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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Jun 2021)

Micheál Martin: It is not just about the church anymore; it is about trusts that follow in the aftermath of what was once religious ownership. That is happening on a number of fronts. It is about the capacity of such trusts to be in a position to manage and govern major tertiary hospitals of this magnitude and complexity into the future. This is an important moment because it sends a signal to any future...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Jun 2021)

Micheál Martin: Things are changing and moving in a certain direction-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Jun 2021)

Micheál Martin: -----and the negotiations here must reflect that reality. The Minister will be engaging on this.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Jun 2021)

Micheál Martin: Ar dtús, táim den tuairim go mbeidh an t-ospidéal seo neamhspleách ar an eaglais. Táim den tuairim sin ón méid atá léirithe sna conarthaí go dtí seo agus ón méid a pléadh idir an HSE agus na boird éagsúla. Ní bheidh aon tionchar ag an eaglais ar an ospidéal seo. I am strongly of the view that there...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Jun 2021)

Micheál Martin: It has been agreed that there should be co-location because that offers better outcomes for mothers and babies, hence, that has created a context to this issue.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Jun 2021)

Micheál Martin: The Government will own the new hospital. The issue is the site, which the Government wants to own as well. A religious ethos will have no influence whatsoever in the running of the hospital, nor should the site or the hospital be mortgaged. Furthermore, strong public interest must be reflected on the board of the new hospital, given the nature and scale of the investment by the State in...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Jun 2021)

Micheál Martin: My understanding is that St. Vincent's Healthcare Group communicated to us, not necessarily the Sisters of Charity, to be precise about it. The Minister is going to engage with both groups and others in that respect. He is back in the Chamber now, I point out in the context of the Deputy's reference. I am not sure what she is proposing, other than to raise the issue. I have been...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Jun 2021)

Micheál Martin: -----in any shape or form, influences the operation of the hospital-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Jun 2021)

Micheál Martin: I appreciate the sentiments the Deputy articulated and the support he has offered the Government in dealing with this issue. I very deliberately yesterday and today stated that the Government has put in the bulk of funding and investment in St. Vincent's Hospital, both current and capital. The statement yesterday was not, in my view, an appropriate response at all. I said yesterday that...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Jun 2021)

Micheál Martin: It can take a long time-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Jun 2021)

Micheál Martin: -----and it could, let us be honest about it, undermine the prospect of ever getting the hospital built. That has to be weighed up. We do not rule anything out here but that has to be weighed up. The announcement on this was made in 2013. The Mulvey mediation took place in 2016. Planning permission has been granted for this. The enabling works on the car park and the pharmacy have been...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Jun 2021)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy has laid out the chronology of the situation on the new national maternity hospital and a new modern facility. The first prerequisite and objective of Government is to make sure that we can build a hospital that serves the women and children of the nation into the years ahead and that we build a first-class maternity facility with a neonatal facility co-located with a tertiary...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Jun 2021)

Micheál Martin: COVID-19 has brought grief and loss to our lives in ways that most of us have not experienced in our lifetime. In the Governments Covid-19 Residence and Recovery 2021 The Path Ahead we acknowledged that 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 but also to everyone who has contributed to how we...

European Council Meeting: Statements (22 Jun 2021)

Micheál Martin: I will attend a meeting of the European Council later this week on 24 and 25 June in Brussels. At this week’s meeting, we will, as has become usual, discuss Covid-19. This week, our focus will be on vaccination rates across the EU, including in the context of new variants, and on progress on the EU digital Covid certificate, as well as an initial exchange on lessons learnt from the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Risk Assessment (22 Jun 2021)

Micheál Martin: In response to Deputy Kelly's question, the Government decided today to procure additional Moderna and Janssen vaccines for 2022. I can get the specific volumes for the Deputy. That is in addition to what we have already agreed in respect of Pfizer. This is all part of the European Union pre-purchase agreement framework for 2022 and 2023. The Health Emergency and Preparedness Response...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Security Committee (22 Jun 2021)

Micheál Martin: The national cybersecurity strategy sets out the strategic approach to protecting the State in the cybersecurity realm over the next five years, which I think Deputy McDonald raised. It sets out to develop our capacity and protect the State. In the last budget, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Michael McGrath, tripled the budget for the National Cyber Security Centre,...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Risk Assessment (22 Jun 2021)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 13 to 16, inclusive, together. The purpose of the national risk assessment, NRA, is to identify major strategic risks to Ireland's well-being in consultation with stakeholders. Since it was first published in 2014, the national risk assessment has provided an overview of strategic risks and has drawn attention, at an early stage, to the importance of...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (22 Jun 2021)

Micheál Martin: On Deputy Barry's question, I have not heard Ms Lynne Embleton committee's presentation. I am wary of taking on board fully what the Deputy said she said, because people often paraphrase what somebody said and it does not turn out to be exactly what the person said. However, the fact there is no uncertainty as to the continuance of the employment wage subsidy scheme, EWSS, to the end of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (22 Jun 2021)

Micheál Martin: We cannot keep making up the rules as we go along.

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Security Committee (22 Jun 2021)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 9 to 12, inclusive, together. The National Security Committee is chaired by the Secretary General to the Government and it comprises representatives at the highest level from the Departments of Justice, Defence, Foreign Affairs, the Environment, Climate and Communications and from An Garda Síochána and the Defence Forces. The secretariat to the...