Results 13,041-13,060 of 51,305 for speaker:Micheál Martin

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: I would not accept that. Ireland has been very strong at the UN Security Council on this. Indeed, the Secretary General has thanked me for Ireland's proactive role at the Security Council on the Palestinian question and in support of the Palestinian right to a homeland and general issues. I am not clear in terms of the advocacy that Sinn Féin members have promoted on behalf of...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: Generally, the intention of the extension of the 9% VAT rate until February 2023 is a good thing for workers and employers in the hospitality sector because this sector took a significant hit during Covid-19 over two successive years. In respect of joint labour committees and proper pay, I accept fully the Deputy's point about ensuring good-quality pay in that sector as well. This will be...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: First of all, I did not bristle. That presentation of what transpired in this House is wrong. I merely made the point that in terms of-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: I did not bristle. Generally speaking, if a board is a board, it takes collective decisions. It has emerged that in respect of this issue, two members of the HSE board recorded their dissent from the decision that was taken in the minutes. I have no issues with people articulating their view but legally, the HSE board has to take a collective view and a decision on an issue put before it...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: I just have. I said I did not have an issue.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: There has been a well-documented viability gap between the delivery cost of eligible apartments and the open market sale price of the apartments. This is preventing many apartments from being built. There is a significant issue in the cities in particular. We want to enable affordability for people to be in a position to buy. The beneficiaries of this grant will be members of the general...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: Deputy Cian O'Callaghan, to be fair, raised this issue last week in the Dáil. I think Deputy Ó Broin raised it also. The Minister responded on that occasion in the Dáil. Separate from the allegations that had been made, the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, has also been made aware of correspondence between the deputy chairman of An Bord Pleanála, Mr. Paul Hyde, and the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: No. The Deputy asked for a debate last week.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: Yes. The Deputy sought a debate on agriculture this week.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: We cannot have a debate on everything we might want to debate in the one week. That said, on the point the Deputy has raised, the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, has engaged with the transport operators.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: My understanding is that he has and that he will continue to do so. He has connections in Tipperary. He has connections in Cork. He has connections in a lot of places, apparently.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: He is far more in touch with rural Ireland-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: -----than the Deputy gives him credit for, given the broad tentacles his family reach out there. Deputy Boyd Barrett raised the same issue with An Bord Pleanála, and the same reply applies.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: No.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: My reply to Deputy Cian O'Callaghan applies to Deputy Boyd Barrett's question as well.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: I want to pay tribute to the Carbery Group on winning the overall award for Cork company of the year. Maybe the Deputy should take its example because one of the issues the company champions is net zero-emissions farming. It is way ahead of the game in respect of that. That is west Cork leading and a great west Cork company leading. Perhaps the Deputy should discuss that with the company...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: If we get into all sorts of high doh about very minor issues relative to the enormity of what is coming our way in respect of climate change, it is quite frightening.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: I do not mean that in a way of apportioning blame or anything like that. I am saying that, collectively, we need to get a grip here and we need to move.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for raising the issue. As regards the broader picture around energy supply and security of supply, the very strong focus is on renewables and the entire agenda over the next decade or so will be to develop very significantly offshore wind across the east, west and south-west coasts. I believe the next decade will witness transformative investment in wind energy in...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: The purpose here is to build a maternity hospital, not any other hospital. The purpose of this exercise was never to buy out St. Vincent's. That was not the objective when Holles Street and St. Vincent's originally decided to co-locate. Let us not mix up the agenda. The agenda was to build a modern national maternity hospital with co-location of expertise in terms of maternal and neonatal...