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Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Climate Action Plan (10 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach needs to speak with his Minister, Deputy Creed.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Climate Action Plan (10 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: He did not refer to the smoky coal ban.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Climate Action Plan (10 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: The figures came from the Department. There are 13 from 16,000.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Climate Action Plan (10 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: On a point of order-----

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Climate Action Plan (10 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: What I read into the record was what the Minister, Deputy Shane Ross, told Deputy Troy last week.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Climate Action Plan (10 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: I specified that these were vehicles registered to the State for tax purposes. These are not my figures but those of the Minister. The Taoiseach should not tell me they are out of date.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Climate Action Plan (10 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: I did not say they did.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Climate Action Plan (10 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: Last week, Deputy Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of vehicles in the State fleet as of 2019 and the number that are fully electric. The reply was that of 6,573 vehicles registered under the State-owned emergency vehicles and rescue vehicles tax classification, only 13 were registered as electric. That says it all. The National Transport Authority, NTA,...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Climate Action Plan (10 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: There was no carbon tax last year.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Climate Action Plan (10 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: 16. To ask the Taoiseach the governance within his Department for ensuring the implementation of the Climate Action Plan 2019. [27978/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (10 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: We are talking about Hungary and Poland because of the rule of law.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (10 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: No, it has not.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (10 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach is distorting what was said.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (10 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: I mentioned Poland and Hungary.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (10 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach should be fair to people. People mentioned Hungary and Poland, not the four countries. The Taoiseach knows what we are talking about. We are talking about the rule of law and a decision to oppose Frans Timmermans-----

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (10 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: -----on the basis of their upholding of the rule of law. That was the question.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (10 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: I welcome and acknowledge the apology the Taoiseach gave earlier and the withdrawal of remarks he made last week. The Taoiseach did not respond to my question yesterday about Commissioner Hogan's highly irregular intervention during the local elections. From what I can see, there is no precedent for a Commissioner to announce a politically important support scheme during an election,...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (10 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: 2. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the June 2019 European Council meeting; and if he contributed to the discussion on the agenda on items on the next institutional cycle, the multi-annual framework and climate change. [26559/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (10 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: 3. To ask the Taoiseach if Brexit was discussed at the June 2019 European Council, or at other meetings before or after the Council meeting; and if the issue of the backstop was mentioned. [26561/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (10 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: 6. To ask the Taoiseach if he met any of the six EU prime ministers who were elected as co-ordinators to select replacements for the President of the European Commission and European Council positions and others when he attended the European Council meeting on 20 and 21 June 2019. [26858/19]