Micheál Martin: More generally, the financial services sector in this country grew from the late 1980s and the 1990s. Approximately 50,000 people are working in that sector now.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (9 Mar 2022)

Micheál Martin: That is never said in this debate. The implication in all the assessment is that somehow the Government wants to excuse bad behaviour because of the 50,000 staff. That is not the case. We have no truck with anybody who wants to abuse, in any shape or form, either the IFSC or any tax framework. We have no truck with that whatsoever.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (9 Mar 2022)

Micheál Martin: Regarding section 110, anyone who takes funding out of those funds is taxed in that respect. My point is that when the crisis breaks out in Ukraine, the assertion and the immediate focus of attention is that suddenly the financial services are covering for or hiding people who engage in bad behaviour.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (9 Mar 2022)

Micheál Martin: That is not the case. We have no interest and we do not want it to be a haven for anybody who is enabling the Putin regime.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (9 Mar 2022)

Micheál Martin: I know, but we did-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (9 Mar 2022)

Micheál Martin: Yes, of course. I have no issue with that.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (9 Mar 2022)

Micheál Martin: I am very struck by Deputy Boyd Barrett's comments.  He said that the EU wants to use the war in Ukraine as an excuse to militarise and increase defence spending.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (9 Mar 2022)

Micheál Martin: No disrespect, but what planet is the Deputy on?  War has happened.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (9 Mar 2022)

Micheál Martin: Russia has invaded Ukraine in a savage way. It is bombing civilians. It has torn up the multilateral rules-based order with no regard for UN universal values of territorial integrity, sovereignty and democracy.  Russia is afraid of democracy and wants to kill democracy in Ukraine. Deputy Boyd Barrett is saying that Europe is using this as an excuse to militarise.  Europe did not...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (9 Mar 2022)

Micheál Martin: There is a vulnerability now in the security architecture of Europe.  Germany believed in trade and in good relationships with Russia over a long period of time, certainly since the early 1990s, and had been very consistent in that.  Unfortunately, I do not believe that has been responded to by the Russian Federation over time. The latest manifestation of that is the wholesale war...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (9 Mar 2022)

Micheál Martin: Democracy is important, but it is now in recession and is receding vis-à-vis authoritarianism.  Europe wants to defend its Single Market, its economy and the quality of life of its people.  There are no warmongers that I have ever noticed in Europe or in the European Union that I have seen-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (9 Mar 2022)

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