Results 141-160 of 51,570 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2025)
Micheál Martin: What I would say to Pearse is: would you go away and design a bike shed for us and give us the costs? We will take it away and see what we do.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2025)
Micheál Martin: For God's sake, cop yourself on.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2025)
Micheál Martin: In the overall scale of public expenditure - and the national development plan has been a very significant initiative by the Government - I am somewhat surprised at the Deputy's concentrating on, relatively speaking, areas that were covered last year in terms of spendings that should not have happened, specifically the OPW expenditure on a bike shed. I do recall, however, that it was Members...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2025)
Micheál Martin: There were lots of representations from all of them.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2025)
Micheál Martin: You guys wanted a bike shed.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2025)
Micheál Martin: I did not want any bike shed.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2025)
Micheál Martin: A lot of working people, by the way, a lot of public servants, a lot of workers do want facilities in terms of-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2025)
Micheál Martin: -----cycling to work or active travel. We are not responsible for the detailed-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2025)
Micheál Martin: Sorry?
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2025)
Micheál Martin: I know, but there are so many leaders emerging in Sinn Féin these days-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2025)
Micheál Martin: Obviously, the presidential announcement that was meant to be never happened, so they should all just take it easy and stand back. Deputy McDonald is here for quite some time yet, it seems, as leader of the party. As regards the issue of the detailed planning for a new national maternity hospital, which will involve a very significant sum of money, I will not decide every single item of...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2025)
Micheál Martin: I am of the view that if particular facilities are being provided for workers, in particular, or for people visiting any public institution, for that matter, value for money should apply and they should not cost outrageous sums. It should be done modestly, and very simple structures should be put in place. It should not have to cost €100,000 to provide a bike shed. Again, I am not...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2025)
Micheál Martin: No, no.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2025)
Micheál Martin: Workers want facilities. These facilities are not for anybody in here, except the Opposition TDs who did want the bike shed last year.
- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: National Security (30 Sep 2025)
Micheál Martin: The Government is committed to the delivery of a National Security Strategy and work is ongoing in drawing up the strategy, co-ordinated by the National Security Secretariat in my Department and integrating inputs from a range of relevant stakeholders, including the Departments of Foreign Affairs and Trade; Defence; Justice, Home Affairs and Migration; An Garda Síochána; the...
- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (30 Sep 2025)
Micheál Martin: The Department of the Taoiseach works with the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) and the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) to ensure that best practice is followed in the procurement and use of software programmes. The Department leverages technologies available from cloud service providers in line with the stated advice of the OGCIO. Details of the amount...
- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Middle East (23 Sep 2025)
Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 91 and 92 together. The Department of the Taoiseach’s financial management system does not record the origin of goods or services purchased. A check of suppliers' addresses on the financial management system has been completed and that check did not identify any products or services purchased from suppliers in Israel or the Occupied Territories in...
- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (23 Sep 2025)
Micheál Martin: The below table details the expenditure by the Department of the Taoiseach on off-site file storage for the years 2020 - 2024 and to date in 2025. This is the only off-site storage solution that the Department avails of. 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 €8,191.29 €12,832.02 €9,213.45 ...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Sep 2025)
Micheál Martin: In response to Deputy McDonald, the issue with Gaelscoil Choláiste Mhuire was a contractual one. It was not a case of the Government pulling the plug or anything like that. The Deputy and I know that. I will ask the Minister to communicate directly with her. I presume she has been in touch with the Minister for education on the matter and also on the use of Cathal Brugha Street. It...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Sep 2025)
Micheál Martin: That is how the party goes about it.