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Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Mar 2019)

Micheál Martin: No one said that.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Mar 2019)

Micheál Martin: It is what the Taoiseach is surmising.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Mar 2019)

Micheál Martin: I quoted directly from what the Taoiseach said yesterday.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Mar 2019)

Micheál Martin: The Government has given no instructions to officials as it discusses what will happen at the Border when there is no deal.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Mar 2019)

Micheál Martin: On what basis are the discussions taking place then?

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Mar 2019)

Micheál Martin: I am not talking about conspiracy theories. It is long-standing practice for the Government to instruct officials when it is in discussions on an issue.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Mar 2019)

Micheál Martin: It is.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Mar 2019)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach said they were; I did not. It is not that I believe they are happening. The Taoiseach has said they are.

Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (27 Mar 2019)

Micheál Martin: Two days before the date on which Brexit was scheduled to take place, it has been delayed. This is undeniably good news. There is more time to try to ratify the withdrawal agreement and its essential transition period and even more importantly, there is some prospect that a move towards a less damaging Brexit will be supported by the House of Commons. Today’s votes in Westminster...

Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (27 Mar 2019)

Micheál Martin: Equally, he has had no difficulty in the past in going into some detail when discussing the Council with the Dáil. Of course, the point is that the Government has no difficulty briefing on matters which it believes might reflect well on it and clams up when any information might be challenging. This is, after all, a Government which had no problem spending much of last year promoting a...

Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (27 Mar 2019)

Micheál Martin: Last year, ours was the only government in Europe seeking to promote its own instability and last weekend we saw this cynicism enter a new phase. The Taoiseach should remember that he has been handed a unique situation of guaranteed stability through Brexit. All Opposition parties have held back in Brexit-related debates even in the face of extraordinary provocation, such as the habit of...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: European Council Meetings (27 Mar 2019)

Micheál Martin: 97. To ask the Taoiseach if trade with China was discussed at the March 2019 European Council meeting or at the meetings he attended in Brussels in March 2019. [14370/19]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committee Meetings (2 Apr 2019)

Micheál Martin: 61. To ask the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee C (European Union including Brexit) last met. [15112/19]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (2 Apr 2019)

Micheál Martin: 62. To ask the Taoiseach the issues that were discussed when he met the Nordic Baltic Group on 21 March 2019; and if decisions were taken. [14863/19]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Communications (2 Apr 2019)

Micheál Martin: 63. To ask the Taoiseach if the Government Information Service, GIS, and other officials and advisers in his Department are co-ordinating the Government of Ireland social media messages or videos; if not, if they feed into another Department; and the process in relation to same. [15380/19]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Communications (2 Apr 2019)

Micheál Martin: 65. To ask the Taoiseach the way in which his Departmental officials have been contributing to and taking part in Government of Ireland social media messages; the way in which they are co-ordinated in each of the policy areas of his Department; and the Department that is the lead Department in relation to same. [15413/19]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Communications (2 Apr 2019)

Micheál Martin: 64. To ask the Taoiseach if his Department has undertaken procurement processes in relation to consultancy agencies, media or otherwise, to assist it with formulating or contributing to policy messaging on social media or videos relating to his departmental strategies or policies. [15396/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Communications (2 Apr 2019)

Micheál Martin: 73. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department has undertaken procurement processes in relation to consultancy agencies, media or otherwise, to assist it with formulating or contributing to policy messaging on social media or videos relating to his departmental strategies or policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15386/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Communications (2 Apr 2019)

Micheál Martin: 74. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the way in which his Departmental officials have been contributing to and taking part in Government of Ireland social media messages; the way in which they are co-ordinated in each of the policy areas of his Department; the Department that is the lead Department in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15403/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (2 Apr 2019)

Micheál Martin: 83. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he met with the family of a person (details supplied); if so, the issues that were discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14871/19]