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TDs / Micheál Martin
Micheál Martin
Taoiseach
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688,766
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686,628 as a minister, 2,138 as a TD
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| December 2024 | 11 |
| January 2025 | 6 |
| February 2025 | 438 |
| March 2025 | 518 |
| April 2025 | 317 |
| May 2025 | 426 |
| June 2025 | 424 |
| July 2025 | 344 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 146 |
| October 2025 | 375 |
| November 2025 | 291 |
| December 2025 | 281 |
| January 2026 | 326 |
| February 2026 | 529 |
| March 2026 | 229 |
| April 2026 | 385 |
| May 2026 | 474 |
| June 2026 | 425 |
| July 2026 | 181 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 198 |
| October 2026 | 222 |
Debates they spoke in most
Plus 6,426 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.
Party, constituency and offices
- constituency Cork South-Central 29 November 2024 to now
- party Fianna Fáil 29 November 2024 to now
- office Taoiseach 23 January 2025 to now
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I disagree fundamentally with Deputy Bacik's analysis of the budget. She is hardly blaming us for the rain, is she? It is melodramatic to say that, as it lashed down last evening, we dropped the budget.
The budget is quite substantial. Deputy Bacik knows that one of the significant features of the Irish taxation system, which has been acknowledged by the OECD and others, is that workers tend to go on the highest rat…
The Deputy is wrong there. The Minister, Darragh O'Brien, has, since last February, made very significant efforts on simplifying the operation of the grant schemes for retrofitting solar and so forth. In fact, because of our efforts over the last four to five years - the previous Minister, Eamon Ryan, did good work here - over 290,000 homes have now been retrofitted. Since the Minister, Darragh O'Brien, simplified an…
The bottom line here is that the Minister of State, Charlie McConalogue, has been very committed to this project. As the Deputy knows, he allocated €2 million to Donegal County Council, which I think the Deputy should have acknowledged-----
Okay. That was to ensure that we would have a complete detailed design for the project. Donegal County Council estimates that it will have that in quarter 1 of 2027. Some €3.9 million had originally been allocated, I think, to the project, which would bring that to about €5.9 million. However, every county council has to match up to 30% for a large-scale sports infrastructure allocation. That is not new, and it is no…
I know it is global. The Limerick man has gone global now.
That is certainly how Limerick looks at it. No, he is right.
The point I am trying to make is that it is something from which not just Limerick, but the entire nation, will benefit, I think, through the profile of the country during the Ryder Cup, tourism and so on. The mid-west will benefit maybe more than others. The point I am trying to make is that it is a big global event and a good thing for the country. All the analysis by the sport officials of the Department indicates…
The Deputy knows that this project has now gone to the design stage. The county council hopes to be back in quarter 1 with a completed detailed design. That is a very significant step forward. We will be reopening a new large-scale sport infrastructure fund. The Minister of State, Deputy McConalogue, has special responsibility for sport. We are committed to this project, but the framework that applies to all local au…
I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. I know it is one that is dear to his heart and he has put a lot of work into it and done a lot of research on it. Clearly, the digital Ireland strategy was published in February with the aim of strengthening Ireland’s position as a digital leader and a global hub for applied AI innovation. To cut to the Deputy's point, implementation is driven from the centre of Government t…
I thank the Deputy. Increasingly, people want more activities to be under the aegis of the Department of the Taoiseach, and I understand that. We do have a co-ordination role across Departments. I accept the Deputy's point that there is a need for a whole-of-government approach. In fact, the Minister for public expenditure has a significant role in the application of AI to public service provision and customer servic…
Tá an cháinaisnéis a d'fhógraíomar inné ina cuid de chlár cúig bliana Rialtais agus críoch le próiseas ar leith oibre a lean ar feadh sé mhí. Is éard atá i gceist leis an gcáinaisnéis ná athbhreithniú agus costáil ar obair uilig an Rialtais agus féachaint chun cinn ar chostas an chláir oibre Rialtais a bheidh le déanamh ar feadh roinnt blianta eile amach romhainn. Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil agus aitheantas a …
That is not true.
That is not true.
Eleven thousand social houses-----
I am looking at it.
It is much better. Then thousand seven hundred-----
That is not true.
You are not bad yourself at the bit of spin.
First, I would like to offer my deep condolences and those of the Government and the entire team here at the Oireachtas on last night's very sad passing of our colleague and friend Seamus Carroll, husband of another colleague, Treasa Carroll. Seamus was a very respected member of the usher team and there will be a strong sense of shock and upset among the team throughout the House today. We think of him and pray for …
Mr. Farrell has said, and I would agree with this from experience, that inquiries work best when they have a defined scope and time. Any inquiry that is absolutely open-ended or has very broad terms of reference can go on for a very long time and I do not believe that is in the interests of the parents, families or children involved. That is why he suggested 2019 to 2025, inclusive, with 2019 marking the establishmen…
I just-----