Results 101-120 of 299 for 5 million speaker:Micheál Martin

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2021)

Micheál Martin: Out of 255 appointments, 151 have been made. In home care alone, 5 million hours have been provided.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Functions (27 Jul 2021)

Micheál Martin: ...a Shared Island unit in my Department to act as a driver and coordinator of this whole of Government initiative. In Budget 2021, the Government established the Shared Island Fund, with €500m in capital funding being made available out to 2025, ring-fenced for investment in North/South projects. We are making allocations from the Fund to support delivery of our commitments...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (13 Jul 2021)

Micheál Martin: ...is a difficult decision for many sectors, particularly for many businesses which had hoped to open last week. The vaccination programme continues to make significant progress however, with over 4.7 million doses of the vaccine now administered and almost 57% of the adult population now fully vaccinated. Since last Monday, those aged between 18 and 34 have been receiving Janssen...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Jul 2021)

Micheál Martin: ...flow through hospitals even before the wave came. November and December were better months than in previous years for flow through hospitals and the home care packages were key to that. The 5 million extra home care hours provided had a significant impact on flow through acute hospitals. The overall health service plan provided for about 16,000 additional recruits. The biggest...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (30 Jun 2021)

Micheál Martin: ...AstraZeneca, the current trend is that 300,000 doses came in yesterday, but those will be used for the those in the 60-to-69 age group and people who need a second dose. I understand that 25,000 doses are due in from AstraZeneca on 5 July. That is what we have visibility of. In addition, there will be more than 37,000 on 12 July. Following that, there will be approximately 500,000...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Jun 2021)

Micheál Martin: ...been a substantial increase in funding to health, particularly the winter initiative last year. There was a total of over €4 billion, the largest ever budget. It has yielded results, including 5 million home care packages over the winter period into this year. That has facilitated a greater flow. We have higher levels of activity in the hospitals than we had pre-pandemic in 2019....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Jun 2021)

Micheál Martin: ...apply for 2021 and 2022. The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Deputy Humphreys, in line with the programme for Government, announced details of allocations of approximately €70 million transitional LEADER programme funding for the period covering 2021 and 2022. This came into effect from April of this year. Of the €70 million announced, €20 million...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (16 Jun 2021)

Micheál Martin: ...and consistency of policy to benefit mothers-to-be and their partners. On the issue of home care packages, unprecedented resources have been allocated. It is unprecedented in that there are 5 million home care hours.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Jun 2021)

Micheál Martin: ...be proactive provision in terms of access to outdoor facilities, dining facilities and so forth. With regard to community halls, there is an enhanced community grant scheme. We provided €5 million recently to augment €2 million that had been provided already to support and enhance community-based facilities during Covid-19. That is available and we will see what can be done.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jun 2021)

Micheál Martin: ...As the Deputy stated, the Newcastle area is home to approximately 6,000 people. We put together the community enhancement fund, which is primarily for disadvantaged communities. Approximately €2 million was allocated in respect of this fund, which was launched in June of last year. In the second round of funding last August, an additional €5 million was allocated to the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (2 Jun 2021)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 5 to 9, inclusive, together. The national reform programme is an important element of the European semester, the annual cycle of economic and fiscal policy co-ordination which takes place among EU member states. As part of the semester, each member state prepares and submits a national reform programme to the European Commission each April. This provides...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (19 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: ...to 64 should be in employment; at least 60% of all adults should participate in training every year; and the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion should be reduced by at least 15 million, including at least 5 million children. That evening I attended a working dinner where our discussion focused on the Covid-19 situation, including production and distribution of...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Vaccination Programme (18 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 5 to 10, inclusive, together. A Covid-19 vaccination subgroup chaired by the Secretary to the Government has met on two occasions to discuss elements of Covid-19 vaccinations in the context of the overall Government strategy on Covid-19, including a roll-out of the vaccination programme, operationalisation of recent changes to the programme following NIAC...

Europe Day: Statements (11 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: .... It has opposed the many extremist voices which continue to promote ideologies which offer nothing more than angry words and an ignorance of history. It is a Union which Ireland joined freely 50 years ago with hopes and aspirations which have been met and exceeded time and again. In a world where the arrogant, defensive and inward-looking nationalism of the past has tried to reassert...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (5 May 2021)

Micheál Martin: ...and our climate strategy agenda to provide alternative job opportunities to sectors and regions most effected, particularly protecting vulnerable groups. The Government will invest up to €108 million in the peatlands climate action scheme which will create over 300 jobs and will be delivered by Bord na Móna to rehabilitate 33,000 ha over 80 Bord na Móna bogs. The budget...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Advertising (28 Apr 2021)

Micheál Martin: ...Online Advertising 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 €0 €0 €436,823 €12,281 €1,385,389 €447,848 Broadcast Advertising 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 ...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

Micheál Martin: I am grateful for this opportunity to appear before the select committee as it considers the 2021 Estimates for Votes 1 to 3, inclusive, and Votes 5 and 6. The committee has been supplied with a detailed briefing document for each of these Votes in advance of the meeting. I will outline the work of my Department in light of the proposed 2021 Estimates, and touch on the proposed 2021...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

Micheál Martin: ...of Health, and that needs to be borne in mind as well. I think there are about 90 non-commercial State bodies under the aegis of the Department of Health and, overall, we are talking about 125,000 people employed in health services more generally and €22 billion allocated. There have been huge increases this year in terms of services. The €600 million for the winter...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Shared Island Unit (21 Apr 2021)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 5 to 12, inclusive, together. On 22 October, I set out the Government's vision and priorities on shared island in an online event at Dublin Castle. In budget 2021, the Government announced the shared island fund, with €500 million being made available out to 2025, ring-fenced for shared island projects. This provides significant new capital...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Mar 2021)

Micheál Martin: ...€3.3 billion has been provided for housing, a 24% increase on budget 2020. Clearly, in the first three months of the year Covid has restricted output. That is obvious, because of the level 5 lockdown and our decision to reduce mobility. That has had an impact on the first three months of the year. The €3.3 billion available is the highest investment in housing by any...