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Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland Issues (14 May 2013)

Gerry Adams: It certainly was not me. It may have been the presenter.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland Issues (14 May 2013)

Gerry Adams: I am sure the Taoiseach will agree that citizens have the right to picket peacefully. The leader of Fianna Fáil appears not to believe in that right. As one of those people who was baton-charged, gassed and water cannoned off the streets over a long period, I am of the view that drawing a comparison between a peaceful picket and the loyalist riots during which Sinn Féin...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland Issues (14 May 2013)

Gerry Adams: The arms trial.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland Issues (14 May 2013)

Gerry Adams: Why will it not happen? Support it.

Order of Business (14 May 2013)

Gerry Adams: Will it be this summer?

Order of Business (14 May 2013)

Gerry Adams: First, for the record, the Taoiseach said earlier that he was looking forward to the publication by the First and Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland of a discussion paper on tackling sectarianism. That has already been published. It was published last week. I wish to raise two issues with the Taoiseach. The first concerns Bethany Home. There is a huge amount of evidence in the...

Order of Business (14 May 2013)

Gerry Adams: There was State involvement.

Order of Business (14 May 2013)

Gerry Adams: I thank the Taoiseach for his answer and look forward to seeing his suggestions. I have a very brief supplementary comment on Bethany Home. New information has emerged since 2007. I urge the Taoiseach to be very mindful of the fact that the very same thing was said about the Magdalen laundries. The same thing was said, almost word for word, until new information emerged in that regard.

Good Friday Agreement: Motion [Private Members] (14 May 2013)

Gerry Adams: I move:That Dáil Éireann:notes that:- this year marks the 15th anniversary of the historic Good Friday Agreement in 1998, which was ratified by an overwhelming majority of citizens in referenda held North and South on 22 May 1998; - this is set out in an internationally binding treaty; - the Agreement recognises fully the differences between the equally legitimate political...

Good Friday Agreement: Motion [Private Members] (14 May 2013)

Gerry Adams: I am. I am not quite sure with whom I am sharing time, but I am sure they know.

Good Friday Agreement: Motion [Private Members] (14 May 2013)

Gerry Adams: Comhréiteach stairiúil a bhí ann - a compromise between conflicting political positions following decades of conflict, the roots of which are to be found in the British Government's involvement in our country. For the first time since partition, the Agreement brought peace, stability, hope and the opportunity for a better future for the people of Ireland. It most directly...

Good Friday Agreement: Motion [Private Members] (14 May 2013)

Gerry Adams: To which Queen is the Deputy referring?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Supply (14 May 2013)

Gerry Adams: 664. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the benefits of the drug pirfenidone; the reason the NCPE has announced that pirfenidone will not be made available for patients with IPF based on economic grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22727/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Remuneration (14 May 2013)

Gerry Adams: 125. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses who have now taken up the two year contract at reduced pay; if he will replace the scheme with the necessary recruitment of nurses on regular pay scales and employment conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22562/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (14 May 2013)

Gerry Adams: 139. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the progress made to date in the provision of enhanced hospital facilities and other essential services for patients with cystic fibrosis [22563/13]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Official Engagements (14 May 2013)

Gerry Adams: 148. To ask the Taoiseach if he met with a person (details supplied) during his visit to Ireland on the week beginning 17 April 2013; if he will provide the precise agenda of items which were raised during the meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22145/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (14 May 2013)

Gerry Adams: 171. To ask the Minister for Finance if there are any proposals to review the current qualifying criteria in respect of primary medical certificates; if his Department will consider revising the criteria to allow primary medical certificates to be issued on a shorter term basis, open to reviewing on-going long-term medical conditions and associated levels of mobility; if there is a need to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: FÁS Safe Passes (14 May 2013)

Gerry Adams: 287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to any issues arising where an English company will not accept a FÁS safe pass card; if the FÁS safe pass card is recognised in Britain; if there is an agreement in place with Britain or other EU member states to allow for mutual recognition of FÁS safe pass cards in respect of health and safety...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services Provision (14 May 2013)

Gerry Adams: 407. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the percentage of residents in County Louth that currently have access to broadband; the steps that are being taken to rectify this problem and provide for broadband availability across the entire county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22859/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (14 May 2013)

Gerry Adams: 474. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there are any arrangements in place to provide for the expunging of minor convictions for persons who wish to take up offers of employment overseas. [22493/13]