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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...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Feb 2022)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue, which is a very serious one for many people throughout the country. We know that inflation has risen very significantly globally. The origins of this are fundamentally global both in terms of oil and gas prices which have risen dramatically across the world - the Deputy will have to acknowledge that - and the unevenness between the supply of...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Sustainable Development Goals (15 Feb 2022)

Micheál Martin: The Programme for Government commits to continuing to work towards achievement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, aimed at ending poverty and inequality, tackling climate change, and fostering innovation. The whole-of-Government approach to implementation is led by the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, with each Minister in the Government having...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Public Sector Staff (15 Feb 2022)

Micheál Martin: Neither my Department nor the National Economic and Social Development Office, the only body under the aegis of my Department, have any employees working in County Wexford.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Electric Vehicles (15 Feb 2022)

Micheál Martin: My Department currently provides one electric vehicle charging point which was installed for use by State-owned cars. A second charging point has recently been installed in line with the action in the Department's latest Resource Efficiency Action Plan (REAP) to provide an e-charging point for staff use. This e-charging point is not yet operational. The National Economic and Social...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (9 Feb 2022)

Micheál Martin: In terms of the Deputy's question about whether there is a disconnect with local authorities, I just said in my reply that the Minister has provided an additional 200 staff to local authorities. He recognised that, and we have been, since we came into office, very serious about social housing. There have been a number of years where it has taken a while to catch up. We want to do 9,500...