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Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Advertising (10 Mar 2021)

Micheál Martin: ...name: National Newspapers Regional Newspapers National Radio Regional/Local Radio June 2020 Emergency Business Supports €229,784.05 n/a €158,403.39 €94,738.42 June 2020 Use of Outdoor/Public Spaces €140,178.93 n/a €111,335.78 ...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (24 Feb 2021)

Micheál Martin: ...guidance on shopping safely, to reinforce public health messaging. This campaign is a way to demonstrate the positive role that our young people are playing in beating back this virus. It has had over 5.7 million interactions on the social platforms and reached over 300,000 people in that age demographic. The AntiViral hashtag had over 1.1 million views and the Campaign’s positive...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jan 2021)

Micheál Martin: ..., and campaigns are developed and implemented to make the public aware of these decisions. Campaigns have achieved impressive audience reach across all media platforms. The #AntiViral Campaign had over 5.7 million impressions by mid-December – we had communicated with over 300,000 young people approximately 5 times across the platforms building awareness of the Campaign. The...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Strategy Statements (2 Dec 2020)

Micheál Martin: ...we do not have public health control, and we are in close proximity to the United Kingdom and Europe. Others might differ, but I do not think we can pursue a zero-Covid-19 strategy. The level 5 restrictions were not as severe as in the first lockdown. In reply to Deputy Boyd Barrett's point, I note that the Government put very significant resources into the music, culture and arts...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2020)

Micheál Martin: ...a European perspective. We now have the lowest 14-day incidence rate in the 27 European Union member states at 89 per 100,000 people. That is a result of the people of Ireland working with level 5 over six weeks. The people deserve considerable credit for adhering to the guidelines. It is interesting that in the most recent survey of the Central Statistics Office, CSO, more than 73% of...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: ..., I will ensure that a response will occur in that regard. Particular funding has been given to Tusla in the budget to deal with the Covid-19 impact. We were particularly concerned about the elevation to level 5 following the experience of the first phase of the lockdown and its impact in the form of increased domestic violence. There was approximately €2 million in addition to...

Covid-19: Statements (24 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: ...on our island have lost their lives because of the virus. This is a terrible number in itself, but it would have been many times worse without the dramatic actions that have been taken. The level 5 restrictions, which we implemented to limit the impact of the second wave in Ireland, will be reviewed by the Government in the coming days. As we decide on the next steps, I am determined...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: As I stated yesterday, the pandemic unemployment payment is providing more than €100 million a week. The cost of the wage subsidy scheme will be more than €5 billion from March 2020 to March 2021. The CRSS will ramp up fairly fast as well in terms of its supports.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: ...subsidy scheme, from its introduction last March to next March, will cost some €5.5 billion. There are 350,000 people on the pandemic unemployment payment at the moment and it is costing €102 million a week. The new Covid restrictions support scheme, which assists businesses that have been closed for some length of time or the turnover of which has gone way down, will cost...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: ...to be careful with language and how we describe things. People are not scared to attend screening services. People are not scared to go to hospital and many are going. As we moved into level 5, one of the key objectives was to keep normal health services open. That has been one of the clear differences between this level 5 lockdown, if we call it that, and the first lockdown. That is...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (4 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: ...Project Ireland 2040, which falls under the Cabinet subcommittee on economic recovery and investment. To ensure momentum continues in the delivery of public infrastructure, we committed an extra €500 million of capital expenditure as part of the July 2020 stimulus package. The overall capital allocation for 2021 is more than €10 billion, making public investment in Ireland...

Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: ...and it was wrong. It was the wrong way to do things. I have said that. I think the Tánaiste has accepted that and he has apologised for an error of judgment on that. The agreement was a €210 million agreement. The Deputy knows there is a separate issue on this in terms of the approach of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to all of this. The Competition...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: ...for a conclusion to long negotiations around a new GP contract. It was welcome because it involved the reversal of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest, FEMPI, worth about €120 million and the chronic disease management programme at primary care level which was worth about €80 million. It was a deal which everyone welcomes. It received a lot of publicity...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Oct 2020)

Micheál Martin: ...that the bidding will commence in the first quarter of next year. I know the Deputy will be tenacious on this and keep at us on the timeline but it is happening and it will happen. The €5 million for the technological university is important for the south east. It is important money that should be spent. Waterford and Carlow institutes of technology have moved to an advanced...

Ceisteanna – Questions: Departmental Administrative Arrangements (6 Oct 2020)

Micheál Martin: ...is being made on that front. No proposal was left on any desk on private sector capacity. The HSE has been continually negotiating and that is ongoing. There is a bridging agreement of €25 million. It has completed a new procurement agreement to deal with diagnostics and general services, and negotiations are ongoing about need in the event of a surge. The PUP was originally...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Oct 2020)

Micheál Martin: .... That is not true and she has no right to misrepresent a phone call of that importance. I took her in good faith. The Deputy made clear to me that it would be catastrophic to move to level 5. She could not understand how we could move from level 2 to level 5 and I agreed with her on that. I take seriously the advice from NPHET about the exponential growth of case numbers. The...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: EU Summits (29 Jul 2020)

Micheál Martin: ...through the provision of a special allocation of €300m for Ireland to reflect the challenges facing the sector here. In further support for peace and reconciliation, the EU will provide a special allocation of €120 million to the PEACE PLUS programme. Together with funding from the Irish and British Governments this will make a substantial fund available to support...

Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (22 Jul 2020)

Micheál Martin: ...it will be helpful to Deputies if I briefly outline the key elements of the package and the significant benefits of this deal for Ireland. In summary, the size of the recovery fund was preserved at €750 billion with a balance of €390 billion in grants and €360 billion in loans. A new allocation methodology was agreed, with 70% of the recovery and resilience fund...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (21 Jul 2020)

Micheál Martin: ...the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. As the House knows, protecting the Common Agricultural Policy was a priority for Ireland. The outcome delivers that, including a special allocation of €300 million to reflect the challenges facing the sector here. In further support for peace and reconciliation, the European Union will provide €120 million for the PEACE...

Estimates for Public Services 2020 (7 Jul 2020)

Micheál Martin: I move the following Revised Estimates: Vote 1— President’s Establishment (Revised Estimate) That a sum not exceeding €4,500,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2020, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Secretary General to the President, for certain other expenses of...