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Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (16 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: In the past, Dublin and London have had a very close relationship and consulted actively with each other. Over time, personal relations have remained strong but the evidence of London consulting with Dublin has declined. The evidence of active engagement on Northern Ireland between the British Prime Minister and the Taoiseach has all but disappeared. Incredibly, it is nearly five months...

Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (16 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: 9. To ask the Taoiseach if he has made particular suggestions to the EU Council on the way the Government views the manner in which the EU should reform in the short, medium and long term. [21844/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (16 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: That is because some of the replies have been very lengthy. This is part of the problem today I have noticed. What the Taoiseach has said essentially is he does not have any proposal for reform of the European Union. He has not tabled any and he does not believe essentially there is any need for reform, other than to make the existing treaties work. The substantial majority of the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Programme for Government Implementation (16 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: 22. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the publication on 18 April 2017 of the progress report on the programme for the partnership Government. [20720/17]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: 31. To ask the Taoiseach the number of times the Cabinet committee on Brexit has met since June 2016. [21845/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (16 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: 587. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will report on the Government publication, Ireland and the negotiations on the UK's withdrawal from the European Union, and in particular the commitment in the section dealing with long-term strategic economic planning; the way the Government is actually reviewing its Enterprise Policy 2015 to align the country's base and...

Leaders' Questions (17 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: Melanoma is a cancer predominately of the young with potentially many lost years of life and with devastating effects on many families. Ireland is the 14th most susceptible country to melanoma in the world. We are very far behind in terms of treatments for advanced or progressive melanoma and a proper national screening programme, which we do not have. If we had one, it would avoid many of...

Leaders' Questions (17 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: There was a time when we were far more ahead of the curve in approving new technologies and treatments. We have fallen well behind in recent years. These approvals often get caught up in the system. This does not happen because of cost grounds initially. There is a suspicion that this might be the underlying reason, but it is never stated. There is significant evidence here. Why are...

Leaders' Questions (17 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: We are way behind on melanoma.

Questions on Promised Legislation (17 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: A just and fair society is a clear objective of the programme for Government. In that regard, it is important for Ministers to tell the truth and refrain from engaging in fake news about specific issues. I refer, in particular, to the social welfare budget. Recently, a campaign on welfare cheats was launched by the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Leo Varadkar, setting out the big...

Questions on Promised Legislation (17 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: Yes.

Questions on Promised Legislation (17 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: I ask the Taoiseach to read through what he has available. Of the sum of €506 million, how much is attributable to fraud?

Questions on Promised Legislation (17 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: It is in the parliamentary reply the Taoiseach is reading. It says it is €41 million.

Questions on Promised Legislation (17 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach is reading from it. Obviously whoever wrote the reply to the parliamentary question wrote the note. If the Taoiseach reads through it he will see €41 million in fraud.

Questions on Promised Legislation (17 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: Which campaign?

Questions on Promised Legislation (17 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: I admire the Taoiseach's neutrality.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (17 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: 1. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health last met; and when it is next due to meet. [23026/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (17 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: It is about four years since the Taoiseach announced that he was taking personal charge of health service delivery-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (17 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: -----because, apparently, somebody had to. I note that a future leader has suggested the same, that when he gets in, he will take charge of it also. There are about 666,000 patients on inpatient and outpatient waiting lists. There are record high waiting lists. Children are waiting for more than a year for access to elective surgery. The Cabinet committee on health which the Taoiseach...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (17 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: Déanfaidh sé sin an beart.