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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Apr 2025)

Micheál Martin: Our bread and butter is trade deals-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Apr 2025)

Micheál Martin: -----and we should support CETA. I would appreciate the Labour Party's support when we bring the legislation to ratify that deal before the House. I will come back later in the next reply.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Apr 2025)

Micheál Martin: First of all, no one is being asked to wait and wait. There has to be a proper audit done of this and then there has to be a proper look back to cover as many children as possible who would have had this surgery to have completeness and to do a comprehensive look back on the specific surgery. In my view, that is the correct thing to do. Yes, correspondence is going out to parents; that is...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Apr 2025)

Micheál Martin: I do not have the precise timelines on that.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Apr 2025)

Micheál Martin: I gave the Deputy the date in terms of the Department. Tá sé dochreidte ar shlí. Níl aon amhras ann go bhfuil tuismitheoirí ar fud na tíre an-bhuartha faoin méid atá tar éis tarlú. Caithfidh muid dul i ngleic leis agus tuarascáil chuimsitheach a chur os comhair na dtuismitheoirí agus an phobail i gcoitinne.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Apr 2025)

Micheál Martin: It is very traumatic for any young child to go through surgery, irrespective of the gravity of that surgery. Equally, it is very traumatic experience for parents. In that context, to have a clinical audit established at CHI and Cappagh hospitals on the surgical management of children with the condition known as developmental dysplasia of the hip is deeply traumatic and compounds the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Child Poverty (1 Apr 2025)

Micheál Martin: We are retaining the Child Poverty and Well-being Programme Office in the Department of the Taoiseach because we know we need to continue to build on the work to break down silos between departments and drive delivery. We will not be able to make a decisive impact on child poverty without a whole of government and whole of society response. From Poverty to Potential: A Programme Plan for...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Child Poverty (1 Apr 2025)

Micheál Martin: We are retaining the Child Poverty and Well-being Programme Office in the Department of the Taoiseach because we know we need to continue to build on the work to break down silos between departments and drive delivery. We will not be able to make a decisive impact on child poverty without a whole of government and whole of society response. From Poverty to Potential: A Programme Plan for...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Child Poverty (1 Apr 2025)

Micheál Martin: We are retaining the Child Poverty and Well-being Programme Office in the Department of the Taoiseach because we know we need to continue to build on the work to break down silos between departments and drive delivery. We will not be able to make a decisive impact on child poverty without a whole of government and whole of society response. From Poverty to Potential: A Programme Plan for...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Child Poverty (1 Apr 2025)

Micheál Martin: We are retaining the Child Poverty and Well-being Programme Office in the Department of the Taoiseach because we know we need to continue to build on the work to break down silos between departments and drive delivery. We will not be able to make a decisive impact on child poverty without a whole of government and whole of society response. From Poverty to Potential: A Programme Plan for...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (1 Apr 2025)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 47, 51, 52 and 53 together. The first meeting of the new Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure took place on Monday, 24th March, and the next one will take place on Monday 28th April. Membership of the Cabinet Committee comprises the Taoiseach, Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence, Minister for Finance, Minister for Public Expenditure,...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (1 Apr 2025)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 49 and 54 together. The Government has recently agreed to establish a number of Cabinet Committees including a Cabinet Committee on the Economy, Trade and Competitiveness, a Cabinet Committee on Housing, a Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure, and a Cabinet Committee on Climate Action and Energy. Transport-related issues may arise at each of these...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (1 Apr 2025)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 69 and 70 together. The Cabinet Committee on Housing works to ensure a coordinated approach to the implementation of Programme for Government commitments regarding housing. The new Programme for Government sets out our ambition to accelerate housing supply, recognising housing as the biggest social and economic challenge. In the programme, we have set out...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Artificial Intelligence (1 Apr 2025)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 80 and 82 together. I travelled to Paris for the AI Action Summit on 10-11 February, co-hosted by President Macron and Prime Minister Modi of India. The AI Action Summit gathered key stakeholders to explore how we can develop artificial intelligence technologies and uses globally while ensuring that nobody is left behind. It also discussed preserving our...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Programmes (1 Apr 2025)

Micheál Martin: A Policing Service for our Future is the Government’s Plan to implement the Report of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland (COPFI). The implementation of the Plan was overseen by a dedicated Programme Office in the Department of the Taoiseach, and an Implementation Group on Policing Reform, chaired by an independent person. This work concluded in 2024 thanks to the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Bodies (1 Apr 2025)

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. NESC is currently working in five main areas: ·Ireland’s Future Power System and Economic Resilience: this work investigates the impact of renewable energy targets in four areas: economic and enterprise...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Bodies (1 Apr 2025)

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. NESC is currently working in five main areas: ·Ireland’s Future Power System and Economic Resilience: this work investigates the impact of renewable energy targets in four areas: economic and enterprise...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (1 Apr 2025)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 97 and 99 together. The Cabinet Government Committee on Northern Ireland was established on 18 February 2025 to oversee the implementation of relevant commitments under the Programme for Government and ongoing developments in relation to Northern Ireland, relations between Ireland and Britain, and the Shared Island Initiative. The Committee is composed of:...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cruinnithe an Aire (1 Apr 2025)

Micheál Martin: Bunaíodh an Coiste Rialtais ar Thuaisceart Éireann ar an 18 Feabhra 2025 chun maoirseacht ar chur i bhfeidhm na ngealltanas ábhartha faoi Chlár an Rialtais agus forbairtí leanúnacha maidir le Tuaisceart Éireann, caidreamh idir Éire, agus an Bhreatain agus Tionscnamh an Oileáin Chomhroinnte. Is iad comhaltaí an Choiste: an Taoiseach; an...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (1 Apr 2025)

Micheál Martin: Under the previous Government, the Cabinet Committee on Social Affairs and Public Services oversaw the implementation of Programme for Government commitments in the areas of social policy and public services. The last meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Social Affairs was on 8 July 2024. Following the formation of the new Government in January, the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Migration...