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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (2 Apr 2019)

Micheál Martin: 614. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way in which the Cork convention centre will be progressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14849/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (2 Apr 2019)

Micheál Martin: 615. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she or her officials were consulted regarding the way in which the contracts for the Cork convention centre were drawn up; if contracts will be renewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14853/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (2 Apr 2019)

Micheál Martin: 616. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the role her officials have had in relation to the convention centre in Cork since it was first announced in 2014 in tabular form or otherwise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14857/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (2 Apr 2019)

Micheál Martin: 617. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there is a financial allocation from her Department being allocated to the Cork convention centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14861/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (2 Apr 2019)

Micheál Martin: 613. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the fact that Cork City Council may be providing a loan to assist the commencement of the Cork convention centre; if this will come from central funds or unspent moneys in its allocation; the way in which the loan will be set up; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14845/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Communications (2 Apr 2019)

Micheál Martin: 625. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her 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 her departmental strategies or policies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15385/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Communications (2 Apr 2019)

Micheál Martin: 626. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way in which her 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 her Department; the lead Department in regard to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15402/19]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Apr 2019)

Micheál Martin: I am sure the Taoiseach will agree that over the last ten years the national CervicalCheck programme has made a very significant contribution to public health and that it has been effective in reducing cervical cancer rates since its inception. More than 1 million women aged between 25 and 60 years were screened in its first ten years. The participation rate is close to 80%, which is on a...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Apr 2019)

Micheál Martin: I put it to the Taoiseach that he and the Minister have been in denial and that the Minister has not been upfront with this House. He needs to correct the record. Is the Taoiseach denying the sequence of events outlined by Dr. Gráinne Flannelly? Is he saying that this sequence of events did not occur? I also put it to the Taoiseach that his approach to the national screening service,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Apr 2019)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach cannot accept that and then turn on those people and dismiss them. He is following the same line that the Minister, Deputy Harris, did in an interview with Brendan O'Connor during which he simply dismissed all of those people involved in CervicalCheck, their contribution to public health and their records in order to save his own skin. The Government panicked. The decision...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Apr 2019)

Micheál Martin: It is wrong for Ministers to cast a person and the entire service aside just to save their own skins and cover their tracks for a wrong decision being taken. Will the Taoiseach ask the Minister to appear before the House and give the full sequence of events honestly?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Apr 2019)

Micheál Martin: I have asked the Taoiseach to ask the Minister to appear before the House.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Apr 2019)

Micheál Martin: I questioned it at the time.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Apr 2019)

Micheál Martin: I have looked at my contribution in the House on 1 May 2018. In keeping with the Taoiseach's approach from time to time, he quoted very selectively from that contribution and suggested that I attacked people and so on. I raised very legitimate questions at the time, specifically about the issue of non-disclosure. I did not cast any aspersions on the CervicalCheck screening programme. I...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Apr 2019)

Micheál Martin: It is on the record of the House.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Apr 2019)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach is very clear in that regard.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Apr 2019)

Micheál Martin: Because of the Government decision.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Citizens Assembly (3 Apr 2019)

Micheál Martin: There is a range of issues around gender equality that one could focus in on and we do not have the time in such a short space here. I say to the Taoiseach that the issue of gender equality should be a consistent integral part of daily Government policy and we should not have to await a citizens' assembly to improve and focus on services for women and policies around women. Although...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (3 Apr 2019)

Micheál Martin: 6. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the March 2019 EU Council meeting; the issues that were discussed; and if he had bilateral meetings before or after same. [13888/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (3 Apr 2019)

Micheál Martin: 7. To ask the Taoiseach if European Union reform was discussed at the March 2019 European Council meeting. [14283/19]