Results 13,121-13,140 of 50,136 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Feb 2022)
Micheál Martin: First, in terms of the transcript that was published, I was not there and do not understand the context, tone or whatever. Not all the material in it was accurate. Politicians did not set recruitment figures at all.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Feb 2022)
Micheál Martin: We did not set any recruitment figures.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Feb 2022)
Micheál Martin: Will the Deputy let me answer the question? The transcript, or contributions within the transcript, suggested we did.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Feb 2022)
Micheál Martin: I will answer if the Deputy lets me answer.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Feb 2022)
Micheál Martin: For example, the HSE came forward last year, not politicians, with a figure of 16,000. It was presented to a health committee meeting: the HSE said it would recruit 16,000 in 2021. This year, when it initially made its bid, it said it would recruit 10,000. Its HR team is now saying that, given the current labour market situation, it could be 5,500 net but it will try to trump that....
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Feb 2022)
Micheál Martin: The HSE looked for approximately €35 million, including €24 million for new developments and €13 million for existing level of service, ELS, provision.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Feb 2022)
Micheál Martin: It got €37 million. An additional €10 million was added because everybody in this House was saying we need to do something in regard to the mental health impacts of Covid-19.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Feb 2022)
Micheál Martin: We responded to that and allocated a further €10 million, which should be within the capacity of the health service and the HSE to spend and distribute.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Feb 2022)
Micheál Martin: I just gave the Deputy the figure the HSE is saying.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Feb 2022)
Micheál Martin: I did.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Feb 2022)
Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. The article to which he refers relates to a secretly recorded transcript of a meeting-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Feb 2022)
Micheál Martin: -----which has its own issues attached to it.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Feb 2022)
Micheál Martin: I believe that public servants and people more generally are entitled to brainstorm and hold meetings without being secretly recorded. That is a very basic right and entitlement of people. In terms of the relationship between the Department of Health and the HSE, the Minister holds biweekly meetings with the CEO of the HSE, the Secretary General of the Department of Health and the chairman...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Feb 2022)
Micheál Martin: There have been successes, but there are also, in my view, major concerns around the delivery of services-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Feb 2022)
Micheál Martin: -----in some aspects of mental health, without question, as we witnessed with the County Kerry child and adolescent mental health services and in other areas as well.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Feb 2022)
Micheál Martin: No, they are not political targets.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Feb 2022)
Micheál Martin: We all know people are suffering the brunt of the current inflationary cycle. Everybody knows that.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Feb 2022)
Micheál Martin: Inflation has gone up dramatically all over the world. The difference between the Deputy's party and the Government is that we are doing something concrete and substantial about it.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Feb 2022)
Micheál Martin: We are not just sounding off about it. The Deputy has put forward very little of substance to deal with this current inflationary cycle.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Feb 2022)
Micheál Martin: As far as the Deputy is concerned, we should throw another €2 billion or €3 billion at the problem. That would be very inflationary. The Deputy disagrees with the basic premise that underpins the economic model in this country. That model has resulted in a significant recovery from the Covid-19 situation. It is challenging right now because of this inflationary cycle. We...