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- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jul 2025)
Verona Murphy: I thank the Taoiseach. Before moving on to Other Members' Questions, I, too, on behalf of the Oireachtas, extend a warm céad míle fáilte to Mr. James Maloney, MP, from the Canadian House of Commons, who is accompanied by his wife. James was instrumental in having a private members' motion adopted unanimously by the Canadian House of Commons in 2021 declaring March as Irish...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jul 2025)
Members applauded.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jul 2025)
Micheál Martin: First, we do take responsibility. We are leading and have taken measures. The Deputy does not like the new planning design standards for apartments but that is addressing-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jul 2025)
Rory Hearne: Shoeboxes.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jul 2025)
Micheál Martin: -----a viability gap. There will have to be a range of house and apartment types built. There will simply have to be to cater for different elements of the market. Some people have said outside of Government that this will be positive with regard to single people seeking housing and apartments also.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jul 2025)
Paul Murphy: Developers will.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jul 2025)
Micheál Martin: The single-stage approval process for all social housing projects under €200 million has been decided on by the Minister and also the RPZ reforms, which the Deputy opposed. That is an action the Government took that increased, by the way, protection nationally but that will also increase greater investment for the private sector.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jul 2025)
Mary Lou McDonald: To increase rents.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jul 2025)
Micheál Martin: The Deputy just said, "No, no, no". Any measure designed to bring any private sector investment into the market the Deputy says "no" to.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jul 2025)
Mary Lou McDonald: And ramp up rents. Good man.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jul 2025)
Micheál Martin: The Deputy does. She consistently says "no" to that. The review of the national planning framework-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jul 2025)
Verona Murphy: Thank you, Taoiseach. Time is up.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jul 2025)
Micheál Martin: ----enables us to zone more land and guess what? Some of you people will be out there opposing all of that too when it comes to the local authorities.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jul 2025)
Cian O'Callaghan: For the record, the Social Democrats has published detailed proposals about how to increase financing for housing, make it more affordable and build more homes. The Taoiseach owes the people an explanation. Why was their money used to fund Israel's genocide in Gaza? There is no denying or hiding it. Not only was public money used but the Taoiseach actually increased that funding in...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jul 2025)
Micheál Martin: First, I take strong exception to the Deputy's assertion that the Irish Government is funding genocide. It most certainly is not and never has.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jul 2025)
Deputies: Hear, hear.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jul 2025)
Cian O'Callaghan: It is public money.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jul 2025)
Micheál Martin: Hold on, now; do not be twisting. The Deputy knows full well that ISIF was established as a separate organisation in terms of all of its investment decisions.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jul 2025)
Cian O'Callaghan: It is funded by Government.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jul 2025)
Micheál Martin: The Deputy knows Government does not get involved in investment decisions by any fund that is established. He knows that is the case. In terms of this specific issue the Deputy raised this morning, I will follow through on that. I ask him not to make the assertion because he must understand and know that this Government is fundamentally opposed to the Israeli war in Gaza.