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- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2017)
Micheál Martin: -----until somebody assumes political responsibility and takes charge of this specific area-----
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2017)
Micheál Martin: -----of child and adolescent mental health-----
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2017)
Micheál Martin: -----and ensures that people can get timely access-----
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2017)
Micheál Martin: -----to the services that they so desperately require.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2017)
Micheál Martin: No, it was not actually.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2017)
Micheál Martin: That is a silly point.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2017)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach should just deal with the issue.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Sep 2017)
Micheál Martin: In the programme for Government there is a firm commitment to "guarantee the delivery of next-generation broadband to every household and business in the country. No town, village or parish will be left behind."
- Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Sep 2017)
Micheál Martin: There is even mention of the tender process being completed by June 2017. We are now past that deadline. Of course, the tender process is still ongoing, and yesterday SIRO announced its withdrawal from the process. SIRO is a joint venture between the ESB and Vodafone. There is some speculation in the media that the recent deal between Eir and the Government influenced its decision to...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Sep 2017)
Micheál Martin: This is silly stuff.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Sep 2017)
Micheál Martin: Everything the Minister has said is what we were told two years ago.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (27 Sep 2017)
Micheál Martin: As I will be discussing in a later question, the Taoiseach has a very well deserved reputation for believing in spinning every situation. I thought his performance yesterday was particularly good in terms of the question on health.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (27 Sep 2017)
Micheál Martin: During Leaders' Questions, the Taoiseach cited the National Treatment Purchase Fund as an initiative that was delivering improvements. What he did not say was that it was he and his Government that abolished and fought against its retention. James Reilly mothballed it in terms of waiting lists. Does the Taoiseach accept the policy of diverting money from the National Treatment Purchase...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (27 Sep 2017)
Micheál Martin: They were bound on the way down.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (27 Sep 2017)
Micheál Martin: They took the FEMPI cut.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (27 Sep 2017)
Micheál Martin: Is waiting time.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (27 Sep 2017)
Micheál Martin: Of course.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (27 Sep 2017)
Micheál Martin: We all know that.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Government Information Service (27 Sep 2017)
Micheál Martin: 6. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the new strategic communications unit in his Department. [39659/17]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Government Information Service (27 Sep 2017)
Micheál Martin: Since he established this unit the Taoiseach has continued to change his story on what it is to do. Originally, it was supposed to be completely separate from the Government Information Service. He said that in the House but now he is claiming it will integrate fully with the Government Information Service. Originally, he admitted that it was his personal initiative. Now he claims that it...