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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: British Exit from the European Union (5 Jul 2016)

Micheál Martin: I put it to the Taoiseach that there is a process in place for co-ordinating activity relating to our response but I question if it is large enough or has enough resources. This is one of the biggest ever diplomatic and administrative challenges we have faced as a country and it needs senior people working full-time on it. I am particularly concerned about the need for us to have a...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: British Exit from the European Union (5 Jul 2016)

Micheál Martin: -----to allow proper dialogue between trade unions and business interests. As Deputy Brendan Smith has said, hospitality, tourism, agrifood and small and medium enterprises across the Border are really anxious now and very worried about the impact of Brexit. We need a framework that the civil dialogue would have facilitated in the North with the Republic.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: British Exit from the European Union (5 Jul 2016)

Micheál Martin: It is a relief for Labour.

European Council Meeting: Statements (5 Jul 2016)

Micheál Martin: Eleven days after the result of the UK referendum the future direction of the European Union is no clearer. In fact, the incoherence in London has actually become worse. Anything which increases uncertainty and drags out the process before hard decisions are reached is damaging for Europe and for Ireland. Last week's summit involved no significant progress. It is welcome that leaders...

European Council Meeting: Statements (5 Jul 2016)

Micheál Martin: I welcome that. These negotiations are an opportunity to address this by ensuring that those involved represent distinct interests, including those of countries with a major stake in the final deal with the United Kingdom. The Taoiseach should also use the period between now and the special summit in September to launch a specific diplomatic initiative to ensure that each member state is...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Northern Ireland (5 Jul 2016)

Micheál Martin: 63. To ask the Taoiseach if has met with any groups concerning the representation of civic society in policy discussions in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17906/16]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cross-Border Projects (5 Jul 2016)

Micheál Martin: 66. To ask the Taoiseach the recent discussions he had regarding the Narrow Water Bridge project. [17337/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Investigation (5 Jul 2016)

Micheál Martin: 79. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider the full release of all relevant documentation and files held by her Department and An Garda Síochána with regard to an incident (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19062/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (5 Jul 2016)

Micheál Martin: 323. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the areas within the Belfast Agreement and subsequent agreements raised by him in discussions with the British Prime Minister or the First Minister and Deputy First Minister on the basis of a concern that implementation is incomplete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17907/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukrainian Conflict (5 Jul 2016)

Micheál Martin: 324. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to detail any bilateral contacts or lobbying that he has received concerning the issue of the European Council's imposition of sanctions following the Russian federation's invasion and partition of Ukrainian territory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17908/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (5 Jul 2016)

Micheál Martin: 325. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent report on the Loughinisland massacre that confirmed there was police collusion. [19368/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (5 Jul 2016)

Micheál Martin: 326. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he discussed the report on the massacre in Loughinisland with the British Prime Minister, Mr. David Cameron. [19369/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (5 Jul 2016)

Micheál Martin: 327. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views regarding the most recent response to an independent inquiry into the Dublin-Monaghan bombings. [19370/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Meetings (5 Jul 2016)

Micheál Martin: 329. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has met with the Campaign to Raise Awareness of Collusion, CRAC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19064/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (5 Jul 2016)

Micheál Martin: 330. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress which has been made to reach agreement on measures to address victims' issues since the conclusion of the Fresh Start Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19065/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Funding (5 Jul 2016)

Micheál Martin: 331. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total funding allocated to the Reconciliation Fund per annum from 2011 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19066/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: UK Referendum on EU Membership (5 Jul 2016)

Micheál Martin: 372. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of his Department's assessment of the impact Brexit will have on PEACE funds to Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19067/16]

Leaders' Questions (6 Jul 2016)

Micheál Martin: I want to raise with the Taoiseach today the appalling length of the waiting lists and waiting times in the hospitals for patients throughout the country. The situation is truly scandalous and is unacceptable, particularly for children who are waiting far too long to get to see a consultant in the three children's hospitals, especially in Crumlin and in Temple Street. One can trace it...

Leaders' Questions (6 Jul 2016)

Micheál Martin: That is not actually the case; the former Minister, Senator James Reilly, changed the policy. He got rid of the treatment purchase fund, which was a singular, dedicated and focused approach to dealing with waiting times. He blew it and got it terribly wrong. Another Minister, Deputy Varadkar, came after him and demonstrated no urgency at all on this. There are 5,000 patients waiting in...

Leaders' Questions (6 Jul 2016)

Micheál Martin: That is the second-worst in the country. There are 4,000 people waiting at Cork University Hospital, which is unacceptable. This needs dramatic and urgent action by the Minister, with a proper re-establishment of the treatment purchase fund.