Results 101-120 of 51,089 for speaker:Micheál Martin

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Jul 2025)

Micheál Martin: -----which is a very positive development that the Deputy should acknowledge. The previous Government also introduced minimum pricing for alcohol to target young people in particular in endeavouring to reduce the consumption of alcohol. We have some of the highest prices for alcohol in Europe, which has impacted-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Jul 2025)

Micheál Martin: The regulations have been signed. The Government considers all of these matters. An issue has been raised in the context of the trade and tariffs issue.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Jul 2025)

Micheál Martin: I just gave an answer. The Deputy does not like it. On dementia services, I will talk to the HSE and the Minister in respect of what is happening at the Royal Hospital Donnybrook. The Minister of State, Deputy Butler, did exceptional work on dementia during the term of the previous Government and improved resources significantly. More generally, we will focus on dementia provision in...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Jul 2025)

Micheál Martin: Get my point. We need to-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Jul 2025)

Micheál Martin: We do need-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Jul 2025)

Micheál Martin: I do not have to prove you wrong. I just told you-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Jul 2025)

Micheál Martin: I mentioned what happened in industrial schools and in schools, in terms of other institutional settings-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Jul 2025)

Micheál Martin: -----long before there was any modern sort of increase in terms of different nationalities coming into the country.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Jul 2025)

Micheál Martin: Again, as I said earlier, we are providing funding in the interim both to the HSE but also to private providers. Last year private providers cost about €6.8 million and we have allocated a further €10 million this year to deliver close to 3,000 more assessments and to boost capacity, with new assessment teams and so forth. Perhaps the Deputy could work with the HSE to identify...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Jul 2025)

Micheál Martin: I will engage with the Minister in respect of this. It is my understanding that there is no cutback programme in place. We have been expanding services generally in the further education field but I will certainly bring this to the Minister's attention, with a view to reverting to the Deputy on it.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Jul 2025)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for raising the issue. I do not know whether the person concerned has secured a personal insolvency practitioner because that is the mechanism to deal with this in terms of engaging with whoever has the loan now. Generally, the courts have been sympathetic to people in their primary family residence, in terms of not evicting. A process of engagement is required to see if...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Jul 2025)

Micheál Martin: Given that the person has cancer, and I do not know the full background of the case-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Jul 2025)

Micheál Martin: Over the last decade loans have been sold but that has not resulted in wholesale evictions, which was asserted at the time. If people engage, generally speaking-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Jul 2025)

Micheál Martin: I do not know the background to this case but if people engage, cases can get resolved.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Jul 2025)

Micheál Martin: My understanding is that the Minister for Transport, Deputy O'Brien, is finalising work on a draft policy framework for unmanned aircraft systems. He expects to publish it in the summer and will seek to identify and address any public, regulatory or legislative gaps. There is a comprehensive EU legislative framework in place to regulate safe drone operations that is directly applicable in...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Jul 2025)

Micheál Martin: Is Ballincollig on the south side or the north side? That kind of argument was used 30 years ago but the bottom line is that light rail will be good for every part of the city. On the Cork city task force, there has been huge investment in Cork over the last four to five years. I have indicated that we will be setting up a Cork city task force but we have to get the terms of reference and...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Jul 2025)

Micheál Martin: MARA is part of the solution. In 2022 the Government introduced the nitrates action programme. The Deputy knows there is an action plan there. She also knows it is the most robust nitrates action programme to date in terms of water quality. Last August the Department of agriculture and marine published Water and Agriculture - A Collaborative Approach. Progress has been made with a 10%...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Jul 2025)

Micheál Martin: We are not failing farmers; we are endeavouring to get a sustainable landing zone for all concerned.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Jul 2025)

Micheál Martin: I answered some of this earlier in response to a different question. Just to get a sense of perspective, progress is being made even within the existing system. There is no doubt there is a significant increase in people waiting. However, over 4,000 assessments were completed in 2024, a 30% increase on 2023. Some 1,400 assessments were completed in the first three months of this year, a...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Jul 2025)

Micheál Martin: Everything has to be evidence-based. The Deputy's assertions-----