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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (19 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: First of all, we will do everything we possibly can in terms of renewing international travel in as safe a way as we possibly can, both by participating in the European Union green digital certificate framework and also in terms of bringing in supports for the aviation industry to enable particularly Shannon Airport and Cork Airport, and the airports generally, to incentivise and bring travel...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: I cannot give that commitment but I will talk to the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, on that. We know that more demand will mean a higher level of renewable energy on the grid to meet Ireland’s 2030 renewable targets. The Government is now developing projects and policies to encourage the development of renewable energy by the data centre sector to meet its demand and to meet the target...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (19 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: First of all, the Government is deeply concerned about the decision of Aer Lingus yesterday. We are not blaming anyone but are seeking to do something about it. Government has been supporting both the airlines and the airports from the beginning of the pandemic, which I say without contradiction, through the means of the employment wage subsidy scheme, EWSS, the various other schemes and...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (19 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: First of all, ISIF is a commercial loan facility in respect of ensuring liquidity to protect jobs, which was a big objective at the time.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (19 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: The airlines have lost heavily over the past year because of the pandemic and received liquidity support through the ISIF pandemic stabilisation and recovery fund.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (19 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: There was a €32 million regional State airports programme which gave capital and current funding to Shannon and Cork Airports and which was important to them. Getting international travel back up and running is obviously the key to the continued economic well-being of Shannon, of Cork and the regions. Through the urban regeneration and development fund, URDF, for example, we have...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (19 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: -----to offset what the Deputy said earlier about the 96%.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (19 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: We need to build up the cities around the country. That is not an issue of points of contact and the chairman is not the issue.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (19 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: I have dealt with this earlier. This is not an abandonment of anybody. There is a key issue about the supply of apartments and that is one that has to be balanced. We could do what people want and increase taxation or do this or that. All of that could, cumulatively, reduce-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: The Government has now been in office for ten or 11 months. Over that time, we have made it very clear that we would have a broad suite of initiatives for housing, the key part being social housing and the building of 50,000 houses over the next five years. The Deputy keeps ignoring that. That is part of the €3.3 billion. The €3.3 billion has nothing to do with it ISIF. HAP...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for raising what is a very important issue. Without question, the expansion of data centres in Ireland has led, and will continue to lead, to a large increase in electricity demand, concentrated in the Dublin area, which raises challenges for the energy system. One needs to consider data centres more broadly, in terms of both the FDI situation and also in terms of the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue and I acknowledge his consistency on it. I will say what I have said consistently since this attack. It is a despicable thing to do to attack a health service and to engage in theft of people's personal medical records. This is a criminal enterprise and this is what criminals do in situations like this. We have to be very clear on two things....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: It is an important aspect of the issue. I do not think the Deputy expects me to comment on the plan because those who are endeavouring to hold the State to ransom would be very interested-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: -----in finding out about the Government's response and the security advice we are receiving as to how to respond to this. The Deputy will accept that. There are, therefore, limitations to the degree of public comment I will make on the State's response to this beyond what I have said on the restoration of services. We are very conscious of our duty of care. It is appalling that people...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: -----people's medical records and seek to exploit them for commercial gain.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: Again, every effort is being made. The HSE is communicating internally with staff about this on an ongoing basis. It is very difficult for the HSE at all levels and for all workers on the front line. The frustrations are enormous. This is a very serious attack on our health service, and the overriding priority is to get the systems back up and running as quickly and as safely as we can in...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: We will do this as fast as we possibly can.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: The public should in the first instance, if they are contacted in the manner in which the Deputy's constituent was contacted, do exactly as his constituent did in contacting both their GP-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: -----and in particular the police.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: We will work to provide-----