Results 17,101-17,120 of 51,305 for speaker:Micheál Martin

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2021)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy has been against the European Union all his life.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2021)

Micheál Martin: I want to be co-operative but if assertions are made that have nothing to do with the Order of Business-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2021)

Micheál Martin: In that case, I think we will have to deal with that in the Business Committee because it is a recurring feature that this is an extended part of Leaders' Questions. That is what is going on here.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2021)

Micheál Martin: The issues have not come to a conclusion, so we will have time for a debate next week. To respond to Deputy Michael Collins, he did not ring me, and if the situation was that serious, he should have done so.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2021)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy knows how to ring me. He rang me often enough previous times.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2021)

Micheál Martin: You did when you were first elected-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2021)

Micheál Martin: You were trying to get a deal done for yourself. You were talking to everybody.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2021)

Micheál Martin: Leaving that to one side, there is no issue with us having a debate next week or the week after that. This is an ongoing issue. We will respond to the specifics of the case. In terms of Holles Street hospital, Government proposals have not come before Cabinet. There will be time for a debate on that and for me and the Minister for Health to bring clarity to the House, but it has not come...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2021)

Micheál Martin: I agree 100% with what the Deputy said. We always have to watch out for the vulnerabilities in others and be alert and aware. As he said earlier, we should be open in talking about mental health and about suicide but also in letting people know, which I consistently say to young people, that they should be kinder to each other. In life, people should be kinder to each other than is often...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2021)

Micheál Martin: First of all, I thank the Deputy for the question and for the very constructive and non-partisan manner in which he has raised the issue. This is an extremely important issue that always has to command the full attention of the House across all political persuasions. Families and communities the length and breadth of the country have been affected by suicide. It is important to continue to...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2021)

Micheál Martin: The supports have been very extensive. That needs to be said because very quickly they get read into the narrative and taken for granted. They have been exceptional supports because the pandemic has created a need for exceptional supports. As we get situations under control, however, the same level of supports will not be sustainable in many areas. We can work to support nursing homes in...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2021)

Micheál Martin: The vaccination programme has had a very significant impact in bringing the situation within nursing homes under control. This does mean that we have to reconsider both the level and scale of supports if the situation comes under control in any given environment or situation. The more important point is the medium-term relationship between the State and the private nursing home sector, how...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2021)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. We will have to agree to disagree in terms of the issue around the imposition of restrictions in society. The measures we have taken overall have resulted in fewer deaths in Ireland and less severe illness than in other countries that took a different approach. Ultimately, the role of Government is to protect lives and public health to the very...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2021)

Micheál Martin: I disagree fundamentally with the Deputy. We have not introduced a cliff edge. The opposite is the case. We have extended the PUP to September, following which there will be a phasing out of it out to next February, which will be second anniversary of the introduction of the payment. By then the payment will have been in place for two years. It was originally introduced for 12 weeks....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2021)

Micheál Martin: By the Deputy's own admission, hundreds of thousands of people came off the PUP last year and so I think she is overstating the case. The same will happen this year. I do not accept that people currently on the PUP will not be able to get a job in the economy in the coming months. I think there will be a significant recovery. Sustaining it for the medium term is what the plan is about....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2021)

Micheál Martin: As I said earlier, hotels, bed and breakfast accommodation and guesthouses will open again tomorrow. This will create jobs and get people back to work. Next week, restaurants, pubs and other facilities will open. All of that will help. Last February, approximately 481,000 people were on the pandemic unemployment payment. This figure has already decreased to 334,000 and it will continue...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2021)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy and her party's spokespeople agreed that it would have to be phased out. Deputy Doherty is on the record as saying that. No one expected emergency pandemic payments to remain forever. We now want to allocate resources elsewhere. We will help everybody who has difficulty getting a job as we move into the latter half of 2021. Very substantial resources are being put into...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2021)

Micheál Martin: First of all, I agree with the Deputy in terms of the good news in recent weeks that people are returning to work in considerable numbers. We have been in a position to do this through our management of the pandemic and though a successful and efficiently run vaccination programme which is having a dramatic impact on the severity of illness in society from the virus and on reducing death and...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Commemorative Events (1 Jun 2021)

Micheál Martin: This year the National Day of Commemoration will take place in the National Museum of Ireland, Decorative Arts and History, Collins Barracks on Sunday, 11thJuly. The Ceremony ‘in honour of all those Irishmen and Irishwomen who died in past wars or on service with the United Nations’ will be broadcast live by RTE and will include a multi-faith service of prayer, military...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Data Protection (1 Jun 2021)

Micheál Martin: There were no data breaches identified within my Department since the GDPR took effect in 2018.