Results 17,081-17,100 of 50,297 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Jan 2021)
Micheál Martin: What I am saying is that consultation is under way and it is happening. When it is right and when the Minister has concluded those consultations with the partners and with the State Examination Commission, and with the advisory committee, they will-----
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Jan 2021)
Micheál Martin: Deputy McDonald is out of order. The Deputy should not be interrupting me in that manner.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Jan 2021)
Micheál Martin: I did not say that.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Jan 2021)
Micheál Martin: I said last week Deputy McDonald-----
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Jan 2021)
Micheál Martin: Hold on a second now. Deputy McDonald-----
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Jan 2021)
Micheál Martin: No.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Jan 2021)
Micheál Martin: That is what happened last week. The Minister for Education was attacked last week wrongly for not consulting by the Deputy.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Jan 2021)
Micheál Martin: The Minister is consulting with the partners-----
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Jan 2021)
Micheál Martin: -----and is engaging, and we will respond appropriately.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Jan 2021)
Micheál Martin: The Deputy does not need to make an FOI request in order to obtain the Government's strategy on Covid-19. He is aware that the roadmap for living with Covid-19 was published a number of months ago and we are now at level 5 of that roadmap in the context of suppressing the numbers. The numbers are falling steeply but there is enormous pressure on our hospitals. As already stated, our...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Jan 2021)
Micheál Martin: I am not as arrogant as the Deputy. I will always listen to other Deputies' perspectives and respond to them. I do not dismiss them like the Deputy does and I am not as cynical as him that he does not even bother worrying about or listening to the reply any more. He should not be putting the questions if that is his attitude. The Deputy knows I have spoken to the First Minister and...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Jan 2021)
Micheál Martin: The Dublin Government does not run the Northern Ireland Executive. The elected representatives in the North are responsible for their jurisdiction and the political decisions they take on the pandemic but the Deputy seems oblivious to that fact and that reality.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Jan 2021)
Micheál Martin: We are introducing quarantine into the country.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Jan 2021)
Micheál Martin: We are introducing it and the legislation will give us broad capacity to extend it. The numbers have collapsed to very low levels in terms of people coming into the Republic and we must maintain that over the coming period. That is the reality. The Deputy is correct in terms of identifying the variants as the significant factor now in how we deal with international travel. There is a lot...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Jan 2021)
Micheál Martin: First, I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. Is it related to the local improvement scheme?
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Jan 2021)
Micheál Martin: My understanding is that a new scheme been announced with regard to that and the deadline for applications is 26 February. I will ask the Minister to correspond with the Deputy about the details, however. I take on board what the Deputy said about the challenges facing many people in terms of accessing funding for this over the years. The Government has been in office just over six months...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Jan 2021)
Micheál Martin: The Deputy has articulated a case very strongly on behalf of his constituents and the people of County Kerry. As I said, a new scheme has been announced and I believe applications are due in before 26 February. I will check that and ask the Minister to engage with the Deputy on this matter. I will certainly talk to the Minister about the allocation and whether that can make a meaningful...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Jan 2021)
Micheál Martin: I expect everybody to lead from the front. The problem with the Deputy is that, unfortunately, she has been on the fence for much of this and has clung to the fence for as long as possible. I remember a headline on the 18 September edition of the Irish Daily Star, which stated "Mary Lou: Open all the pubs". The Deputy was quoted as saying there was no reason that all the pubs should not...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Jan 2021)
Micheál Martin: The Deputy's party is on the Northern Ireland Executive and has failed to gain the consensus required in respect of some of the issues she has raised. We will continue to work in a constructive fashion with the Northern Ireland Executive. The measures on travel will not take weeks to implement; they will be implemented very quickly. It is time for consistency all around, from all...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Jan 2021)
Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for raising those issues. The Government's view is very clear: people should not travel for non-essential reasons. There are very few reasons that people should travel. The Deputy is correct in saying that a significant number of people who have been travelling out of Ireland have, since the Christmas period, been going on holiday and coming back in. That clearly needs...