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Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (15 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 3 to 6, inclusive, together. The Cabinet committee on health was established by a Government decision on 6 July and held its first meeting on 28 July. It will meet again in the coming weeks. It will oversee implementation of programme for Government commitments in respect of health, receive detailed reports on identified policy areas and consider the...

Equitable Beef Pricing Bill 2020: First Stage (15 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: No.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Ministerial Advisers (15 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 and 2 together. Under the terms of the Public Service Management Act 1997, Ministers and Ministers of State who regularly attend Cabinet meetings may request the approval of the Government to appoint special advisers. The Act also provides that other Ministers of State may also appoint a special adviser. The requirement for specialist policy input and...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Ministerial Advisers (15 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: Not on advisers. I never did that.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Ministerial Advisers (15 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: It was a separate issue.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: There is no such thing as unilateral in an executive or in a government.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy must accept collective responsibility.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: It is the duplicity that the Deputy's party consistently deploys in terms of its stances on various issues.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: If it does not like the decision of the Executive, it is not its decision.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: It did the same on social welfare in the past on the Executive-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: I respect the planning process. Our position has been very clear about the North-South interconnector and we will work to see what can be achieved in that regard.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: I have just given the Deputy the position. The planning process in Northern Ireland is not our function. The Deputy will criticise, delay and delay-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy is trying to criticise a colleague of his party in the Executive-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: -----yet his party is part of that Executive.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: It is not on the programme for this session, but the heads are still being prepared.

Dying with Dignity Bill 2020: First Stage (15 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: No.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: Again, the operation of the testing system in terms of locations and centres is organised by the HSE. I will communicate the Deputies’ representations in respect of their towns and their constituencies. The testing programme has been expanded very significantly over the summer and the number of tests has been significantly ramped up as well, which is not being acknowledged but,...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: First, the 2,000 people were paid for by the Irish taxpayer.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: Sorry. The cross-border directive was something we entered into under the EU. People have availed of it and the taxpayer has refunded them - that is the scheme. The Deputy and his colleagues have put on the buses and have run a great old operation for quite some time. The most important-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: If Britain leaves the EU, Britain leaves the EU. Does the Deputy understand that? Cross-border directives may no longer apply to it. I think that what is more important is that we improve capacity in our own system in terms of cataract-----