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Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Staff (15 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: Why not?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (15 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: 3. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on Cabinet committee F on national security. [47898/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (15 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: I presume the Taoiseach has heard the news that France has won the competition to host the world cup. President Macron or whoever managed to get in ahead of South Africa even with the recommendation. It has made a very difficult end to a disappointing 24 hours for Irish sport generally. We pay tribute to all of those who made an effort and put a huge effort into preparing our national bid...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (15 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach needs to relax a bit.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (15 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: Or foreign policy.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (15 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: Cybersecurity.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Staff (15 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: It is in a letter. On a point of clarification, the Secretary General wrote to me. I received the letter, which details the staffing arrangements for the special communications unit, SCU, yesterday.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Staff (15 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach picked and appointed the director.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Staff (15 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: What is the problem? I just said 11 and the Taoiseach seems to be-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (15 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: This is a Parliament, not North Korea. Come on.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (15 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: It is amazing how consultants-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (15 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: We will move on.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (15 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: This is not good enough.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Staff (15 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: 2. To ask the Taoiseach the number of staff in his Department that are working on Brexit specific issues. [47900/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Staff (15 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Taoiseach for his reply. For the last year and a half, we have been arguing very strongly for a step change in the numbers we have working on the Brexit issue, in particular, and the future of the European Union. The Taoiseach has indicated that there are 25 full-time equivalent staff in the new amalgamated unit dealing with Northern Ireland, the European Union and, I take it,...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Staff (15 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: Yes. There are seven already, in addition to an administrator and the director, with four more staff members to be recruited. It illustrates that this is a very rapidly growing unit whereas Brexit is the overriding issue which faces the country. Has the Taoiseach recruited any sectoral expertise to the Department to address Brexit issues of trade, customs, agrifood and economics? In an...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Staff (15 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: I understand it is fluid, but can the Taoiseach give an indication?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (15 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: That was in all our manifestos. All parties had that.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (15 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: So it is back to normal.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (15 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: But all the commentary-----