Results 17,221-17,240 of 51,305 for speaker:Micheál Martin

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

Micheál Martin: The Deputy is wrong in his assessment of last night's measures because they will have an impact, both on the planning side and in respect of stamp duty. The stamp duty will have an impact, much broader than just the funds. The stamp duty disincentivises multiple buying of houses or duplexes and gives the advantage back to first-time buyers and owner occupiers. It is a much broader measure...

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

Micheál Martin: We need a rental market. Does the Deputy not get that? In addition to other markets, we need a rental market. We need more supply. We need affordable houses and more social houses. Last night is just one measure in regard to one area. The Government is coming up with a range of initiatives in housing, the most important being substantial allocation of funding for the largest ever social...

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

Micheál Martin: There is a range of initiatives the Government has brought forward and the Deputy has opposed every single one of them.

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

Micheál Martin: I think the Deputy's response is now the typical Sinn Féin response - oppose everything, prevaricate, delay and endeavour to exploit the housing crisis for its own political ends and electoral gain as opposed to coming up with real solutions that matter out there. Our fundamental concern is with young purchasers and other people to enable them to be in a position to buy houses at...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (19 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 42 to 44, inclusive, together. The Government recognises the importance of regular and open engagement with all sectors of society including the social partners. There are many different fora in place for these conversations, including the National Economic Dialogue, the National Economic and Social Council, and various Sectoral Groups. There is also...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Energy Usage (19 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: My Department’s 2021 Resource Efficiency Action Plan sets out a range of actions to improve the management of energy, water, material and waste resources within the Department and to increase sustainability awareness among staff. It also includes levels of energy and water usage and waste produced by the Department so that improvements can be tracked and measured following...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (18 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: Once the agreement and the discussions are complete, I would expect full accountability to the House in that respect.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (18 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: As I said, this has gone on for quite a long time. Covid has dominated, but when we get full clarity around that, we will revert to the House on it. The Oireachtas health committee is an appropriate forum for the ins and outs of this project to be debated. We need to get a new national maternity hospital built.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (18 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: The Rotunda is to follow. I have always found it extraordinary the length of time it has taken to argue these issues out and get them resolved given the State investment in all of these sites.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (18 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: The State has invested hugely on the St. Vincent's site.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (18 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: We should not be having these long-running sagas in terms of ownership and all the rest of it.

Ballymurphy Inquest: Statements (18 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: A week ago, Mrs. Justice Siobhan Keegan delivered her findings on the inquest into the deaths of ten people in Ballymurphy. The road to that moment had been a long and arduous one, but at its end was a profound and historic truth. Each of the ten was innocent. Each was unarmed. Every rumour or allegation about the victims being anything other than ordinary, decent private citizens was...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (18 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: Deputy Kelly asked No. 11. Deputy Boyd Barrett asked No. 12-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (18 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: What I have here is Deputies Kelly, Boyd Barrett, Bríd Smith, Paul Murphy and Barry.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (18 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: Deputy Kelly raised the issue of the national maternity hospital, as have all the Deputies who spoke subsequently. Religious ethos will not influence the policy or activities of the hospital. I supported the repeal of the eighth amendment and the national maternity hospital will not be in any shape or form influenced by any religion. I have not discussed it with any bishop or archbishop....

Ceisteanna - Questions: Vaccination Programme (18 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: Deputy Kelly raised the issue of the advice from NIAC. The most recent advice is now being considered by the HSE. The Chief Medical Office is overseeing that as well. That will have to come to Government. It has not yet come to Government for a formal decision. The key objective for Government is to get as many vaccines out there as we possibly can. Vaccination registration is opening...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Vaccination Programme (18 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: It has facilitated the export of 200 million vaccines.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Vaccination Programme (18 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy's whole strategy on this issue has always been to reduce everything to the single transferable slogan and sound bite as if that would magic up vaccines-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Vaccination Programme (18 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: -----in the morning, which the Deputy knows it would not.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Vaccination Programme (18 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: Will Deputy Murphy allow me to respond? I heard him and did not interrupt him.