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Sinn Féin criticized Martin's pension promises as 'cheap promises' ahead of elections, calling on him to 'come clean on pensions policy'.
prom_21_ev_9 - source https://sinnfein.ie/news/micheal-martin-must-come-clean-on-pensions-policy-john-brady/ OpenMicheál Martin defended the plan to retain the pension age at 66, rejecting suggestions that keeping it at 66 was unsustainable.
prom_21_ev_8 - source https://www.facebook.com/rtenews/posts/the-taoiseach-has-defended-the-plan-to-retain-the-pension-age-at-66-which-was-pu/6151906111505006/ OpenFinance Minister Jack Chambers announced in Budget 2025 that the €14 billion Apple tax windfall would be invested in housing, energy, water, and transport infrastructure, stating: 'It is this government's view that we should utilise these revenues to address the known challenges that we face in housing, energy, water and transport infrastructure.'
prom_21_ev_0 - source https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/ireland-invest-apple-tax-cash-housing-energy-water-transport-2024-10-01/ OpenThe U.S. Department of State's 2025 Ireland Investment Climate Statement independently noted Ireland's policy goal of locating 'over half of all new FDI investments outside of Dublin' and that IDA has developed regional hubs to facilitate clusters.
prom_20_ev_3 - source https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/638719_2025-Ireland-Investment-Climate-Statement.pdf OpenThe Programme for Government 2025, agreed between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, explicitly commits to 'Work with IDA Ireland to target at least half of IDA investments outside of Dublin' and to expand the network of advanced manufacturing facilities.
prom_20_ev_0 - source https://7358484.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/7358484/Programme%20for%20Government%20-%20New.pdf OpenIDA Ireland's 2025–2029 strategy ('Adapt Intelligently') targets 1,000 total investments over five years, with 550 (55%) specifically targeted for regional locations outside Dublin. The strategy was launched in February 2025 and is aligned with the Programme for Government.
prom_20_ev_1 - source https://www.idaireland.com/ida-ireland-strategy-2025-2029 OpenThe Apple escrow account was closed in May 2025, with a total sum of almost €14.25 billion transferred to the Irish exchequer. Apple had originally transferred €14.3 billion to the escrow account in 2018.
prom_21_ev_6 - source https://www.thejournal.ie/apple-tax-national-development-plan-6769887-Jul2025/ OpenIn the first half of 2025, IDA Ireland secured 179 investments, of which 91 (51%) went to regional locations outside Dublin — already meeting the 'at least half' target in the Programme for Government.
prom_20_ev_2 - source https://www.idaireland.com/latest-news/press-release/positive-fdi-performance-in-first-half-of-2025 OpenAn Oireachtas debate on 15 July 2025 confirmed: 'IDA Ireland will target 1,000 investments, with 550 in regional locations outside Dublin.'
prom_20_ev_4 - source https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2025-07-15/409/ OpenThe government published its revised National Development Plan (NDP) for 2026-2030, with €102.4 billion in exchequer capital allocations — a 30% increase over the previous plan. The total 10-year plan (2026-2035) is valued at €275.4 billion. Taoiseach Micheál Martin described it as a 'step-change in the scale and quality of public investment in critical sectors.'
prom_21_ev_1 - source https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly2dj8rpd6o OpenThe revised NDP includes an additional €34 billion compared to the previous plan, of which approximately €10 billion is attributed to the Apple tax windfall. The extra €24 billion in the NDP review is composed of the €14bn Apple tax windfall, AIB share sale proceeds, and other state funds including the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund.
prom_21_ev_2 - source https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage/publications/national-development-plan/ OpenInfrastructure spending was boosted by 30% over five years, with total infrastructure spending reaching €112 billion. The spending covers electricity grid upgrades, water infrastructure, housing, and transport projects between 2026 and 2030.
prom_21_ev_3 - source https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/ireland-boost-infrastructure-spend-after-16-bln-apple-tax-windfall-2025-07-22/ OpenThe Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage's sectoral capital plan supports investment of over €5.6 billion, plus €14 billion by ESB and EirGrid in energy infrastructure.
prom_21_ev_4 - source https://www.darraghobrien.ie/news/minister-obrien-announces-publication-of-departments-ndp-sectoral-capital-plan-for-2026-2030 OpenTheJournal.ie reported that the government opted not to give any breakdown of how the Apple tax money specifically will be spent, commingling it with other funding sources. Taoiseach Martin claimed election commitments were 'fully spoken for' in the NDP but no itemized allocation of the Apple tax windfall was provided. Fianna Fáil had pledged the money for housing, electricity grid, water infrastructure, transport, and health digitalisation; Fine Gael had promised €10bn for housing and €4bn for energy, water and transport.
prom_21_ev_5 - source https://www.thejournal.ie/apple-tax-national-development-plan-6769887-Jul2025/ OpenThe Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) called for stronger safeguards in the Garda facial recognition technology legislation to ensure it protects fundamental rights.
prom_23_ev_15 - source https://www.ihrec.ie/news-press/commission-calls-for-stronger-safeguards-in-new-garda-facial-recognition-technology-legislation-to-ensure-it-protects-fundamental-rights OpenAn Oireachtas Library & Research Service briefing paper was published on the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill, discussing FRT in the context of policing reform and government policy.
prom_23_ev_16 - source https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/libraryResearch/2025/2025-08-18_briefing-paper-garda-siochana-recording-devices-amendment-bill_en.pdf OpenThe Irish Fiscal Advisory Council warned that the government was 'budgeting like there's no tomorrow,' noting that windfall corporate tax receipts (estimated at €17.6 billion for 2025) were masking significant underlying fiscal challenges and calling into question the sustainability of spending plans.
prom_21_ev_7 - source https://www.fiscalcouncil.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Fiscal-Assessment-Report-November-2025.pdf OpenMinister Jim O'Callaghan secured government approval to publish the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill 2025, enabling An Garda Síochána to use biometric recognition technologies including retrospective facial recognition for investigating serious criminal offences.
prom_23_ev_13 - source https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-justice-home-affairs-and-migration/press-releases/minister-jim-ocallaghan-secures-government-approval-to-publish-legislation-to-enable-garda%C3%AD-use-biometric-recognition-technologies/ OpenThe Law Society Gazette reports that the Government has backed the Bill on biometric technology, which would allow the use of biometric technologies as a tool to process evidence in serious criminal investigations.
prom_23_ev_14 - source https://www.lawsociety.ie/gazette/top-stories/2025/december/government-backs-bill-on-biometric-technology/ OpenMinister O'Callaghan stated the Bill will not provide for real-time facial recognition technology use, but the Government has not ruled out its future use. The Bill covers retrospective facial recognition only.
prom_23_ev_18 - source https://www.thejournal.ie/legislation-gardai-power-use-facial-recognition-biometric-analysis-6901237-Dec2025/ OpenFurther Dáil debate on the Bill took place on 3 March 2026, with amendments discussed that would require Gardaí to obtain written authorisation from a Chief Superintendent or higher before using biometric analysis. The Bill has not yet been enacted into law.
prom_23_ev_17 - source https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2025-12-18/46/ OpenInvest €2 billion each year into the Climate and Nature Fund
prom_20 - source src_search_20260410T0537 OpenInvest €4–6 billion into the Future Ireland Fund
prom_21 - source src_search_20260410T0537 OpenDeliver 303,000 homes by 2030, with 133,000 social, affordable and cost-rental properties
prom_23 - source src_search_20260410T0537 Open