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Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (21 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: It does not.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (21 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: No, it does not. It is a public private partnership facility. Andrew McDowell, who advised the Government, has now gone over.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (21 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: Deputy Howlin is no longer-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (21 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: I am too. We use it for health centres but not for housing. We have a strategic investment fund but we are not building council houses at the level we should be.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (21 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: The credit unions are offering money. We have gone to the Government with the issue of credit unions.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (21 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: Instead of getting a loan at a lousy rate from the main banks, into which they must make all their deposits, the credit unions are willing to invest that money in the provision of housing. However, those in government simply do not want to get up and get it sorted. Meanwhile, we have this thing going on about leadership. Those Ministers ought to show some leadership in their portfolios...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (21 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: The Polish Government has taken an aggressive attitude towards the reappointment of Donald Tusk as President of the European Council. He has been a very good President so far. He has shown important moral leadership, helped smaller and medium-sized countries to have a reasonable voice and ensured they are heard. Did the Taoiseach discuss that matter in Warsaw when he was there? Will he...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Good Friday Agreement (21 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: 335. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the Government's current position on the Good Friday Agreement. [4117/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Good Friday Agreement (21 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: 336. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he, his Department or the Government have sought legal advice on the way in which the Brexit result will impact on the application of the Good Friday Agreement on citizens in Northern Ireland; and if he and the Government have concerns regarding same. [4538/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Israeli Settlements (21 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: 337. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the most recent settlements in Israel will be discussed at the next European Council meeting; and if he plans to speak on the issue. [5774/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Engagements (21 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: 338. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has contacted the foreign Minister of Mexico recently. [5776/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Engagements (21 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: 339. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the contacts he or his Department had with the American Administration following the announcement of the executive order on immigration. [5775/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Engagements (21 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: 341. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he or his officials have written or spoken to the US Administration recently regarding the undocumented Irish in the USA. [7052/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (21 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: 340. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the comments of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on ruling out special status for Northern Ireland in view of the fact that it would weaken its position within the United Kingdom. [5894/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Travel (21 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: 342. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a Minister will be visiting Russia as part of the St. Patrick's Day celebrations. [7361/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Agreements (21 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: 343. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which the EU Council is monitoring activities in Turkey on the EU-Turkish immigration deal done on refugees. [7360/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pharmaceutical Sector (21 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: 629. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the discussions she had with a company (details supplied) to ensure this investment goes ahead, further to reports that the company is reviewing plans for a large-scale investment on its current site in Kinsale, County Cork, in view of the US Administration's suggestion to reform the industry; and if she will make a statement on the...

Leaders' Questions (22 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: We are on the verge of a major public transport strike with Bus Éireann. It seems that the previous Government sat on its hands over a two-year period. Even though various plans went to the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and the National Transport Authority, nothing happened because nobody wanted to deal with these issues in the run-up to the 2016 general election. In the...

Leaders' Questions (22 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: In the months before the previous general election, plans were submitted to the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. The attitude was it wanted nothing that might cause any difficulty or conflict in advance of the election. That happened and there was a political hands-off before the election. It was about avoiding the cause of any hassle or difficult decisions. In the aftermath of...

Leaders' Questions (22 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: Three plans were submitted.