Results 15,161-15,180 of 51,305 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Order of Business (7 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: I will answer the question. That is the bottom line.
- Order of Business (7 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: If the Deputy does know,-----
- Order of Business (7 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: The question is in the context of the debate that the Deputy has been a participant in and many here have been participants in. It is the bid to try to arrive at a consensus and a conclusion that has delayed this.
- Order of Business (7 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: I do not have a timeline yet.
- Order of Business (7 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: Very quickly, I do not accept the term "outcasts" in any shape or form. I think the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, has-----
- Order of Business (7 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: No, I mean in terms of the current payment scheme, which is the context in which I think the Deputy described it. I am speaking in terms of the payment scheme that the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, has announced. In fairness, he deliberated with many groups in respect of this. It is not just the payment scheme. The information and tracing Bill is essential and a whole range of measures,...
- Order of Business (7 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: I am not of the view right now that a commission of investigation is the best model to evaluate how this country did in respect of Covid-19.
- Order of Business (7 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: What I am intrigued by is that, even before we establish it, Aontú has clearly set its own terms of reference regarding to whom it is going to apportion blame, which is characteristic of a lot of approaches in the House.
- Order of Business (7 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: The absence of any objectivity-----
- Order of Business (7 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: -----in advance of an investigation is quite striking.
- Order of Business (7 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: Again, substantial resources have been provided by the HSE, in the context of the winter plan in particular, to facilitate the development of a number of initiatives to clear and have a better flow through hospitals, including UHL. That also includes GP liaison nurses to manage direct referrals from GPs to emergency departments, geriatric community support, enhancement and expansion of...
- Order of Business (7 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: -----aspects in respect of capacity.
- Order of Business (7 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: To be fair, two significant memorandums were decided on this morning in respect of childcare. These were brought to Cabinet by the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and they relate to workforce development and funding models for childcare into the future. Substantial funding was provided in the last budget for the development of workforce pay and conditions....
- Order of Business (7 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy the detailed points he made in the context of supports for those in the hospitality sector. The Minister for Finance is still refining and going through those particular issues. We want to make sure that, whatever we do as a Government, we adequately support and provide supports to the hospitality sector, given the decisions that have been taken. Nightclubs are closing...
- Order of Business (7 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: First, on the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2021, it is not the Government's fault. We published it as far back as last May. It has been in pre-legislative scrutiny in this House since. I think it is out now and that we are in a position to get the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth-----
- Order of Business (7 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: We have just got it. The Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Deputy O’Gorman, being proactive as he is, has been working in parallel with the committee, monitoring the changes that were going to be made. The intention is to bring the Bill forward as quickly as possible. It is not the Government's fault that it has been delayed. On the regulations and...
- Order of Business (7 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: First, the economy is recovering faster overall than any other in the European Union. One just has to look at the tax receipts which were, for the first 11 months of this year, over €62 billion. That is more than €5.3 billion ahead of target. The budget deficit this year is said to be much smaller than forecast, one of the smallest in European Union. This is basically good...
- Order of Business (7 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: To be fair, the Government has not been found wanting in supporting sectors in the economy since the beginning of the pandemic. Now, in this fourth wave of the pandemic, given the overall fact that there is a lot of activity in the economy, we have to tailor-make our responses into the future. Economy-wide measures in themselves could end up supporting sectors that do not necessarily need...
- Order of Business (7 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: In the next number of days.
- Order of Business (7 Dec 2021)
Micheál Martin: The bottom line is this: the Minister has reintroduced PUP for those who are going to lose work as a result of the measures we introduced last week.