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Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Funding (14 Jun 2022)

Micheál Martin: My Department currently does not administer grant funding schemes to community organisations and has not provided funding to the organisations referred to in the past five years. Please note that when contracting services, my Department adheres to all necessary procurement requirements and Public Financial Procedures.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Bodies (14 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: Departmental Priorities (14 Jun 2022)

Micheál Martin: Ireland’s Well-being Framework is the result of a Programme for Government commitment to develop a set of well-being indices to create a well-rounded, holistic view of how Irish society is faring. The overarching vision for the Well-being Framework is enabling all our people to live fulfilled lives now and into the future. As other countries have done, work on this initiative is being...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Bodies (14 Jun 2022)

Micheál Martin: The National Economic and Social Council (NESC) advises me on strategic policy issues relating to sustainable economic, social and environmental development in Ireland. The NESC work programme, in 2022, includes five main areas: - It willcarry out a major piece of research and consultation on climate, biodiversity and how to achieve a just transition in agriculture; - Itwill continue to help...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: World Economic Forum (14 Jun 2022)

Micheál Martin: I attended the World Economic Forum in Davos on 25 May, where I participated in a panel discussion on the theme of European Unity in a Disordered World, chaired by Børge Brende, President of the World Economic Forum. My fellow panellists included: Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Netherlands; Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament; Eduard Heger, Prime Minister of the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Strategies (14 Jun 2022)

Micheál Martin: Ireland submitted its National Reform Programme (NRP) for 2022 to the European Commission on 4 May. The NRP was laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas and published on gov.ie thereafter. The NRP is an element of the European Semester, the annual cycle of economic and fiscal policy co-ordination among EU Member States. As part of the Semester, Ireland, along with all other Member...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Priorities (14 Jun 2022)

Micheál Martin: Ireland’s Well-being Framework is the result of a Programme for Government commitment to develop a set of well-being indices to create a well-rounded, holistic view of how Irish society is faring. The overarching vision for the Well-being Framework is enabling all our people to live fulfilled lives now and into the future. As other countries have done, work on this initiative is being...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Investigations (14 Jun 2022)

Micheál Martin: There are currently two such investigations ongoing.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (1 Jun 2022)

Micheál Martin: I have been very clear, and have repeatedly said in this House, that housing is the single most urgent and important social issue facing our country at this time. Through Housing for All, we have provided action with a wide range of initiatives relating to social housing, homelessness and affordable housing. Access to housing is fundamental to our security, stability, health and progress as...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (1 Jun 2022)

Micheál Martin: More than 6,000 voids have been brought back into use in the past two years as a result of the initiative of the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage on that. We want to get to at least 33,000 a year. I think the target this year is about 24,000 and last year, about 20,0000 was achieved, given Covid had an impact on that. Interestingly, from March last year to March this...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (1 Jun 2022)

Micheál Martin: Deputy Cian O'Callaghan raised the issue of the divestment of schools. We operate a pluralist model and plebiscites are held in different locations regarding new schools, for example. Certainly, we want to see more divestment, greater plurality and greater access. Significant investment has been allocated to Educate Together, for example, and that will continue.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (1 Jun 2022)

Micheál Martin: I apologise. The Minister, Deputy Darragh O’Brien, has appointed a senior counsel to investigate the issues raised in respect of An Bord Pleanála and one individual on the board. It is important we allow that report to be completed without further comment until the senior counsel brings it to finalisation.

Ceisteanna - Questions: An Teanga Gaeilge (1 Jun 2022)

Micheál Martin: Tháinig an scéim i bhfeidhm ar an 1 Iúil 2019 agus beidh sí i bhfeidhm go dtí go gcuirfear na caighdeáin nua i bhfeidhm faoin reachtaíocht nua. Ós rud é go ndéanann an reachtaíocht nua foráil do chaighdeáin nua a thiocfaidh in áit córas na scéimeanna teanga, thug an Roinn fhreagrach comhairle do mo Roinn gan...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (1 Jun 2022)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 13 to 21, inclusive, together. The Government has been working hard to implement the commitments in the programme for Government across a wide range of issues in all Departments. The ten Cabinet committees established by this Government reflect a broad range of policy areas that it will work on during its lifetime, as set out in the programme for...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (1 Jun 2022)

Micheál Martin: It is without question a key factor. On the windfall tax, the ESB is a State company. We already get a dividend from the ESB. We do not want to tax wind energy companies because we want to move as fast as we possibly can to secure our independence in that regard and to secure energy security.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (1 Jun 2022)

Micheál Martin: We need the energy companies to invest and have a total focus on other areas that can be looked at in the fullness of time. In Ireland we are not similar to the UK.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (1 Jun 2022)

Micheál Martin: We do not have too many native fossil fuel companies in this country, as the Deputy knows well. I do not believe that we should tax Bord na Móna and I do not believe we should tax the ESB, as the Deputy has advocated. We get a dividend every year and that makes sense.

Ceisteanna - Questions: An Teanga Gaeilge (1 Jun 2022)

Micheál Martin: Tá sé i gceist agam Ceisteanna Uimh. 11 agus 12 a fhreagairt le chéile. Foilsíodh scéim teanga reatha mo Roinne don tréimhse 2019 go 2022 in 2019 ar gov.ie. Áirítear sa scéim raon gealltanais seirbhíse atá leagtha amach chun a chinntiú go mbeidh custaiméir ar bith de chuid Roinn an Taoisigh atá ag iarraidh a gcuid gnó...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (1 Jun 2022)

Micheál Martin: I did not say that.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (1 Jun 2022)

Micheál Martin: No, it was not. The Deputy cannot mislead the House. That is not true.