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Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (14 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: 14. To ask the Taoiseach whether President Macron said he would support Ireland's priorities in the context of the Brexit negotiations. [46346/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (14 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: It is good that the Taoiseach met the President of France. 4 o’clock We have had strong relationship with France over the years, particularly in terms of the CAP, although France has always had an envious eye on our corporate tax rates and has made interventions that have periodically reached varying degrees of intensity. It seems we are now back in a phase where President Macron...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (14 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: For the past six years we have been told relations with the British Government have been excellent, yet every bilateral issue falls into neglect or some form of crisis. It is fair to say that previous to 2011 it would have been inconceivable that any Taoiseach or Prime Minister of any party would have taken such a hands off approach to the vital issues, particularly on the Good Friday...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (14 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: I am aware of the petition of concern. Let it flow and let it happen. Times are changing. Let the assembly meet and adjudicate on the issue. Likewise, I do not see any great barrier to the language Act. I am not aware of any great impediment to the establishment of an Irish language Act at this particular stage. If we are to have special arrangements in the context of Brexit there would...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (14 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: 5. To ask the Taoiseach if he has spoken to Prime Minister, Mrs. May, since the Secretary of State, Mr. Brokenshire, made his comments regarding possible direct rule of Northern Ireland on and after 30 October 2017. [45040/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (14 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: 6. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on contact made by the Prime Minister, Mrs. May, to discuss the Brexit impasse prior to the European Council meeting; and the issues that were discussed and his response to each. [44679/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (14 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: 7. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent discussion with the Prime Minister, Mrs. May, with regard to the unique circumstances regarding the Border with Northern Ireland. [44680/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (14 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: 8. To ask the Taoiseach if he has spoken to Prime Minister May since the October 2017 EU Council meeting or the latest deadline of 30 October 2017 regarding developments in Northern Ireland. [46345/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (14 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: 9. To ask the Taoiseach if he has spoken with Prime Minister May since the talks in Northern Ireland broke down on 1 November 2017; and his views on whether talks will recommence to avoid the possibility of direct rule under the mechanisms of the Good Friday Agreement. [47083/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Priorities (14 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: Last week, the Taoiseach told the Dáil his Department needed to provide a counter-balance to the media, which he believes do not cover enough good news. The Taoiseach said 80% of news was negative and that it should really be approximately 50% at most. There will be a new strategy, the third in two years, and I am interested in how that new commitment will be reflected in it. The...

Order of Business (14 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: There seems to be a lot of confusion and some degree of incoherence in respect of what the Minister for Finance, Deputy Donohoe, described as the bonkers situation of the outstanding pension anomalies whereby 42,000 people lose as much as €1,500 a year as a result of changes that were made back in 2012. The Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Deputy Regina Doherty,...

Order of Business (14 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: The context was fairly clear.

Order of Business (14 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach still has some work to do in the media.

Leaders' Questions (14 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: The question relating to the phone call was tabled by Deputy Kelly but was not answered in the Minister's reply. It has taken quite a long time for us to ascertain that the Tánaiste did not have prior knowledge of the legal strategy. In the context of the commitment to establishing the truth about the engagement between the Department of Justice and Equality and the legal...

Leaders' Questions (14 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: The commission of investigation led by Mr. Justice O'Higgins was established to determine the veracity of very serious allegations of Garda malpractice made by Sergeant Maurice McCabe. Its establishment followed a long saga of harassment, poor treatment and attacks on the bona fides of Sergeant McCabe. When it emerged, following the conclusion of the commission of investigation, that the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (14 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: 90. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the ongoing request for an inquiry into the Dublin-Monaghan bombings; and if it was recently discussed at his meetings with Prime Minister May. [47829/17]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (14 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: 91. To ask the Taoiseach if a centre (details supplied) was discussed at his meeting with a person when he was in the United States of America; if there was comparison made to the provision of centres in Denmark; and if planning difficulties were raised. [47830/17]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (14 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: 92. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on sponsored advertisements on social media sites run in his Department; and the way in which these are co-ordinated. [47831/17]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Undocumented Irish in the USA (14 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: 93. To ask the Taoiseach if he discussed the undocumented Irish at his meetings when he was in the United States of America. [47832/17]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Meetings (14 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: 94. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the pre-Cabinet meetings held on a weekly basis in his Department; and the persons who attend these meetings. [47833/17]