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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2021)

Micheál Martin: As Minister for Health, I introduced a new nursing degree programme, which was a transformative development in nursing education. The idea was to free up nursing for education purposes. We developed new facilities in universities and institutes of technology across the country. Whatever we do, we must not damage that education space and aspect of undergraduate and postgraduate nursing...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2021)

Micheál Martin: First of all, I thank the Deputy for raising the issue. Women of Honour emailed my office yesterday, requesting a meeting with me, which I will facilitate. The Minister for Defence is also facilitating a meeting and I believe there has been interaction and he had offered a date. That is my understanding. He will be meeting the representatives. All members of the Defence Forces have a...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2021)

Micheál Martin: First of all, the €3.8 billion was not thrown around like confetti. It was income supports for the people who needed income supports as they had lost their jobs because of Covid-19. It was to protect jobs in terms of companies-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2021)

Micheál Martin: -----and in terms of health services badly needed to deal with Covid. It funded a whole range of measures, so it was not wasted money; it was important money in that respect. The Deputy is correct that I will be meeting people in respect of Ardfinnan bridge. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked me would I meet with them.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2021)

Micheál Martin: Councillor Michael Anglim has been consistently asking me-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2021)

Micheál Martin: I have been trying to facilitate my diary and get-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2021)

Micheál Martin: I hope the Deputy does not object to me going to Ardfinnan-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2021)

Micheál Martin: -----with Deputy Cahill and Councillor Michael Anglim in that respect. Again, there have been various requests to meet. I have refused nobody.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2021)

Micheál Martin: The only issue is to try to facilitate meetings and so on. I will do what I can in that regard.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2021)

Micheál Martin: It is a very fair point the Deputy has raised in terms of theatre usage. That is why the development of elective-only facilities is crucial, so that we have theatres that are not impacted by trauma medical admissions and so on, which happens in the major tertiary hospitals. That is key. Proposals for three elective facilities will come to Cabinet in a short while in respect of Galway,...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2021)

Micheál Martin: I would make one important point. We need to be careful. I can remember a previous era when the courts were ordaining institutionalisation for young offenders, for example, which was the wrong approach, yet it was raised periodically in the Dáil.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2021)

Micheál Martin: I know the Deputy is talking about something different but we just need to be careful of that.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2021)

Micheál Martin: I think that is the wrong perception. We have moved heaven and earth in trying to provide resources, last year for the return of schools and likewise this year. We need to be balanced and fair about this. In terms of the specific question, 25,000 CO2monitors were ordered and will be provided to schools by the end of this week. This enables all schools to have some CO2monitors, with the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2021)

Micheál Martin: I have mentioned the 4% already. At post-primary level-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2021)

Micheál Martin: -----each of the schools will have received at least ten CO2monitors.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2021)

Micheál Martin: First, as I said, the broader issue in terms of housing is that we need to build more houses and more apartments and units.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2021)

Micheál Martin: I know. I am saying to the Deputy that the most effective way to do it is to build more houses, apartments and units of different types across our cities and towns to deal with the housing crisis, which has many manifestations, not least in terms of student accommodation.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2021)

Micheál Martin: We will work with the student union bodies and the colleges to see what we can do to alleviate and ameliorate the situation.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2021)

Micheál Martin: We might have other issues then.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2021)

Micheál Martin: They have issued public statements. I have not met the individuals yet. The Deputy is incorrect in saying that Sláintecare has slipped back. The opposite is the case. Over €1.2 billion was allocated in the last budget.