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Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2016: First Stage (24 May 2016)

Gerry Adams: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Electoral Acts 1992 to 2015 to ensure all polling stations are made accessible to wheelchair users. It is an injustice, and it is quite bizarre, that citizens find themselves unable to avail of the most basic of democratic rights, namely, the right to vote, because they are a wheelchair user. The purpose of the...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2016: First Stage (24 May 2016)

Gerry Adams: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Domestic Water Charges: Motion [Private Members] (24 May 2016)

Gerry Adams: I commend this motion, tabled by 39 Teachtaí, calling for the immediate abolition of domestic water charges. The motion is finally being discussed after weeks of stymying of the discussion by Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil. Neither party wanted Teachtaí to have their say on the issue of water charges and Irish Water while they conspired behind closed doors in the partnership...

Adjournment Debate: Hospital Staff Recruitment (24 May 2016)

Gerry Adams: Yes, he is.

Adjournment Debate: Hospital Staff Recruitment (24 May 2016)

Gerry Adams: Deputy O'Dowd's time is up.

Adjournment Debate: Hospital Staff Recruitment (24 May 2016)

Gerry Adams: Gabh mo leithscéal.

Adjournment Debate: Hospital Staff Recruitment (24 May 2016)

Gerry Adams: Gabh mo leithscéal.

Adjournment Debate: Hospital Staff Recruitment (24 May 2016)

Gerry Adams: On a point of order, four of us were chosen and we were given one minute and 15 seconds each.

Adjournment Debate: Hospital Staff Recruitment (24 May 2016)

Gerry Adams: I have it.

Adjournment Debate: Hospital Staff Recruitment (24 May 2016)

Gerry Adams: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire fosta agus go n-éirí an t-ádh leis ina phost nua. I extend solidarity to the staff at Our Lady of Lourdes and especially to the nurses and midwives who do a remarkable job in very difficult circumstances. They also are on a work to rule at this time. Many of our hospitals and nurses are at breaking point. In the past 48 hours there were 537...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Disposal Charges (24 May 2016)

Gerry Adams: 240. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the regulatory procedure for pay-by-weight waste charges, including the process for ensuring the implementation of fair costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11548/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (24 May 2016)

Gerry Adams: 239. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to state the allowances or exemptions for the pay-by-weight waste charges for persons generating unavoidable waste due to chronic medical conditions. [11547/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (24 May 2016)

Gerry Adams: 378. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to report on his meetings with the national co-ordination group for response to flooding and with those agencies responsible for the River Shannon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10021/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (24 May 2016)

Gerry Adams: 484. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied); if the person is on the waiting list for a procedure; and when the procedure will be carried out. [11681/16]

Leaders' Questions (25 May 2016)

Gerry Adams: Last Tuesday, Teachta McDonald and I, along with several hundred citizens of Dublin's inner city, took part in a public vigil at the monument in Buckingham Street against criminal violence. The Taoiseach may recall that a memorial was erected in 2000 to remember the 150 people from that community who died during the previous 20 years from heroin and other drugs. I commend the organisers of...

Leaders' Questions (25 May 2016)

Gerry Adams: In the south inner city, there are 160 fewer gardaí. I commend An Garda Síochána on the work it does in difficult circumstances, but additional gardaí are needed, as is funding for projects and a comprehensive plan for the community in respect of jobs, councillors, children, in particular, teachers, addiction services and youth groups. A range of community services that...

Leaders' Questions (25 May 2016)

Gerry Adams: We need to go beyond fine words and empower these communities. Yes, we need new tough legislation to deal with the illegal trade in prescription drugs, but the report of the first ministerial task force on drugs, published 20 years ago, highlighted the link between drugs, crime, poverty and social and economic deprivation. It called for increased investment not only in front-line policing...

Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (25 May 2016)

Gerry Adams: 5. To ask the Taoiseach to report on the European Union meeting of Heads of State on 7 March 2016 with Turkey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10019/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (25 May 2016)

Gerry Adams: I wish to concentrate on what is the biggest crisis since the Second World War and on the response of the European Union and the Government to it. The International Organization for Migration, IOM, estimates that between the beginning of 2016 and 25 April, a total of 196,325 emigrants and refugees have arrived in Europe, mostly by sea. This is a huge number of people who have landed in...

Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (25 May 2016)

Gerry Adams: I welcome the Taoiseach's assurances that naval vessels will only be used for search and rescue missions. I reject his assertion that the deal between the EU and Turkey will not be suspended. That may be the case but I ask him to demand that it be suspended. I want to make it clear that he is not acting in my name when he agrees to a deal that has seen 500 people drown this month as a...