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Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (17 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: I will.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 9 to 11, inclusive, together. The Cabinet committee on health was established by Government decision on 6 July and it last met on 12 November. The committee is due to meet again next month. The Cabinet committee oversees implementation of programme for Government commitments in relation to health, receives detailed reports on identified policy areas and...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (17 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: I pay tribute to Deputy Alan Kelly's daughter. That is the kind of intergenerational solidarity that enables us, as communities-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (17 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: I have an Aoibhe myself. It is the kind of intergenerational solidarity that will get us through the pandemic. What comes across is the importance of faith to many in our community, which Deputy Tóibín also mentioned. It is good for people's mental health to get out and about and to get to church. The support that is there is important. The meeting really focused on level 3...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Data Protection (17 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: In regard to Deputy Boyd Barrett's point, they were met at the time. I was Minister for Education and Science during that period and became Minister for Health and Children in 2000. I established the inquiries in question and was the first Minister to open up the dark chapter in our history relating to industrial schools. We put historians into the Department of Education and Science and...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Data Protection (17 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: I am not aware that this was an issue.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Data Protection (17 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: The Tánaiste has often said to me that he does not believe he has breached the restrictions in regard to Covid-19 regulations, as they have applied from time to time.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (17 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 5 to 8, inclusive, together. On 28 October, I met with leaders of the Catholic Church, namely, Archbishop Eamon Martin, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, Archbishop Michael Neary, Archbishop Kieran O'Reilly and Bishop Dermot Farrell.  Discussion focused mainly on the effect the current Covid-19 restrictions are having on the health and well-being...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Data Protection (17 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 4, inclusive, together. My Department is committed to protecting the rights and privacy of individuals in accordance with the European Union General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR, which came into force on 25 May 2018. The Minister for Justice was responsible for the enacting legislation in Ireland and the Data Protection Act 2018 took effect on...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: In the context of the pandemic, I am not quite sure how people can be deported, given the various restrictions and rules that govern it. On Deputy Gannon's point about those working in the healthcare service, I do not know the individual cases, but Ireland does not deport too many people in any given year. The Catherine Day report reveals that. There are policy issues that emanate from...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: The powers are separated.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: Yes, I do. I must reiterate some key points. Regarding the previous appointment mentioned by Deputy McDonald, that was not through the JAAB process. That said, I never sought the presence of the Minister of Justice to go through a selection process, in terms of giving weight to one person's qualities as opposed to another's.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: Deputy Catherine Murphy has raised that point.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: The appointment I referred to never went through the JAAB. The then Government, in its wisdom, made a decision without going through the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board. It was entitled to do that within the law and the Constitution. That was the context then. The context here is that once I was informed that Mr. Justice Woulfe had gone through the Judicial Appointments Advisory...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: -----as a suitable candidate for the position on the Supreme Court, I was happy to accept that. Why? It is because the board is chaired by the Chief Justice and includes the presidents of the other four courts, in addition to representatives of the Law Society of Ireland and the Bar Council of Ireland.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: In response to Deputy Kelly, I do not want to be embroiling myself in selection processes or appointments, quite frankly.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: I am quite happy that the JAAB would recommend someone as suitable. That is good enough for me.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: That is why the judicial appointments commission needs to be established.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy tries to lecture everybody on the separation of powers, but he thinks it is fitting for me to seek correspondence from the Chief Justice-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: -----before any impeachment process happens.