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Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committees (9 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: What did the Deputy say about timelines?

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committees (9 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: To which timelines is the Deputy referring?

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committees (9 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: I have been very clear in this regard. This is a unilateral action. It fundamentally undermines trust and trust is the foundation stone upon which agreements are made and negotiations conducted. I could not be any clearer than that. I think Deputy Kelly is right. The British Government, via legislation, today is unilaterally seeking to undermine or alter an international agreement....

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Constitutional Amendments (9 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: Immediate action is needed in housing to get more people housed, to get more houses built and, particularly, to get homelessness numbers down. Covid-19 is having an impact and we should be clear that it will have an impact on the timing of referendums. It has also had an impact in the early part of this year on house completions nationally because of the lockdown and so on. That said, in...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Constitutional Amendments (9 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: Yes, but the Deputy did not bring in any proposals for a referendum on housing. By the way, we are committed to holding a referendum.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Constitutional Amendments (9 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: There are Bills everywhere. There is an ongoing debate on whether we can get things done through legislation and various taxation measures to reduce the incentive to hoard land, to create a punitive environment for the hoarding of land and to reduce the acceleration of land prices. That is the objective of Government. The programme for Government is the outcome of negotiations between...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committees (9 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: The Cabinet committee on Brexit and Northern Ireland was formally established by Government decision on 6 July and the first meeting will be scheduled to take place over the course of the autumn. Brexit matters have, of course, remained firmly on the agenda of Cabinet. The Government has taken a number of decisions recently on Brexit, including to intensify work across government to ensure...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: I understand the profound nature of the judgment. Of course I do. The Government has only been in office for two or three months. We will deal with these issues. Of course Covid has changed the norm. The Deputy stated the Government is saying not to go on public transport. Public health is saying that and it is advising us. There was a view in this House that we adhered to the broad...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: I do not see the Minister, Deputy Ryan, having any difficulty in committing to a feasibility study. He wants to accelerate light rail proposals and initiatives across the country. I will talk to him about the Galway situation. The Deputy said he has refused.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy made a comment and perhaps I could get clarification. She said he had refused a feasibility study.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy should-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: That was the previous Minister. Deputy Ryan is the current Minister.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: We should not be making such declarations. We should give the Minister the benefit of the doubt.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: From my conversations with the Minister, he is an enthusiast of light rail.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: He is an enthusiast of public transport.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: On the gender issue, it is a point well made. This kind of Bill will create opportunities in respect of agencies and councils and so on.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Constitutional Amendments (9 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: Under the programme for Government, the Government is committed to holding constitutional referenda on the following matters: extending the franchise at presidential elections to Irish citizens living outside the State; housing; and Article 41.2 of the Constitution, concerning women in the home. In addition, the programme for Government also commits to refer the issue of...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: I would not use that language to describe people who object to anything in the country-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: People are entitled to object. That is why we have a planning process. I accept there is a crisis and that we need a more streamlined, fit-for-purpose system. That is what is proposed in the amendment to the Agriculture Appeals-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: That is why there are amendments to the Agriculture Appeals Act and why those amendments are required. The amendments will bring the forestry licensing process into line with the planning process under the Planning and Development Act 2000. The amendments we have already published - and we will take on board the consultation that arose from that publication - provide for a more efficient...