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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jan 2022)

Micheál Martin: There may be more.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jan 2022)

Micheál Martin: I know, but people will not be satisfied with an inquiry that goes on for six years. I am just trying to be honest with the House.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jan 2022)

Micheál Martin: Some can and some do.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jan 2022)

Micheál Martin: I am saying there might be other ways of doing it. There might be a better way of doing it.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jan 2022)

Micheál Martin: The Department is always very reluctant to pick one condition over another condition for eligibility for medical cards. There is provision for people who get a terminal diagnosis. We are trying to reduce the cost of care for people in certain situations. We are also extending eligibility, particularly through access to a GP visit card, which, as the Deputy knows, we have for children. I...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jan 2022)

Micheál Martin: There is a global context here and I am very struck by the apparent refusal by those on the Opposition side, who are asking questions about this, to acknowledge the role of Russia in the supply of gas to Europe. The Deputy can nod all he likes, but it is a key factor here.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jan 2022)

Micheál Martin: No, the Deputy never talks about it. That is the problem. He never will.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jan 2022)

Micheál Martin: We are working on it. I replied earlier.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jan 2022)

Micheál Martin: Basic guidelines and rules that were there are still there in respect of nursing homes and, therefore, the same rules apply. A comprehensive package of indirect and direct supports has been given to nursing homes since the onset of Covid. That continued engagement between the HSE and nursing homes will continue, particularly in respect of nursing homes that may have had outbreaks. The HSE...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jan 2022)

Micheál Martin: The inquiry model is not working, if I am honest. It takes an inordinate length of time for them to conclude at an extraordinary cost. Deputies have referred to Siteserv. I could name them all. I am making the point that we all genuinely felt the need to have-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jan 2022)

Micheál Martin: We have. A commission of inquiry was meant to be an alternative model to a public inquiry.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jan 2022)

Micheál Martin: There is a lack of capacity in this country to have an inquiry without an adversarial dimension, barristers and lawyering up-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jan 2022)

Micheál Martin: I have to make the point. I want to be fair.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jan 2022)

Micheál Martin: I am answering the question. The easy answer is to say "Yes" or "No". It is a more honest to ask whether we need to interrogate this model before we start an inquiry. Every week someone asks for an inquiry about something.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jan 2022)

Micheál Martin: I am not trivialising it; I am serious about this. We need to analyse this as an Oireachtas because it is the Oireachtas that decides to have inquiries, but they take an extraordinary length of time and are not giving people closure at the end of it all.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jan 2022)

Micheál Martin: I am serious. I will meet with party leaders to discuss this, if the Deputy wishes. We need a discussion about this.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jan 2022)

Micheál Martin: I am giving the answer, but the Deputy-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jan 2022)

Micheál Martin: I could name seven inquiries that there should be in Northern Ireland about the activities of your movement over the years, but we have never had them. Talk to the people in Northern Ireland who were kneecapped for decades. There was never any closure. (Interruptions).

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jan 2022)

Micheál Martin: I will meet with people to discuss this, but at the moment the model we have is not working.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jan 2022)

Micheál Martin: I wish to make the point that I did answer, and I was heckled again for answering.