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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Oct 2021)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy made it up.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Oct 2021)

Micheál Martin: You just did.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Oct 2021)

Micheál Martin: Yes.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Oct 2021)

Micheál Martin: No. The Deputy made up the quotation in relation to the reduction of the national herd.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Oct 2021)

Micheál Martin: Maidir leis an tseirbhís bháid d’Inis Meáin, déanfaidh mé fiosrú ar an gceist. Táimid sásta aon tacaíocht gur féidir linn a thabhairt chun an tseirbhís sin a choimeád agus déileáil le cásanna na muintire atá maireachtáil ann. Regarding Deputy Paul Murphy's question, I have not come to a final...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Oct 2021)

Micheál Martin: We are all responsible in terms of collective engagement on the issue. The Minister without portfolio, Deputy McEntee, set a good example with regard to progressing this and the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Deputy Harris, also did so more recently in respect of parental leave. The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage is...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Oct 2021)

Micheál Martin: I dealt with these issues in the House yesterday at greater length. The introduction of new personal injury guidelines has been a significant development. As the Personal Injuries Assessment Board, PIAB, has reported, this has reduced award levels by approximately 50%. That figure is from preliminary PIAB data, which should follow through in terms of premiums. The Minister of State,...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Oct 2021)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for a very pertinent question and for his consistent advocacy for drivers on the driving test issue, particularly during the Covid situation. The Minister of State with responsibility for road transport, Deputy Naughton, has approved the proposal to raise the age for the mandatory provision of a medical report with licence applications to 75. Implementation of the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Oct 2021)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy has raised a serious issue. The Oireachtas should engage with utilities generally and set a clear agreement or framework through which a proper management and understanding of GDPR can be arrived at. It should never be used as a basis to prevent public representatives from raising legitimate issues like burst water pipes, or representing frail and vulnerable constituents who...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Oct 2021)

Micheál Martin: What is crucial right now is the interaction between the local authority and the NTA. A proper relationship should exist to facilitate the issues the Deputy has raised about the operation of the local public transport service and system. In some situations it works well and in others maybe not so well.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Oct 2021)

Micheál Martin: I spoke to the Chief Medical Officer, CMO, during the week about the reopening of schools and he is of the belief that it has worked well. There is a very close relationship between public health and education providers and there has been since the beginning. A specific advisory team has been advising the education sector in respect of the reopening of schools and the return of children to...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Oct 2021)

Micheál Martin: The CO2monitors are there as an aid in the context of the ventilation issue.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Oct 2021)

Micheál Martin: The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and the Government have engaged in consultations with the social partners - employers and trade unions - in respect of finding the optimal way to provide for front-line healthcare workers in particular and front-line workers in general in the context of Covid-19 and the response to same. Engagement is ongoing on that matter.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Oct 2021)

Micheál Martin: Two streams of funding are needed for an MRI scanner. Capital funding is needed but, more critically, current funding is needed to provide staff and ongoing supports to make sure the MRI programme is effective. It is not just a question of the provision of a machine. Clearly, expertise in terms of the programme itself is key. We have engaged with the HSE on this and I know that Deputies...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Oct 2021)

Micheál Martin: We have a National Ambulance Service which works on a national basis and to national protocols. The service has been modernised dramatically over the past 20 years.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Oct 2021)

Micheál Martin: When I was Minister for Health I established the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council, PHECC, which brought in the professionalisation of first responders and emergency medical technicians. That transformed the whole area. I will engage with the National Ambulance Service in respect of the issues that Deputy Collins just raised but we cannot say we need a service for west Cork or east Kerry...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Oct 2021)

Micheál Martin: The authorities in question should be able to give the Deputy the answer. An Garda Síochána should be able to give her the answer.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Oct 2021)

Micheál Martin: To be fair to Deputy Harkin, she has raised this issue consistently in the House and the authorities involved should respond. It is an operational matter for An Garda Síochána but it should be fully transparent in explaining why it has taken certain decisions.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Oct 2021)

Micheál Martin: I accept that there are issues in respect of dental health but provision was made in the budget for additional resources to expand the oral health programme and to add to the numbers of people involved in the provision of the public programme. I can get some figures for the Deputy in respect of that but I take the point he makes. Additional provision has been made in the budget and I will...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Oct 2021)

Micheál Martin: I welcome the fact the Deputy has raised this issue because I checked the issue raised in the House yesterday by Deputy Boyd Barrett. The narrative I have received is somewhat different from that presented yesterday. For example, during Leaders' Questions, I think Deputy Boyd Barrett made reference to the article in the Business Poston properties located in Finglas, several of which were...