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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Mar 2022)

Micheál Martin: Politically, the Deputy wishes to avoid the charge that she wishes to get rid of the carbon tax.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Mar 2022)

Micheál Martin: That is what it means. That said, we want flexibility on the VAT side, obviously.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Mar 2022)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy is right to say that this is going to go right through to the end of the year, and that is how the Government must react here. We cannot be bringing in separate measures every week.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Mar 2022)

Micheál Martin: We have to prepare for the medium term in terms of helping to manage the economy properly.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Mar 2022)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy, all Members of the House and many well-wishers for their kind remarks in the aftermath of my brush with Covid. Thankfully, it was a light brush and probably points to the value of vaccination. I urge anybody who is not vaccinated to get the booster. There is no doubt that there has been a severe increase in the cost of living in recent months. As we emerged from...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Commissions of Investigation (29 Mar 2022)

Micheál Martin: The only Commissions of Investigation for which I am the specified Minister under the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004 are the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Commission of Investigation and the National Asset Management Agency Commission of Investigation. Both Commissions are fully independent. The IBRC Commission of Investigation was established in June 2015 following...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: EU Meetings (29 Mar 2022)

Micheál Martin: I attended a meeting of the European Council on 24/25 March. Our meeting was joined for a period by President Biden and, via video link, by President Zelenskyy. We discussed the situation in Ukraine from a range of concerning perspectives: humanitarian, migration, energy, nuclear security and safety and reconstruction. We agreed on the establishment of a Solidarity Trust Fund for Ukraine....

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ukraine War (29 Mar 2022)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 33 and 34 together. I spoke to the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, by phone on 16 March. He expressed his gratitude to the Government and people of Ireland for their support for Ukraine, including in welcoming those fleeing the war; for our support for Ukraine’s application for EU membership; and for our support for the most robust and severe...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Northern Ireland (29 Mar 2022)

Micheál Martin: The Shared Island Dialogue series is a key part of the Government’s approach to engaging with all communities and political traditions on the island, to build consensus around a shared future, underpinned by the Good Friday Agreement. Through the Dialogue series, the Government is listening to people’s views on a range of common concerns, and how we can work for a shared future,...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Official Apology (29 Mar 2022)

Micheál Martin: Since taking office I have issued one formal apology in the Dáil, on behalf of the State, for the hurt experienced by many former residents of Mother and Baby Institutions and County Homes. I apologised for the profound generational wrong visited upon Irish mothers and their children who ended up in a Mother and Baby Home or a County Home and for the shame and stigma which they were...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (29 Mar 2022)

Micheál Martin: The Cabinet Committee on Social Affairs and Equality oversees implementation of Programme for Government commitments in the areas of social policy, including sport, arts and culture, equality, including children and youth affairs, and public services, including matters relating to justice, policing reform and community safety. The Cabinet Committee last met on 7 March this year and will meet...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Northern Ireland (29 Mar 2022)

Micheál Martin: The Shared Island Dialogue series is a key part of the Government’s approach to engaging with all communities and political traditions on the island, to build consensus around a shared future, underpinned by the Good Friday Agreement. Through the Dialogue series, the Government is listening to people’s views on a range of common concerns, and how we can work for a shared future,...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Contracts (29 Mar 2022)

Micheál Martin: My Department engaged the services of the company in question from 2013 - 2016 and from 2019 - 2020 for translation services. This provided for the translation of reports, press releases, speeches, website text, and correspondence. It also included the use of interpretation services for a small number of press conferences and meetings with visiting members of European governments. The total...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Contracts (29 Mar 2022)

Micheál Martin: My Department has no contracts or expenditure with the company in question.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Undocumented Irish in the USA (29 Mar 2022)

Micheál Martin: The welfare of undocumented Irish emigrants in the United States remains a priority for Government. In my virtual meeting with President Biden on 17 March, we discussed comprehensive immigration reform, including the specific issue of undocumented Irish people in the United States. President Biden has demonstrated his commitment to immigration issues, including possible pathways to...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Consultations (29 Mar 2022)

Micheál Martin: My Department, in line with the rest of the Civil Service, actively supports diversity and inclusion in the workplace and is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all staff. Recent measures taken to promote diversity and inclusion in my Department include: - Participation in AHEAD’s Willing Able Mentoring (WAM) Programme, a graduate internship opportunity for persons with a...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Consultations (22 Mar 2022)

Micheál Martin: The table below details the external consultant reports, including external Information Technology (IT) consultancy, commissioned by my Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022. Name Costs Date of Commission Date of Publication Consultant Review of Personal Evacuation Plan €615 2019 ...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Mar 2022)

Micheál Martin: Expenditure by my Department for the supply of face masks since March 2019 was €2,359.96, with the first purchase in March 2020. These were purchased for the most part under contract with Musgrave Limited, but other suppliers were used on occasion depending on urgency and availability.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Mar 2022)

Micheál Martin: Expenditure by my Department for the supply of hand sanitiser products since March 2019 was €10,220.46, with the first purchase in March 2020. These were procured and purchased for the most part from Ecolab Limited but other suppliers were also used on occasion depending on urgency and availability.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Traveller Community (22 Mar 2022)

Micheál Martin: The Government is committed to improving the lives of the Traveller and Roma Communities in Ireland. Across all of Government, a wide range of specific and targeted policy approaches, designed in consultation with Traveller and Roma community representatives, are in place to pursue those improved outcomes and bring about far greater inclusion across all of Irish society The...