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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: As far back as 2017 the Department of Health announced that a funding model would be presented to the Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, for assisted human reproduction. It was announced in January this year that €1 million was to be allocated for an IVF fund. It is particularly cruel to raise expectations for many couples who are finding it extremely difficult financially to afford...

Acknowledgement and Apology to Women and Families affected by CervicalCheck Debacle: Statements (22 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: On behalf of the Fianna Fáil Party, I strongly support and welcome the apology by the Government for what women and their families were put through as a result of the cervical cancer screening scandal. The incredible and avoidable stress that they and their families have had to endure, as well as too many serious delays in treatment, have quite rightly been a major concern for the Irish...

Acknowledgement and Apology to Women and Families affected by CervicalCheck Debacle: Statements (22 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: -----because the letter that issued to her put preconditions on such a meeting and in the spirit of this apology I would like to see that happen. In the future work of this House, we must make sure we honour the struggle of those who worked to get to the truth and demand reform. We cannot let the programme of change for the planning, delivery and oversight of screening services become...

An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (22 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: I asked about the commitments made in terms of the €1 million fund to assist couples undergoing in vitro fertilisation, IVF, in 2017. Many couples who are in very straitened financial circumstances and who are going through a lot of anxiety and stress were promised this funding. There can be nothing more cruel than to raise expectations for many couples and not to follow through or...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (22 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: I do not believe anyone could question the fact that the political settlement in Northern Ireland is in a deep and sustained crisis. The failure to intervene to stop the various breakdowns and the decision not to intensify attempts to have the institutions restored in the past three years have caused immense damage. I have said time and again that the decision to collapse the Assembly and...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (22 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: Copenhagen.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (22 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: They are all consistent.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (22 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: It is worse than the withdrawal agreement.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (22 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: For east-west trade.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (22 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: It was a UK-wide customs union for a long time.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (22 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: In her Chequers speech-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (22 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: Is that why he is pulling the UK out of the largest free trade agreement in the world?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (22 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: We all said that.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (22 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: I would argue that much confusion is evident in the current status and operation of the new Citizens' Assembly on gender issues. What specific steps are left in terms of recruiting members, deciding agendas and beginning work? Where the assembly model has been effective in the past has been in providing a mechanism for deeper debate while the debate continued separately in the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (22 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: 8. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his visit to the UN; if he held bilaterals; and the issues discussed. [39631/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (22 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: 10. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the meetings he held with business leaders while in the United States of America; and the issues that were discussed. [39894/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (22 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: On the previous occasion we discussed the Taoiseach's speech on climate change at the UN, he was incredibly sensitive about the idea that he was annoyed with an article criticising his main announcement as tokenistic. The Taoiseach said at the time that it was a shocking conspiracy theory to suggest that he sought the right of reply article which was carried the following week in the same...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (22 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: -----the extensive commentary about the Government's target for electric vehicles. Everybody in the House supports an aggressive programme to increase the use of such vehicles. Some of us have even voted for important moves to rebalance in favour of a more carbon-neutral future. The issue is not whether we should try to maximise electric vehicle use but whether there is any substance...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (22 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: There was a flow to it before the Ceann Comhairle arrived. There might be different styles.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Meetings (22 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: 108. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken with his Spanish counterpart recently. [42932/19]