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- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (27 Jun 2024)
Micheál Martin: I have fundamental concerns with the utilisation of counselling notes in cases of rape or where trauma has been visited to an extraordinary degree on a person. The O'Malley report was a significant watershed in endeavouring to improve the journey of a person through our criminal justice system and our legal system, particularly a person who is the victim of rape or assault. That...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Deputy's time is up.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: The losses will not stop at 400 jobs. Many of the people we are talking about are ancillary workers who work on "Fair City" and in other areas of RTÉ. Their jobs will be under threat as well.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Please, Deputy.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Will the Government intervene to protect public service broadcasting? Will it ensure there are decent jobs for workers and that they are not the victims of this process? Will public service broadcasting be properly funded by taxing the obscene profits of social media companies?
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2024)
Micheál Martin: Social media companies employ thousands of people in this country. The general taxation proposals of the Deputy's party would reduce foreign direct investment in this country to zero. If he got into a position to do so, he would tax the living daylights out of companies. That is his party's policy, which is fair enough. He is entitled to his ideological perspective.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2024)
Paul Murphy: The Tánaiste wants to tax ordinary households. It is a regressive tax.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2024)
Micheál Martin: I did not interrupt Deputy Boyd Barrett, to whom I am responding. He is the leader of his party this morning. Deputy Murphy might be leader next week but it is Deputy Boyd Barrett today. It is long-standing Government policy to support the independent sector. The Deputies opposite may be against that and against the idea of innovation but it has always been the case that we support the...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: However, there will be crap conditions for workers.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2024)
Micheál Martin: We have the long-standing Sound and Vision scheme, which is funded through television licence receipts.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The time is up.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2024)
Micheál Martin: New schemes are coming on board to support local democracy by way of court reporting, for example, as recommended by the Future of Media Commission. There is potential to do the right thing and to sustain employment and a decent quality of life for people.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2024)
Marian Harkin: On three occasions in 2022, I raised the issue of the pain clinic at Sligo University Hospital, SUH, with the Tánaiste and the Minister for Health, when there were two service interruptions and, previously, when it was closed during the Covid period. Those issues were resolved and the service resumed. However, just over four weeks ago, I received information that there was to be a...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Deputy's time is up.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2024)
Marian Harkin: People are not interested in hearing about Saolta University Health Care Group being in the process of recruiting consultants.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2024)
Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. Chronic pain is a devastating condition because it is a long-term one. Thankfully, there has been significant development in provision over the past decade or so but it took a long time to get a proper base within our heath service more generally. The reason for the temporary closure of the chronic pain service in Sligo University Hospital is, as...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2024)
Marian Harkin: The Tánaiste said progress has been made in the provision of pain relief services. I agree there has been some progress but it is important to note that there has been a change in the international classification of chronic pain. In moving from the tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases, ICD-10, to ICD-11, chronic pain is now recognised as a disease in its own...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2024)
Micheál Martin: There are streets across the country which need that rebalancing in respect of the common good. Sometimes it can be through the delay in getting various projects through. Take Dublin and O'Connell Street. A major project there has been on the go for about 20 years in respect of retail and residential. What is the name of that company? I do not have its name now but it has gone through...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2024)
Mary Butler: Moore Street.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2024)
Micheál Martin: No, I am talking about the development itself - the bigger one. That has yet to go through planning but it has been on the agenda for about two decades. That is a problem that speaks more to the dereliction question. When a big project is mooted and is in the works, very little happens until it gets realised. I see that in parts of Cork at the moment as well in terms of people waiting for...