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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Speech and Language Therapy Provision (28 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: 315. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the severe shortage of school places within specific speech and language units in primary schools in County Cork (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10069/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (28 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: 320. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there has been a failure to build a new school or school extension for a school (details supplied) despite a ten-year commitment by his Department to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10143/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (28 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: 321. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the severe shortage of school places for children with autism and complex needs in Cork (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10144/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (23 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: 340. To ask the Minister for Health if he or his departmental officials have met with international funds (details supplied) regarding investing in primary care centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9379/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Dáil Reform (22 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: We have a very good comprehensive policy.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Dáil Reform (22 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: They did.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Dáil Reform (22 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: The Phil Hogan legacy.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Dáil Reform (22 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: Why did the Taoiseach get rid of them?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Dáil Reform (22 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: No. They did not.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Dáil Reform (22 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: This question is very apt given Pat Leahy had a very interesting article in today's The Irish Timeswhere anonymous but very real sources say that the poor legislative record of the Government to date has now become very poor and that it is paralysed. There are two reasons: one is the current issues within Fine Gael; and the second is that the Government is very worried that if it produces...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Dáil Reform (22 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: God forbid. I think it is an extraordinary admission that Ministers would say the majority of the people's representatives cannot be allowed, under any circumstances, to decide the content of legislation. I think that sabotages the Oireachtas. Ministers need to get with the new situation and produce and introduce legislation and be willing to have it amended along the way, if necessary. ...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Dáil Reform (22 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: It is as if political reform is fine as long as the Government does not have to give up any power. The Seanad issue is really dragging on. My only issue is that the chair should be someone who is passionately committed to Seanad reform and that we do not appoint somebody who is hostage to his or her colleagues in the Seanad. In other words, there will be certain interests who would not...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Dáil Reform (22 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: They were very poor on therapies.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Commissions of Investigation (22 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: On the IBRC and Siteserv inquiry and the full range of investigations that are currently under way, it might be no harm if the Taoiseach could send me a note with details of those investigations and the projected costs relating to them.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Commissions of Investigation (22 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: No, just the more recent ones.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Commissions of Investigation (22 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: I mean the inquiries we have initiated in respect of Siteserv and other matters. These inquiries are all symptomatic of a failure by existing mechanisms and systems to deal with issues and complaints when they arise. There is something wrong with our culture in terms of our ability to transparently deal with issues professionally, be it complaints relating to An Garda Síochána or...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Information and Communications Technology (22 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: We are not as overly exercised about e-mails.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Information and Communications Technology (22 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Taoiseach for his reply. Many people would have been surprised by the way the Minister for Social Protection had enough time on his hands to set up and administer a discussion group for the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party. Clearly he did not spend enough time showing them how to use the application properly and it has been confirmed that the old group has now been shut down and...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Information and Communications Technology (22 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: Yes. That is the new order within Fine Gael.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Information and Communications Technology (22 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: There is a serious point to all of this because of the growing concern that efforts may be made by Ministers to discuss public business without recording this in accordance with the law. There is an obvious difference between party political business and public business but what protection do we have to know that private e-mails and non-recorded chat groups are not being used for official...