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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Jan 2022)

Micheál Martin: As I said earlier, we could have a broader debate on legacy generally. Collusion between British security forces and loyalism is, unfortunately, not new. We know about it, and there have been various investigations and inquiries. The panoply of intelligence operations in Northern Ireland, not just in loyalism but also in its relationship and engagement with republican paramilitaries, has...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Jan 2022)

Micheál Martin: I agree with the latter point in terms of those in nursing homes being able to make their houses available for rent. There have been issues - these have been argued to and fro - in terms of protecting people and safeguarding the rights of those who may be in nursing homes. That said, the overarching priority now is housing and the provision of all available units for the purposes of...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Jan 2022)

Micheál Martin: -----and the capacity to deliver in the classroom. That is the key.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Jan 2022)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. I welcome the report from the Northern and Western Regional Assembly on vacancy and dereliction based on its analysis of the region. I did not realise Deputy Naughten had written a chapter in the Housing for All strategy but he is correct about the section that deals with the issue of vacant houses. There is a particular need, through a towns...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Jan 2022)

Micheál Martin: On the latter point, I agree about the need for additional places and that we need to do it as quickly as we possibly can. We have had three Departments, namely, those responsible for housing, children and justice, in this system and that is not optimal. The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage has largely provided for the refuge places to be developed through the new...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Jan 2022)

Micheál Martin: First, I agree wholeheartedly with the overarching principle that the Deputy has articulated on the need to eliminate all forms of violence against women and to create the policies and the mechanisms for the delivery of those policies to achieve that. As I said, the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee, has been working, to be fair, over the last 12 months on an overarching national strategy...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Jan 2022)

Micheál Martin: I do not want to pre-empt the outcome of tomorrow's meeting-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Jan 2022)

Micheál Martin: -----or any further engagements between the Minister and the respective partners in education. I understand, however, the need for clarity and certainty for the students in terms of understandable worry, anxiety and stress levels. That is absolutely clear. The Minister is also clear on that front. I am not in a position to give the Deputy a date or timeline for this particular process to...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Jan 2022)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for his question and his earlier remarks. We will work together on the issue of gender-based violence and violence against women. On the question of the leaving certificate, we fully accept the challenges and we know that the education and learning experience of many students has been disrupted this year. All of the planning for the 2022 examinations was guided, above...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Jan 2022)

Micheál Martin: I agree with what the Deputy has said. Delivery and the maintaining of momentum on this will be key. The week before Ashling's murder, I met the Minister for Justice and, separately, the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, looking ahead. We focused on the issue and on the issue that others have raised in this House about having a focal point and a lead...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Jan 2022)

Micheál Martin: Ar dtús, táim buíoch den Teachta as an ábhar seo a ardú. Aontaím leis an Leas-Cheann Comhairle chun ár gcomhbhrón a dhéanamh le muintir Uí Mhurchú as bás Ashling. Níl aon amhras ach go bhfuil an tír go léir an-bhuartha ar fad maidir leis an méid atá tarlaithe. Tá tuiscint againn go léir le...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Bodies (19 Jan 2022)

Micheál Martin: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the number of members of each board under the remit of my Department is set out in the table below: State Board Number of Members National Statistics Board (NSB) 8 The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the number of persons with a declared disability on each board and the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Commemorative Events (19 Jan 2022)

Micheál Martin: As we continue to live with the COVID-19 pandemic it will be important as a people that we pause and reflect, take time to remember and pay tribute both to those who have lost their lives in this terrible pandemic and to everyone who has contributed to how we have faced and are facing the challenges together. A Public Holiday is to be held on 18th March 2022 in recognition of the efforts...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Reports (19 Jan 2022)

Micheál Martin: The Future of Media Commission has completed its work and finalised its report. The Chair of the Commission, Professor Brian MacCraith, has submitted the final report to both me and the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. The Minister and I are currently considering the report in consultation with other relevant Ministers. Once this process is complete, it is our...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Programme for Government (19 Jan 2022)

Micheál Martin: Government has been working hard to implement the commitments in the Programme for Government across a wide range of issues in all Departments. The ten Cabinet Committees established by this Government reflect the full range of policy areas that it will work on during its lifetime as set out in the Programme for Government. Cabinet Committees meet regularly to continue this work. Strategy...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Reviews (19 Jan 2022)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy may wish to be made aware that the National Economic and Social Council is an independent statutory agency operating under the aegis of my Department. The Council analyses and reports on strategic policy matters relevant to Ireland's economic, social, environment and sustainable development and on occasion commissions research in this regards. Details of the Council's work...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Social Media (19 Jan 2022)

Micheál Martin: In 2021 my Department incurred expenditure of €567,890.50 on social media. All expenditure related to advertising campaigns on a range of social media platforms - Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Tiktok, Snapchat and Youtube. €555,598.70 of this spend was on 19 COVID-19 public information campaigns as part of the Government’s coordinated approach to COVID-19 public...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Contracts (19 Jan 2022)

Micheál Martin: My Department had no expenditure on consultancy services in 2021

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Data (19 Jan 2022)

Micheál Martin: While my Department does not generally provide services directly to the public, it has some interaction with the public mainly through correspondence and telephone calls. In this regard, the main switchboard for telephone calls to the Department is provided by an external contract provider as set out in the table below. Service Contractor 2017 - 2021 Expenditure ...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Social Dialogue (19 Jan 2022)

Micheál Martin: The Social Dialogue Unit coordinates and supports the Government’s overall approach to social dialogue through a variety of mechanisms. These mechanisms include LEEF, the Labour Employer Economic Forum, which engages with representatives of employers and trade unions on economic and employment issues insofar as they affect the Labour Market. The LEEF has met regularly to...