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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Labour Employer Economic Forum (31 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: 188. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of times the Labour Employer Economic Forum has met; and the issues discussed. [24675/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Labour Employer Economic Forum (31 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: 189. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has attended a Labour Employer Economic Forum meeting recently. [25630/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Recruitment (31 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: 213. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which hospitals in the Cork city area are addressing the nursing recruitment shortages; the countries they have recruited nurses from; the way in which this recruitment is being funded; the person that is travelling to recruit nurses; the cost of each recruitment campaign abroad for Cork city hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Recruitment (31 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: 214. To ask the Minister for Health the adaption programmes that are undertaken for nurses that are recruited from abroad; the length and cost of these programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26118/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (31 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: 215. To ask the Minister for Health if he or his Department receive regular updates from the Nursing and Midwifery Board regarding the number of nurses that apply to go abroad to work each year; his views on same; the specific actions he and the HSE are taking to prevent this in the short, medium and long term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26119/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (31 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: 242. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he or his officials have met with the IFA or exporters associations to discuss the serious concerns they have regarding Brexit. [25946/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Seanad Reform (30 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: On a point of order, we are on Question No. 7.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Seanad Reform (30 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: It is not the first time the Taoiseach forgot about Seanad reform.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Seanad Reform (30 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: It is fair to say that the Seanad reform issue has been extraordinary and somewhat of a debacle. I wrote back on 2 December with our three nominees. Yet, we received a reply last week saying that there was still ongoing contact with the parties on the nominees for this implementation group.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Seanad Reform (30 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: Which political party has not sent in its names? Could the Taoiseach identify who has not responded to his request? We wrote back on 2 December with three names. Has the Fine Gael party finalised its nominees? There has been a kind of silence for the last couple of months. I note from previous meetings that we had during the last Government that the Taoiseach was, to be fair, decidedly...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Seanad Reform (30 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: Simon should have been-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Security Committee (30 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: The most important matter is the narrative for how we describe acts of terrorism. There can never be any justification - I do not quite agree with Deputy Mick Wallace's perspective - for slaughtering innocents and civilians in the manner in which they were slaughtered in Manchester. We have had experience of this in the past. The IRA campaign of bombing civilians was no different from what...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Security Committee (30 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: 5. To ask the Taoiseach the details of the meeting he held on 25 May 2017 on national security. [25942/17]

Order of Business (30 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: There is a commitment in the programme for Government that Ireland will play a part in promoting fundamental human rights, the rule of law and religious freedom across the globe through the European Union and the United Nations. We all agree with that commitment and, by and large, our diplomats have been very effective in promoting these objectives. However, every Deputy is equally clear...

Order of Business (30 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: We do not usually get involved in these matters.

Order of Business (30 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: I have only ever once questioned the Business Committee and that was over taking two weeks of holidays. That was attacked from all sides of the House. I have stayed silent since on the weekly recommendations of the Business Committee.

Order of Business (30 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: Could I make the point? This is habitual, every week now. The Business Committee makes a decision and it is habitual to have two or three reservations about it two or three days later.

Order of Business (30 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: There is an argument for consistency of membership of a particular committee on an issue as complex as this.

Order of Business (30 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: I did not interrupt anybody, Deputy Boyd Barrett.

Order of Business (30 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: Please accept the basic parameters of a parliamentary democracy that when people stand up to speak, they are allowed to. I did not interfere with anybody or interrupt anybody on that side of the House when they spoke. I agree with the order of the Business Committee. There must be some degree of certainty and solidity about our work. If a recommendation comes from the Business Committee...