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Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Nov 2018)

Micheál Martin: I would have thought that the Taoiseach might have heard from more business people about their concern regarding the impact Brexit will have on them. Recent data from the Central Statistics Office suggest there is a noticeable slowdown in the Border region and that the devaluation of sterling has had a significant impact on small and medium enterprises, SMEs, there. There are many Brexit...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Digital Strategy (27 Nov 2018)

Micheál Martin: 3. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the consultation process on the digital strategy recently announced by his Department. [45623/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Digital Strategy (27 Nov 2018)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Taoiseach for his reply. The Government announced its intention to produce another digital strategy in its Action Plan for Jobs in 2018. We are agreed it is meant to maximise the economic and societal benefits that arise from ongoing digitalisation. It is meant to be citizen focused and to set out how we are all meant to embrace digital advances and provide for a national...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Nov 2018)

Micheál Martin: 7. To ask the Taoiseach if the war in Yemen was discussed at the October 2018 ASEM summit. [45882/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Nov 2018)

Micheál Martin: I am somewhat surprised that the conflict did not feature on the ASEM agenda, given that the war in Yemen represents one of the world's greatest humanitarian crises and is now the world's largest crisis. Some 17.8 million people are food insecure, of whom 8 million are severely food insecure. We have all watched the emaciated bodies of the children on television, which is horrific. It...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: European Council Meetings (27 Nov 2018)

Micheál Martin: 96. To ask the Taoiseach if he had bilateral meetings when attending the November EU Council meeting; and the issues that were discussed. [49142/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Meetings (27 Nov 2018)

Micheál Martin: 111. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has recently addressed the European ambassadors based in Dublin. [49147/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (27 Nov 2018)

Micheál Martin: 113. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if citizens of Northern Ireland will have the same access to rights as all other citizens here after the draft withdrawal agreement is ratified. [49437/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (27 Nov 2018)

Micheál Martin: 144. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on his recent announcements on increasing the tax thresholds at the lower and upper rate. [49141/18]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2018)

Micheál Martin: Yesterday the Taoiseach, the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, and crucially the Minister for Finance stated that no decision had been made or would be made on the broadband tendering process and particularly that no decision would be made on the last remaining bid. However, in today'sIrish Independent we read that the lead bidder for the national broadband plan is...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2018)

Micheál Martin: That is on offer and the market that is up for grabs. Is the Government satisfied that this new consortium contrived at the 11th hour has the capacity to deliver the project? Can the Taoiseach confirm that contracts will be signed in January? Will he confirm that the costs are a multiple of what the Government originally expected?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2018)

Micheál Martin: The private sector companies have delivered broadband to date and not the Government. This is a multibillion euro project. It is not a laughing matter. I asked the Taoiseach a very serious question. This is a new consortium. Is it the new norm that in a major tendering process organised by Government the bidder can change at the last minute? There is an uneasy silence about this. It is...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2018)

Micheál Martin: This is not about changing individuals and so on. It is a fundamental issue. All the original bidders know who is in the competition.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2018)

Micheál Martin: Is it acceptable at the 11th hour to end up with a completely different bidder with no telecommunications experience? The two major telecommunications providers in the country have shunned the deal.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2018)

Micheál Martin: I have asked a very basic question. This is a new consortium, not a changed one. It is being glossed over. There is a terribly uneasy silence about it. People are not giving me a straightforward honest answer. Is it acceptable that a consortium changes at the 11th hour?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2018)

Micheál Martin: The mobile phone licence.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2018)

Micheál Martin: To get it done right.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2018)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach had to sack a Minister because of it.

Death of Former Members: Expressions of Sympathy (28 Nov 2018)

Micheál Martin: Ar dtús báire, ar mo shon féin agus ar son Fhianna Fáil, déanaim comhbhrón le muintir Sheán Ardagh agus lena chlann uilig. B'fhear stuama, cneasta, gníomhach agus críochnúil é. Duine ciallmhar agus polaiteoir den scoth a bhí ann. Bhí sé dílis dá mhuintir féin agus d'oibrigh sé go dian dícheallach...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Nov 2018)

Micheál Martin: Regarding the implementation of Sláintecare, when will the detailed action plan relating to the report be published and debated at length in the House? There are many issues regarding whether Sláintecare will be followed seriously, given the meagre resources allocated towards its implementation in 2019 compared to its financial implications. The costings of it are significant,...