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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Jan 2019)

Simon Coveney: That is not what I said.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Jan 2019)

Simon Coveney: The Deputy should not mislead the House.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Jan 2019)

Simon Coveney: But he did not have the full details.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Jan 2019)

Simon Coveney: Let me clarify what I said. I said that the way in which this House responds to scandals like this either adds to the scandal and the sense of uncertainty and fear that many women face or has the opposite effect. In all the decisions it has taken, all the reports for which it has asked and all the recommendations from experts for which it has looked, the Government has always focused on...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Jan 2019)

Simon Coveney: I am glad the Deputy asked this question because this action is one of a series of significant measures the Government is pursuing to reduce the amount of emissions coming from this country and its economy. Moneypoint, and energy generation generally, is a little different because it is in the traded sector and so does not have as direct an impact in terms of our national targets as do other...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Jan 2019)

Simon Coveney: Deputy Harty has raised many very valid questions. On Brexit, we plan to publish the heads of the legislation which is being prepared for a no-deal Brexit later on this afternoon. One of the 17 heads of that Bill addresses the single electricity market. It is not the only response required in that regard but an element of the response to the challenges we would face in respect of the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Jan 2019)

Simon Coveney: I have heard some doctors speak about this issue in the media today. It is important to say the problems related to secondary HPV testing are not solely connected to the increased volume of smear tests. We need to be accurate in considering what has contributed to what problem. There are two separate issues. One is capacity and one is secondary screening, when it has been necessary, in...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Jan 2019)

Simon Coveney: If we can provide more detail on what the Deputy is looking for, we can, of course. do so.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Jan 2019)

Simon Coveney: The Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, wanted to ensure women who were the patients would be the first to know, rather than the political system.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Jan 2019)

Simon Coveney: I ask the Deputies to listen as this is an important issue. The patients' representatives who are on the committee discussed this issue and agreed with that approach. I can get the date in December. I do not have it in front of me, but there is no hiding of information; we can get it. I understand the Minister then asked for a full report to provide the full details of the numbers...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Jan 2019)

Simon Coveney: I repeated it earlier, but it is important to restate it.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Jan 2019)

Simon Coveney: It is a cost and management issue. One cannot simply roll something out without the agreement of GPs on how it is to be done, capacity and so on.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Jan 2019)

Simon Coveney: Yes. We have started on a road on which we intend to continue and it has been very successful to date. However, lessons do need to be learned from past decisions. It cannot be rushed in trying to move too quickly, without ensuring the costs can be met and the capacity to deliver the service. The Deputy is aware that there have been ongoing discussions between GPs and the Department of...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Jan 2019)

Simon Coveney: I put it directly to the Deputy that I do not have the answer to that question.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Jan 2019)

Simon Coveney: On consistency and accuracy in laboratories, I understand Dr. Scally did deal with that issue in his report. It is important to refer to it.

No Consent, No Sale Bill 2019: First Stage (24 Jan 2019)

Simon Coveney: No.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Negotiations (24 Jan 2019)

Simon Coveney: I met with Michel Barnier on 21 January, in the margins of the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels. We discussed the disappointing but not unexpected outcome of the 15 January vote in the House of Commons on the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement. Both Mr Barnier and I are in agreement that what we need from the UK is clarity on how it proposes to move forward, and ultimately what it wants to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Data (24 Jan 2019)

Simon Coveney: Decisions on the final total allocation to the Passport Service in 2019 are currently being finalised in the Department. As already announced in Budget 2019 , last October, further funding is being earmarked for the Passport Service, which has seen a significant increase in demand for Irish passports from Irish citizens in Northern Ireland and Great Britain since the UK voted to leave the EU....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (24 Jan 2019)

Simon Coveney: Brexit is a major priority for the Government, for me and the work of my Department. I meet regularly every Thursday with senior officials from all relevant Divisions in my Department, and the Secretary General, to be briefed on and to discuss the latest developments regarding the Article 50 process and our ongoing preparations for Brexit.  The Permanent Representation to the EU and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (24 Jan 2019)

Simon Coveney: I know that I speak for all members of this House in our utter condemnation of the hijacking and bombing in Derry on 19 January and the subsequent hijackings and security alerts. The people behind such violence have neither mandate nor legitimacy nor support in the community. Their actions show a callous and reckless disregard for human life, and risk causing serious injury and loss of...