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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2024)

Micheál Martin: Somehow the truth is not reconciling here because there has been huge development in many parts of the regions. Equally, there have been big investments in Dublin and other urban areas. Post-Covid, it will be very interesting to see what happens because of the development of remote working, rural working hubs and so on. We are now getting a greater concentration of workers outside cities...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2024)

Marian Harkin: This always happens. The Tánaiste lists a few projects. Of course, I do not dispute that they are happening but he ignores the overall abysmal picture. He ignores the facts and does not deal with them. He does not come back to me and say "Well, Deputy Harkin, actually you are wrong about the completions in housing, wrong about the fact that we do not spend a reasonable amount in the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2024)

Holly Cairns: I know the ICJ ruling on the illegal Israeli settlements was extremely important and welcome, but I repeat that we did not need it to act. I presume the Tánaiste agrees with that because if I am correct, Fianna Fáil brought forward the Bill in 2019.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2024)

Micheál Martin: Yes.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2024)

Holly Cairns: However, because the Government waited, we are now running out of time. I heard the Tánaiste on The Irish Times podcast say that we would have an election after critical pieces of legislation were passed. Does that mean there is an army of lawyers in the Attorney General's office and the Department of Finance working morning, noon and night to try to get the occupied territories Bill...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2024)

Micheál Martin: There are aspects of the occupied territories Bill that are clearly unconstitutional but they can be rectified and amended. It is clearly unconstitutional as it is currently drafted. There was a case just ten days ago concerning France v. the European Commission in respect of Western Sahara. There are very clear similarities between that and the West Bank. The ruling on that was not as...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2024)

Mattie McGrath: I wish to raise the issue of the Government's carbon tax mismanagement. Billions of euro have been collected and millions of euro wasted. The C and AG report, which the Tánaiste drew on just minutes ago, reveals that 39% of carbon tax funds are misallocated. I am very concerned about the Government's handling of carbon tax funds and the allocation of the €2.872 billion...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2024)

Micheál Martin: I do not accept that. The carbon tax commenced with this Government. We legislated for it to provide funds to help us reduce carbon emissions and transform certain sectors of our economy, one of the key aspects being retrofitting and creating more energy-efficient homes. The carbon tax has ensured that €262 million-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2024)

Mattie McGrath: Will the Tánaiste answer the question?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2024)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy asked me where the money was spent.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2024)

Mattie McGrath: I am asking where is the money that is missing.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2024)

Micheál Martin: The Government allocated €380 million to retrofitting this year, more than half of which is dedicated to providing 100% free retrofitting to low-income households and those at risk of energy poverty. Anybody in the country would have to acknowledge that the retrofitting programme has been a transformation in the past four years. If we did not have the carbon tax, we could not do that...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2024)

Mattie McGrath: My God, you are a professional spinner and spoofer.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2024)

Micheál Martin: Sorry?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2024)

Mattie McGrath: You are a professional spinner and spoofer.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2024)

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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2024)

Mattie McGrath: I asked a question about the €530 million that is missing. That is according to C and AG report, not my report. The Tánaiste quotes the C and AG when he wants to. Deputy Farrell asked questions that had not been answered. I asked a question about the €530 million in carbon tax that has been robbed from the people and that was supposed to go back into retrofitting and...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2024)

Mairead Farrell: Thosaigh an Tánaiste agus léirigh sé na tograí a tháinig isteach ar an bpraghas gur chóir dóibh teacht isteach. Is é sin an jab atá ag an Rialtas. Shílfeá go mbeadh a fhios ag an Tánaiste gur chóir d'aon togra teacht isteach ar an bpraghas gur chóir dó. The Tánaiste started off talking to me about the projects...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2024)

Micheál Martin: We are fundamentally committed to value for money. The Comptroller and Auditor General is there; the public accounts committee is there. This is part of our system of rigorously examining public expenditure. My point, in response to the Deputy's presentation, is the lack of balance in her presentation and the lack of any reference to some very significant projects that have been delivered....