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- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: ...economically and the population has grown. The nature of urban life is changing and the mix that went into towns in previous times may not be the mix for current times. There may be a need for more substantial residential accommodation in town centres than has been the norm in the past. That applies to the cities as well as the towns. I agree with the Deputy. I opposed the...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2024)
Peter Fitzpatrick: ...at risk in the work environment. This means they have to use other leave to compensate for long-term absence if they encounter risk in the early stages of pregnancy. Contagious diseases are more common in younger children and these diseases are considered a threat to babies' health. Considering the potential risk posed to SNAs – there is a greater risk of injury given the...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: ...of Finance officials were about my protestations to the effect that the measure would be modest. This view was dashed a year later when the estimate I had helpfully provided to the officials more than doubled. Today we have 21,000 SNAs. I do not mean to jest as this is an important point. The officials were right because they saw what was coming. It was a good thing. The position has...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: More than 45,000 first-time buyers have benefited and the Deputy's party wants to take that support away from those who want to buy their first home.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2024)
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...of €110 a day. Who does statutory sick pay benefit? It helps those in precarious, insecure and low-paid work, who predominantly are young people, migrants and women. Better paid workers are more likely to be unionised or have fully paid sick leave in their contracts. The cost-of-living crisis has not gone away. Incomes are still squeezed by rising prices. If a person is...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2024)
Pearse Doherty: ...inné. Ar fud an Stáit anois, tá meánphraghas €400,000 ar thithe do dhaoine atá ag iarraidh teach úr a cheannacht. Yesterday, the CSO reported that in the past year house prices have continued to skyrocket, rising by more than 7%. Since the Government took office, the average house price in Carrigaline in the Tánaiste's constituency has...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: .... Some 18,000 new houses were commenced in April 2024. That is approximately 600% higher than last year and the highest in any month since the series began in 2014. In the first four months of 2024, more than 30,000 houses were commenced. That is hugely above last year's figures. In the past 12 months, from May 2023 to May 2024, approximately 53,000 homes have commenced. There is...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: I appreciate the leadership ambitions of Deputy Ó Broin. They are clear, but in a more serious vein-----