Results 161-180 of 45,774 for speaker:Micheál Martin

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: It does not. It genuinely does not.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: I fully agree that the situation is intolerable for those living in the area. I have met them in the past and I will meet them again. Senator Murphy has been in regular contact with me, and Deputy Fitzmaurice and others have raised the issue consistently. As he knows, Roscommon County Council had plans for the construction of a pipeline and so forth, and a legal action was taken. The...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: -----in terms of the National Treasury Management Agency divestment from certain investments in the occupied Palestinian territory. He has been advised that the agency has decided to divest from certain Ireland Strategic Investment Fund global portfolios relating to companies undertaking-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: -----certain activities in the occupied Palestinian territory. We continue to do what we can in relation to this aspect.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: Again, the EU is the competent authority in respect of trade. It conducts trade agreements with countries all over the world, including Israel. No boycott of Israel that I am aware of has been proposed by anybody across the European Union or by any government anywhere. Regarding the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018, the European Union has various legislation in...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: We will continue to engage with the UN. As the Deputy will be aware, we had Philippe Lazzarini here last week and so, people who are appreciative of the stance Ireland has taken.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: I have several points to make to the Deputy. In terms of diplomacy, the Deputy scoffed at and scorned it. More than 70 Irish citizens and their dependants have been evacuated from Gaza. The importance of diplomatic relationships or channels cannot be overstated in the context of getting those 70 citizens and their dependants out. Our ambassador in Israel, Sonya McGuinness, has done...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: We have provided over 1,000 new beds. Since coming to power, the Government has have provided significantly increased allocations to the HSE. An extra €7.7 billion on the 2019 figures has been provided. Just because the HSE or any agency comes in and says it wants X, is it the Deputy's policy that he gives everything that people ask for and he does not ask about value or money or...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: Hear me out a second, please. I am talking about numbers. We have dramatically increased the numbers of people employed. In fact, the HSE could not recruit the numbers of people that were provided for in successive rounds of funding to the health service over the past two to three years. The Deputy is in opposition. I look at his party's alternative budgets. Every now and then, his...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: No, it is an important point because-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: -----equally, the Deputy must accept-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: -----that every agency in the country will come in looking for additionality, and so on.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: The idea that the State just responds to every submission it gets is, of course, not a sustainable position.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: The bottom line is this: €7.7 billion has gone in. The mortality rate fell by over 10% over the decade.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: Our life expectancy is now about 82.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: Hold on, please. We are in a small group of only seven EU member states, and the Deputy calls us a laggard. That is because everything with the Deputy has to be negative.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for raising the issue. I agree with her wholeheartedly in that it is absolutely imperative and necessary that this war ends, that Israel stop its bombardment of Gaza and that there be an immediate ceasefire. We have appealed to the Israeli Government and to Hamas to facilitate a ceasefire. There have been intensive negotiations now for quite some time. What is happening...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: Ar dtús báire, ní aontaím leis an Teachta maidir le cúrsaí a bhaineann le hailse sa tír seo mar is léir le blianta beaga anuas – deich mbliana anuas – go bhfuil dul chun cinn ollmhór le feiscint ní hamháin i seirbhísí ailse agus sláinte ach sa mhéid daoine a bhfuil ag teacht slán ón ailse....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (11 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: All passport applications are subject to the provisions of the Passports Act, 2008 (“The 2008 Act”).Under Section 14(1) of the Act, the consent of a child’s guardian(s) must be given before the Passport Service can issue them a passport. In order to protect the integrity of the Irish passport and the rights of the child and their guardian(s), it is important that the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (11 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 96 and 97 together. With regard to the specific applications about which the Deputies have enquired, the Passport Service has issued the passports to the applicants.