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Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): EU Issues (3 Nov 2015)

Gerry Adams: 25. To ask the Taoiseach if the issue of Greece was discussed at the European Union leaders' summit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33934/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): EU Issues (3 Nov 2015)

Gerry Adams: I thank the Taoiseach for clarifying his remarks about my whereabouts. I am not in the United States.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): EU Issues (3 Nov 2015)

Gerry Adams: I am here and I am reassured that the Taoiseach recognises it. However, he did accuse me of being disrespectful to the Dáil in going to the United States and he did not withdraw that accusation. However, I will move on to more serious matters. Most of my remarks will be about refugees. I have often discussed the difficulties in dealing with so many questions and such a range of...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): EU Issues (3 Nov 2015)

Gerry Adams: That is not true.

Order of Business (3 Nov 2015)

Gerry Adams: Tá dhá cheist agam, an chéad cheann faoi promised legislation to provide for rent certainty and another on the misuse of drugs (amendment) (No. 2) Bill, but before I come to them, I asked the Taoiseach earlier if the Government would formally recognise the Palestinian state in keeping with the motion of support which had been passed by the Oireachtas but on which the Government...

Northern Ireland: Statements (3 Nov 2015)

Gerry Adams: Cuirim fáilte roimh an díospóireacht seo. However, it takes great patience to sit and listen to some of the rubbish and the lies which are peddled here, thinly disguised as a serious contribution to the resolution of the problems facing the people of this island as a result of partition. Ní bhíonn go leor díospóireachtaí anseo againn nó go leor...

Travellers' Rights: Motion [Private Members] (3 Nov 2015)

Gerry Adams: I am astonished.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Assessments (3 Nov 2015)

Gerry Adams: 339. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the areas identified under catchment flood risk assessment and management studies in County Meath; if the draft predicted flood maps have been approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37201/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Assessments (3 Nov 2015)

Gerry Adams: 340. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a flood risk management plan has been formed to address identified flood risk areas in Bettystown in east Meath; the areas identified; the measures to be taken; and the funding that will be allocated. [37202/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Response Times (3 Nov 2015)

Gerry Adams: 758. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of an incident which occurred on 20 October 2015 at a school (details supplied) in County Louth in which an ambulance called to the scene of an accidental fall took 57 minutes to arrive; that when queried, the ambulance staff cited a service outage as the reason for this; his views on the impact of a service outage on the ambulance service;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (3 Nov 2015)

Gerry Adams: 798. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with disabilities who have been allocated a personal assistant; are currently waiting to be allocated a personal assistant; are waiting in excess of six months; are waiting to be assessed for a personal assistant; the number of personal assistant hours allocated to persons with disabilities in 2013, 2014 and 2015 to date; his views...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (3 Nov 2015)

Gerry Adams: 985. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current number of pupil places at a school (details supplied) in County Louth; the number of available places for this school for the 2016-17 academic year ; if there are any issues with the timeframe for completion of the school's new build areas, if parents of current pupils have been advised to enrol their children in alternative...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Flood Risk Assessments (3 Nov 2015)

Gerry Adams: 1032. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of the concerns of residents of Bettystown, County Meath, regarding the proposed construction of 370 houses in a flood risk area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37204/15]

Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2015)

Gerry Adams: Patients on hospital trolleys are a direct result of the Government's policies and so, too, is the homelessness crisis. Since the Labour Party conference in February, the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Alan Kelly, has been promising the introduction of rent certainty. He said then what we are looking at is a process whereby people have some certainty as...

Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2015)

Gerry Adams: I asked the Taoiseach direct question. Will the Government introduce rent certainty? If not, why not?

Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2015)

Gerry Adams: He never answered the question and totally avoided it. Contrary to the Taoiseach’s protestations, his policies are making the lives of citizens worse. He is allowing the market to decide on this issue. Since he took office, rents have increased by 35%. Up to 90% of these cases are above rent supplement limits, meaning families cannot afford to live in homes. They are being...

Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2015)

Gerry Adams: The Taoiseach said the next election is a choice between stability and chaos. What stability is there for these families? The Minister promised rent certainty. Fine Gael is resisting this. Up to 24 Fine Gael Oireachtas Members are landlords. Is this a factor?

Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2015)

Gerry Adams: Will the Government deliver rent certainty? Will it be the Labour Party’s way or Fine Gael’s way?

Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2015)

Gerry Adams: So, there will be no rent certainty.

Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2015)

Gerry Adams: No, we do not. The Taoiseach should stick to the question.