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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: It has the presidents of the four courts involved-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: -----and members of the Law Society as well. That is what I did not ignore-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: I accepted the board's recommendation as to the suitability of Mr. Justice Woulfe. That is the point from my perspective. I had no interest-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: -----in embroiling myself in the politics of this-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: -----good, bad or indifferent. When it came to the Government, once it was established, to ratify that, that is the context in which I ratified it.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: I have answered that repeatedly. In the context of other judges indicating their interest, that has been answered. That goes to the Attorney General of the day and the Minister for Justice.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: The Minister for Justice then brings to the Cabinet the name of the nominee for appointment.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: That has always been the position. It has always been consistently the position that one name comes to the Cabinet from the Minister for Justice.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: The Minister for Justice will answer questions in the House on this issue and that has been made clear by the Minister.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: The Tánaiste also has answered questions on this on a consistent basis.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: What was not factual in what I said?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: I said the board recommended him as a suitable candidate.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: I have answered questions on this on a number of occasions.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: I have answered questions, and I have answered them straight. I want to say, through the Chair if I may, that I have made it clear that it has all been laid out in terms of how the appointment was made. There was no horse trading involved. There was no involvement whatsoever in terms of judicial appointments, the formation of the Government or the programme for Government. Any assertion...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: First of all, in terms of mechanisms and so on, we have made many public statements. People have tracked the status of the virus over the last number of weeks in terms of numbers coming down. When we reopened after the first lockdown - go right through the summer into September and October - restrictions were lifted and certain things happened, notwithstanding all the dialogue in the world....

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy should be glad.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: I am not.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: I accept the Deputy's overall point about preparation and the need to prepare. Decisions will be made and announced by the Government in time for various sectors and actors to prepare in response to a Government announcement this week. I made it very clear five weeks ago that there would be a six-week application of level 5. I made it very clear in the first press conference that our...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: At a cost, yes. I accept that. It is a big cost but the Irish people are adhering and it is working. We would like the figures to be lower. I would prefer them to be lower again. They are still coming down. Last evening, the 14-day incidence per 100,000 was 108.7. Finland is ahead of us, with about 50 per 100,000. Other European countries are in a much more difficult space. The...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy. I do not disagree with him on the utilisation of data to inform decision-making. That is important. Various sets of data can inform decisions. The Deputy is correct in saying there have been outbreaks in certain healthcare settings, which has been problematic for those settings in dealing with the normal throughput, services and so forth. To inform our decisions, our...