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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: I am not into some sort of ideological war.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: There are two things we can do from this date. We will do whatever we can to put pressure on to get a deal, a respectable package, for the workers. We need to change the law as well to protect workers in future by protecting collective agreements. That has to happen. As I said, I had preliminary discussions with ICTU. They were not on the agenda. I had a general discussion with...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy is correct that I met the workers in the Taoiseach's office. They were realistic and they were not easily fooled by anybody about what was possible and not possible within the law. They had no intention of being taken up the mountain only to be led back down again. They were focused on trying to get a realistic package for themselves and their colleagues, who have spent a long...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: It is the table to which the Deputy has just alluded. She knows what I am saying. Talks should begin. There should be dialogue again between the key interests. The Deputy knows there was ongoing work by Mandate, in particular, to do its best in difficult situations to arrive at and realise a package from the workers. Last Friday, the Deputy welcomed that there was a result from that...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: That assessment will be finished by quarter four of this year.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: The treatment of the Debenhams workers has been very shabby, shoddy and unacceptable and I have made that point on a number of occasions. Notwithstanding the difficulties the parent company was or is in, the failure to honour the collective agreements into which these workers had entered is unacceptable, and the manner in which they have been treated is unacceptable as far as the performance...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Functions (8 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: The International Section of the Department supports my work at international level, beyond the EU, to promote Ireland’s foreign and economic policy objectives, and to maintain and develop strong bilateral and multilateral relations. Working closely with other departments, including Foreign Affairs, the International Section provides me with advice and briefing on international issues,...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ministerial Communications (8 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: The Department of the Taoiseach has an ICT Policy which stipulates that where personal email accounts are used for business purposes, due regard must be taken of the sensitivity and confidentiality of the information being transmitted. The ICT Policy further requires that, where personal email accounts are used for business purposes, a copy of any record created must be retained in an...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ministerial Advisers (8 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 61, 64 and 69 together. The persons employed by my Department as Special Advisers are detailed in the table below. It should be noted that all appointments are subject to formal Government approval and relevant contracts will be laid before the Oireachtas in due course. All appointments will be made in line with the Public Service Management Act, 1997. Both...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Communications (8 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: I spoke with Prime Minister Morrison by telephone on the evening of 29 July, when he offered me congratulations on my appointment as Taoiseach. In our call we discussed the challenges posed by the COVID19 pandemic, and the steps we were both taking to deal with its health, social and economic consequences. We agreed the importance of cooperation in the international community to contain and...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: State Claims Agency (8 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: There are currently no legal cases being handled by the State Claims Agency on behalf of the Department. From time to time the State Claims Agency handles legal costs on behalf of the Tribunal of Inquiry and Commissions of Investigation which are independent of the Department.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Office of the Attorney General (8 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 66 and 67 together. Since the formation of the 33rd Dáil, the Office of the Attorney General has made two appointments to the grade of Advisory Counsel Grade III (provision of legal advice and advising on the conduct of litigation); one appointment to the grade of Assistant Parliamentary Counsel Grade II (drafting of legislation); one appointment to the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (8 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: The following table lists the Cabinet Committee meetings held since July. Cabinet Committee Meeting Dates COVID-19 3 July 11 August Economic Recovery and Investment 8 July 15 July 21 July 2 September Housing 30 July Health 28 July Environment and Climate...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Contracts (8 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: My Department made one payment of €379.32 to the company in question in May 2016.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Advertising (8 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: In 2019, my Department paid for public information campaigns relating to Budgets 2019 and 2020, for public consultation notices for draft language schemes, and for the ‘Votail100’ commemorations. There was also expenditure for advertisements relating to the recruitment of Judges. The IBRC Commission, which is an independent statutory commission, contracted services to manage...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Offices (8 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: My Department does not have any civil service accommodation allocation outside Dublin city.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: We will continue to work on those issues. I take the sincerity of the Deputy's comments in regard to Debenhams, the workers of which we are continuing to engage with.

Nomination of Member of the Government: Motion (2 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: I move: The Dáil Éireann approves the nomination by the Taoiseach of Deputy Charlie McConalogue for appointment by the President to be a member of the Government. It is my intention to assign to Deputy McConalogue the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. As the House will know, Deputy McConalogue's knowledge of this area is both broad and deep. A proud son of...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: The whole thrust of Government policy is not to punish; it is to support. Any objective analysis of Government interventions to date would have to accept that was the case. The level of State intervention is unprecedented, and rightly so, because it is an unprecedented global pandemic. Both schemes are being extended to April - that is the fact. The Deputy is talking about the rates....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. The Government is not about punishing anyone and has not been from the outset of the pandemic. The key responses in terms of the pandemic unemployment payment and the wage subsidy scheme have, as I have said before, been unprecedented and significant and have supported a significant number of people. This week approximately €17.2 million...