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Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Jun 2019)

Micheál Martin: 5. To ask the Taoiseach the number of times Cabinet committee B, social policy and public services, has met to date; and when it last met. [25195/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Jun 2019)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Taoiseach for his reply. In recent weeks, there have been quite a few stories about the impact of personnel shortages on key services. The failure to hire, and critically to retain, key people has led to a serious waste of public resources and is contributing to rising budgets. The most obvious example of this can be found in the health sector, where basic planning and cost...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Jun 2019)

Micheál Martin: It is provocative.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Jun 2019)

Micheál Martin: We need more schools, particularly special schools.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Jun 2019)

Micheál Martin: What about the tertiary referral centre in Cork?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Jun 2019)

Micheál Martin: I did not say that.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Jun 2019)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach is saying that.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Jun 2019)

Micheál Martin: Not on the specialist register.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Jun 2019)

Micheál Martin: In fairness, asking the Taoiseach about IFAC-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Jun 2019)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy is not allowed to ask about it.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Jun 2019)

Micheál Martin: There was nothing wrong with many of the public housing estates built in the past.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Jun 2019)

Micheál Martin: The Government needs to moderate its ideology.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Jun 2019)

Micheál Martin: They know nothing about them as they never visit them. There were some great estates built and I know about them. I enjoyed my childhood in many of them.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Council Meetings (25 Jun 2019)

Micheál Martin: 123. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the matters that were discussed under specific foreign policy issues at the recent EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting; if Iran and Israel and Palestine were included in the discussions. [26560/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade in Fuel and Tobacco Products (25 Jun 2019)

Micheál Martin: 126. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on high-sulphur coal being smuggled across the Border region; if he has spoken to other Ministers regarding same; if actions are being taken to prevent this smuggling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26490/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: European Council Meetings (25 Jun 2019)

Micheál Martin: 129. To ask the Minister for Finance if there was a discussion regarding the recent quantitative easing expansion and the impact it will have on the EU economy at the recent ECOFIN meeting. [26563/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Qualifications Data (25 Jun 2019)

Micheál Martin: 168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of PhDs awarded in science and technology subjects in each of the years 1996 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26105/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Qualifications Data (25 Jun 2019)

Micheál Martin: 169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number and level of sub-degree, degree and postgraduate degrees awarded in each of the years 1994 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26106/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Horizon 2020 Strategy Funding (25 Jun 2019)

Micheál Martin: 294. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the drawdown by Ireland of Horizon 2020 funding; the status of same in relation to nationally set targets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26104/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Communications (25 Jun 2019)

Micheál Martin: 452. To ask the Minister for Health if he replied to a group (details supplied) that the area was not his responsibility; if he spoke with the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26485/19]