Results 13,501-13,520 of 51,305 for speaker:Micheál Martin

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Apr 2022)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for raising the issue. The Department of Finance is advised by Revenue the VAT rating of goods and services is subject to EU VAT law. In general, the VAT directive provides all goods and services are liable for VAT at the standard rate, currently 23% in Ireland, unless they fall within categories of goods and services specified in the directive. The directive also allows...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Apr 2022)

Micheál Martin: We will have to look at other ways. We will work with the Deputy and engage further on this to see what we can do.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Apr 2022)

Micheál Martin: I disagree. I quoted that this morning because, without question, there is a lot of doublespeak in this House and there is a lot of doublespeak among the Opposition. When it comes to any measure relating to climate change that has any sense of unpopularity about it, the Opposition will resist it or find some excuse to go against it.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Apr 2022)

Micheál Martin: The ESRI's research on carbon tax contradicts the Deputy's assertion. It states that the lower four deciles are not negatively impacted by it because it is offset by-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Apr 2022)

Micheál Martin: Because the carbon tax is redistributed, the lower three are basically not negatively affected. The Deputy knows that. However, that does not matter to her because she is only interested in the electoral gain on this.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Apr 2022)

Micheál Martin: We do not have LNG in this country.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Apr 2022)

Micheál Martin: I am not familiar with the arrangements between the Department of Health and Trinity College. I was not involved, one way or another, in the decision taken by the Department of Health to create this post on public health and pandemic preparedness and second the CMO to it. That is my understanding of the matter from the perspective of the Department of Health. The Deputy's personalisation...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Apr 2022)

Micheál Martin: I condemn utterly the indiscriminate murder of civilians in Ukraine by Russian forces. The images we have seen from Bucha, Irpin and other small villages cut very deep and leave an indelible mark on the human conscience. These acts of depravity have to be responded to. Ireland and European Union member states have acted very decisively to this war in the form of the most severe and...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Apr 2022)

Micheál Martin: Sinn Féin has two Private Members' Business slots this week and, for some reason, it did not decide to raise the issues relating to fishermen or farmers.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Apr 2022)

Micheál Martin: First, in terms of Deputy Naughten's question, the carbon budget is provided for in legislation. In fairness, he would have heard Deputy Bacik say earlier that we are not moving fast enough. We have to move too. There are three and a half hours tomorrow for the debate. The more substantive debate could be on the actual sectoral budgets, which will come later in the year-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Apr 2022)

Micheál Martin: -----but it is very important that we set this overall limit. Let us be under no illusions, however. This will be very challenging. I anticipate more pushback from the Dáil. As I said earlier, as the UN Secretary-General said, there will be a lot of doublespeak on this. Many people will be saying that we need to do this and that but not yet, not now, not that way or to do it some...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Apr 2022)

Micheál Martin: That is what is going to happen in this debate; of that I have no doubt. We have got to move ahead, however. There are three and a half hours for the debate tomorrow. In terms of Deputy Mattie McGrath, I am nowhere near as a good dancer as he is. I have to put that on the record.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Apr 2022)

Micheál Martin: I would never attempt to emulate the Deputy in that regard.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Apr 2022)

Micheál Martin: I want to say this to Deputy McGrath, however-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Apr 2022)

Micheál Martin: I do not mind a meaningful debate at all. We should have a meaningful debate. I am not on the Business Committee. Only so much can be done on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in terms of Dáil time. Again, there is Private Members' time, which people have-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Apr 2022)

Micheál Martin: -----if they want to put forward issues for debate. In terms of Deputy Mac Lochlainn's question, the Minister, Deputy McConalogue, is very well aware of the issues. In fact, I was with him in counties Donegal and Derry on Friday and Saturday. It is clear that he has engaged with the fishers on an overall package of measures, which are obviously connected to Brexit as well, to try to...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Apr 2022)

Micheál Martin: No, there are actually other factors, which are quite significant in terms of emergency accommodation we have to provide, which has nothing to do with Ukraine but in terms of normal inward traffic to the country. That is a factor as well.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Apr 2022)

Micheál Martin: No, I simply said that the Deputy would have been involved himself in preparing the agenda.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Apr 2022)

Micheál Martin: I will talk to the Minister again about that. I would just say that Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment advised that it only received 12 applications for hospitality manager positions under the newly introduced quota, which I referenced earlier. That might indicate that demand for those type of positions is low. Processing times are not what they should be, but the Department...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Apr 2022)

Micheál Martin: You would find some way of doing it.