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Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (25 May 2016)

Micheál Martin: 1. To ask the Taoiseach if he has met with or spoken recently to the Chancellor of Germany, Ms Angela Merkel, and if he discussed the migrant issue with her; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9985/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (25 May 2016)

Micheál Martin: 2. To ask the Taoiseach his views on the recent resignation of the pro-European Turkish Prime Minister, Mr Ahmet Davutoğlu, and the impact this will have on the European Union migrant deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9988/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (25 May 2016)

Micheál Martin: 3. To ask the Taoiseach the status of the last European Council meeting, including if he contributed on any issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9989/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (25 May 2016)

Micheál Martin: 4. To ask the Taoiseach if he has had bilateral meetings with European leaders since the start of March 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9990/16]

Leaders' Questions (25 May 2016)

Micheál Martin: That is what is going on in the streets of the north inner city. Young children can earn a fortune. They are told to bring a packet to a certain place and they will then get €200. They are telling the other children that they are mugs not to be involved because it is lucrative and so on. We have to listen to the people there. That is most important. I did not get a reply today...

Leaders' Questions (25 May 2016)

Micheál Martin: When can we expect this legislation to come on-stream to give the additional powers that the Garda needs? We are being told by community activists that gardaí are saying to them that the force does not have the power to tackle this particular issue. Does the Taoiseach agree that there is a need for a multi-agency task force to be put in place involving the local public...

Leaders' Questions (25 May 2016)

Micheál Martin: This has been going on for years.

Leaders' Questions (25 May 2016)

Micheál Martin: It is a scandal in itself that it has taken this long.

Leaders' Questions (25 May 2016)

Micheál Martin: Yesterday, in response to the barbaric murder of Gareth Hutch, the latest in a series of callous murders across the capital city, the Taoiseach said initially in his response that he could do nothing to stop the killings. Also, one senior Garda said there was no immediate end in sight. An interpretation of what the Taoiseach was saying essentially is that the State is almost powerless to...

Leaders' Questions (25 May 2016)

Micheál Martin: -----who have unexplained wealth in various localities and who are running the scenes there. That is now in the programme for Government, but there is no real sense of any commitment to it. The community groups we met last week were clear that they got no sense of any commitment to establish mini-CABs. The term "mini" is used, but these would be locally based CABs that were on the ground...

Leaders' Questions (25 May 2016)

Micheál Martin: Yes. I have put two to the Taoiseach already with regard to the 2009 Act and the mini-CABs, because the sense is that the national CAB is removed from the streets now. Its influence is not there.

Leaders' Questions (25 May 2016)

Micheál Martin: The third question, if I may, concerns the Misuse of Drugs Act, which I put to the Taoiseach yesterday. This has been going on for quite some time. The main issue on the streets in the north inner city concerns tablets and Z-drugs, as they are called. A change of regulations is required. The signing of regulations is required to criminalise that activity and to give the Garda the power it...

Leaders' Questions (25 May 2016)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Taoiseach for his response. I point out that, notwithstanding that huge effort - I accept the bona fides of the Garda in everything it is trying to do - and notwithstanding everything the Taoiseach has said, there have been seven murders within 100 days in our capital city. That says it all about the state we are in right now and the degree of power that these people are...

Order of Business (24 May 2016)

Micheál Martin: It is in the programme for Government.

Order of Business (24 May 2016)

Micheál Martin: It is very urgent.

Order of Business (24 May 2016)

Micheál Martin: It is pathetic. I cannot believe it is in two Departments.

Order of Business (24 May 2016)

Micheál Martin: I was a little taken aback by the Taoiseach's comment during Leaders' Questions about the murders that are ongoing. He said that he could not stop this. No Government should admit defeat by these criminal gangs, and there is an obligation on Government to do everything it possibly can across the board, involving an inter-agency response, to stop these murders and put an end to them....

Leaders' Questions (24 May 2016)

Micheál Martin: That is no way to treat the Opposition.

Leaders' Questions (24 May 2016)

Micheál Martin: I am quite disappointed by the Taoiseach's response. It is not just about gardaí and resourcing of the Garda, although the communities are very clear that they need additional policing. What is happening is not working. There have been seven murders in the space of 100 days. It is very challenging for the gardaí. Community groups have been pointing out that there has been a...

Leaders' Questions (24 May 2016)

Micheál Martin: -----to allow the citizens to live quality lives in safety, security and in peace which is a basic obligation of the State to its people and to its citizens and which unfortunately is not being fulfilled right now because of these marauding gangs. That is the reality and the Government needs to wake up to that.

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