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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: That is the Government's position on this and I would hope the Opposition's position also. I am responding to Deputy Tóibín's point. I would appreciate the opportunity to respond.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: It is a very serious issue.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: I have three minutes and my time is being interrupted by an unseemly intervention.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: All of the right people are in the right place in responding to these criminals. Cybersecurity is not something new. Every state, system and private sector operator is facing cybersecurity threats and attacks on an ongoing basis. That is my first point. My second point is that in the last budget alone we trebled funding for the NCSC. We trebled funding for it. More than that, it has...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: With the greatest respect, I did not invite anybody in because I was not in government when these funds were invited in. The Deputy knows that but she keeps up the great political lie that Sinn Féin keeps articulating in terms of trying to pretend that Fianna Fáil was in power for the last ten years when it was not. We are now in government with Fine Gael and the Green Party for...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: We need a home ownership market, we need a social housing programme and we need a rental market as well, but I see nothing in the Deputy's proposals.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: I see nothing but bluster and empty rhetoric because, when it comes to it, what does Sinn Féin do on Dublin City Council and other councils? It opposes projects that could have delivered 700 houses in different localities around this city.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: It is complete hypocrisy how you perform on the housing programme.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: First, I have to repeat to the Deputy that the Government’s fundamental aim is to provide unprecedented funding to facilitate the largest social housing programme in the history of the State over the next five years. That is the anchor of the Government’s housing programme. We want to provide 50,000 social homes over the next five years. In addition to that, we want to...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: EU Meetings (18 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: I joined EU Leaders at the Porto Social Summit on 7-8 May, which was also attended by Commission President von der Leyen. This included a High-Level Conference on 7 May organised by the Portuguese Presidency which discussed work and employment; skills and innovation; and welfare and social protection. That evening I attended a working dinner where our discussion focussed on the COVID-19...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Offices (18 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: I launched the Government’s Shared Island Initiative in October. The approach of the Shared Island initiative is founded on the Good Friday Agreement and engaging with all communities and traditions to build consensus around a shared future on the island of Ireland. The Shared Island unit in my Department is a driver and coordinator for this work. Operationally, the unit is...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (18 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 51 and 52 together. Matters relating to arts, culture and equality are dealt with by the Cabinet Committee on Social Affairs and Equality. This Cabinet Committee last met on 30 November and will meet again shortly. I have regular engagement with Ministers at cabinet and individually to discuss priority issues relating to their Departments. In addition, a...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Advertising (18 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: Below is a table detailing the figures requested by the Deputy. Since March of 2020, my Department has co-ordinated the communications strategy for the whole-of-government response to the pandemic that ensures maximum clarity for citizens, businesses and our wider community. There have been 48 public information campaigns to date, and each campaign was advertised using a combination of...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Reports (18 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: My Department has collated and submitted details to the EPA, in line with Circular 20/2019 and accompanying guidelines, of procurement contracts valued greater than €25,000 and how many include green criteria. This information will be included in the Department’s 2020 Annual Report which will be published on gov.ie in due course. My Department is updating its Corporate...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Sustainable Development Goals (18 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: The Government is firmly committed to achievement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications has lead responsibility for promoting and overseeing coherent implementation of the SDGs, which cut across policy areas within the responsibility of many Government Departments and agencies, and touch on both domestic and international policy...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Sustainable Development Goals (18 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: The Government is firmly committed to achievement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications has lead responsibility for promoting and overseeing coherent implementation of the SDGs, which cut across policy areas within the responsibility of many Government Departments and agencies, and touch on both domestic and international policy...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Social Media (18 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: My Department does not engage third-party companies to provide these services.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Social Media (18 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: As part of the normal operation of the Government Press Office/GIS, traditional, print and social media are monitored for content of relevance to the work of the Department and is done on an ongoing basis. In all cases, this involves only published content that is publically available - whether traditional media, print media or social media. Relevant staff in GIS are at Press Officer grade...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Investigations (18 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: No private investigation companies or persons have been engaged by my Department or the National Economic and Social Development Office which is a body under its aegis.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Data Protection (18 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: There was one data breach identified within my Department in 2016. There have been no data breaches identified since then. Please see the accompanying table setting out the information requested. The case in 2016 arose on foot of a complaint by an individual made to the Data Protection Commission in 2017. The complaint concerned an allegation that a breach had occurred by way of the...