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Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (3 Nov 2021)

Micheál Martin: No. I think Ireland is not a capitalist State-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (3 Nov 2021)

Micheál Martin: -----in the Deputy's pure definition. The State intervention in Irish economic activity is enormous. You will not solve climate change by trying to take things down every day of every week when governments meeting together collectively is a positive thing. There are positives in COP 26 and there were positives in Paris. People elect different leaders-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (3 Nov 2021)

Micheál Martin: -----who do different things. To pull everybody together in itself is an achievement, and to try to get progress we should try to will it on. Instead, what Deputy Paul Murphy is doing is stoking cynicism day in and day out, which I do not think will advance climate change one iota. He sees this just as another theatre to advance his fundamentalism and his ideological perspective-----

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (3 Nov 2021)

Micheál Martin: I attended a meeting of the European Council on Thursday, 21 October, and Friday, 22 October, in Brussels. The meeting had a very full agenda, touching on some of the most pressing issues facing the Union. We discussed Covid-19, with a particular focus on vaccination rates across the European Union, in the context of rising infection rates in some member states and tackling disinformation...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (3 Nov 2021)

Micheál Martin: It is all sloganeering, as far as I am concerned. We need to get involved in solution mode and the Deputy is not. He is involved in politics and opposition for the sake of it. To respond to Deputy Boyd Barrett's points, we are not speaking from both sides of our mouths. There have been many objections to tree planting in the country, which has held back the growth of forests. There is...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (3 Nov 2021)

Micheál Martin: When I research it, it turns out not to be quite the same as the Deputy presented-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (3 Nov 2021)

Micheál Martin: -----but I will pursue the issue he raised. I will seek responses from Coillte in respect of the issue he raised. More generally, the point I am making is that we need to grow far more trees than we are growing in this country. There are too many obstacles in the way of growing trees-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (3 Nov 2021)

Micheál Martin: We passed legislation in this House to try to streamline the planning processes around granting licences for afforestation, and that is the reality. The Deputy needs to be honest about that too and call it out when it comes on his doorstep. I will pursue the issues Deputy Barry raised. I agree no quarter can be given to anybody who would abuse migrant fishers and migrant workers within...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (3 Nov 2021)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 12 to 19, inclusive, together. The Cabinet committee on economic recovery and investment first met on 8 July 2020. It has met a total of 15 times, most recently on 30 September. The next meeting is scheduled for 22 November. Membership of the committee comprises the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Employment and Trade, the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (3 Nov 2021)

Micheál Martin: Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan spoke first and it was he who put down the basic question. I appreciate his contribution on the climate change issue because he has consistent and very strong views on the climate change agenda. We have a lot of work to do as a country to deliver upon our commitments. It will take the resolve of not only Government, but every Member of this House, to do the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (3 Nov 2021)

Micheál Martin: We would really need five minutes.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (3 Nov 2021)

Micheál Martin: That is the reality of the situation. I met with all those representing the sector even prior to becoming Taoiseach. There were a range of issues on the agenda. One was the Common Fisheries Policy but it was the Common Fisheries Policy that gave us the access to British waters which is now restricted because of the agreement between the European Union and the British Government in respect...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (3 Nov 2021)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy did a lot of sloganeering but I heard nothing by way of-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (3 Nov 2021)

Micheál Martin: It is the same old stuff that has been going on for 30 years.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (3 Nov 2021)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 6 to 11, inclusive, together. Issues relevant to the marine and fishing sector are discussed, as required, at a number of Cabinet committees. This includes the Cabinet committee on economic recovery and investment, the Cabinet committee on the environment and climate change or the Cabinet committee on Europe, in addition to the Government co-ordination...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (3 Nov 2021)

Micheál Martin: Deputy McDonald raised the legacy matter. As soon as that was announced by the British I spoke to the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, to say we were unequivocally opposed to such a proposal and that in our view, an amnesty is not acceptable for anybody who murdered anyone else in Northern Ireland. That applies to members of the British army, any state police or whatever. It also...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Nov 2021)

Micheál Martin: I dealt with the insurance issue earlier, but I will refer the points Deputy O'Donnell has made to the Minister of State, Deputy Fleming, who can revert to the Deputy. He has made a fair point. The Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, replied earlier to the matter Deputy O'Sullivan raised. I am very empathetic with the issue of international surrogacy. There has been substantial work and...

Health (Inspection of Emergency Homeless Accommodation and Asylum Seekers Accommodation) Bill 2021: First Stage (3 Nov 2021)

Micheál Martin: No.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (3 Nov 2021)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 5, inclusive, together, The Cabinet committee on Brexit and Northern Ireland operates in accordance with established guidelines for Cabinet committees and where appropriate, substantive issues are referred to the Government for discussion and approval. In general terms, the Cabinet committee oversees implementation of relevant programme for...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Nov 2021)

Micheál Martin: As I said, I returned from the COP26 late last night and the Minister of State, Deputy Chambers, said he wished to discuss this issue with me later, so we will pursue that further. I am conscious of what the Deputies have said.