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Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (14 Feb 2017)

Gerry Adams: 357. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider a review of the overseas registration process by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, in view of recent media reports on lengthy delays and the current crisis in staffing recruitment here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6680/17]

Leaders' Questions (15 Feb 2017)

Gerry Adams: Sinn Féin has tabled a motion of no confidence in the Government and we call on all Teachtaí to support it. Some in Fianna Fáil, in particular, said we should not have tabled the motion and claim that it will prevent the McCabe family from getting answers to their very legitimate questions. That is nonsense. It is the behaviour of the current and previous Governments that...

Leaders' Questions (15 Feb 2017)

Gerry Adams: "Criminal misconduct" could mean anything at all. The Taoiseach stated that he did not know the content of those protected disclosures, but he has to say that because it would be unlawful for him to have knowledge of them. The terms of reference are clear and would not have covered the allegations brought to the Taoiseach by the Minister, Deputy Zappone, unless they were the same...

Leaders' Questions (15 Feb 2017)

Gerry Adams: Was the Taoiseach briefed on them?

Leaders' Questions (15 Feb 2017)

Gerry Adams: I did not ask if the Taoiseach read them. I asked if he was aware of them. He did not answer that question.

Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Feb 2017)

Gerry Adams: The consequences of Brexit for the island of Ireland and for all the people of this island will be far-reaching. Last week, the Taoiseach said he intended to bring a memo to Cabinet on the implications of Brexit and also that he would make a statement on Brexit today. Will the Taoiseach confirm if he brought a memo to Cabinet and, if so, will it be published? The British Government...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (15 Feb 2017)

Gerry Adams: 3. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the informal meeting of European Union Heads of State or Government held on 3 February 2017. [5891/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (15 Feb 2017)

Gerry Adams: 5. To ask the Taoiseach if he had discussions with the British Prime Minister, Mrs. Theresa May, at the most recent informal meeting of European Heads of State or Government in Malta; and if so, the issues raised. [6912/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (15 Feb 2017)

Gerry Adams: 13. To ask the Taoiseach the number of meetings he has held with Heads of State or Government on the issue of Brexit in the past six months; and the details of planned meetings in the next six months. [7354/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (15 Feb 2017)

Gerry Adams: I asked the Taoiseach this question earlier. I apologise for asking it again as I did not hear his answer. I asked him whether he has planned a White Paper. He knows that the British Government will trigger Article 50 in a few short weeks and that Prime Minister May's White Paper gives us some sense of the degree of impact her decision will have on all the people of this island. I welcome...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (15 Feb 2017)

Gerry Adams: 16. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the Brexit stakeholder group in his Department; and if he will provide details of its participant organisations. [6911/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (15 Feb 2017)

Gerry Adams: 17. To ask the Taoiseach the number of staff working exclusively on Brexit issues within his Department; and if he will report on departmental restructuring that may be required in view of the Article 50 negotiations. [6913/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (15 Feb 2017)

Gerry Adams: Yesterday, the Minister Foreign Affairs and Trade met the British Secretary of State, James Brokenshire. The same Secretary of State last week voted against protecting the Good Friday Agreement. According to news reports, he told the Minister, Deputy Flanagan, the North will not be given special status after Britain leaves the European Union. What is the Government view of this latest put...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (15 Feb 2017)

Gerry Adams: Why not?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (15 Feb 2017)

Gerry Adams: It is the same as Denmark and Greenland.

Brexit and Special Designation for the North: Motion [Private Members] (15 Feb 2017)

Gerry Adams: I move:“That Dáil Éireann: notes that: — on 22 May 1998, voters in Northern Ireland voted to accept the Good Friday Agreement, GFA, by 71.1% to 28.9%, and in Ireland by 94.39% to 5.61%; — since the GFA was ratified and the restoration of power-sharing in 2007, the European Union, EU, has been a critical partner for peace, providing substantial political and...

Brexit and Special Designation for the North: Motion [Private Members] (15 Feb 2017)

Gerry Adams: Maith thú. Tá a fhios agam an craic. We have said consistently that it is crucial that the mandate of citizens in the North, who voted in June to remain in the European Union, is upheld. We are seeking to formalise the position of the Dáil in favour of special status for the North within the European Union, and to call on the Government to adopt that position. The...

Brexit and Special Designation for the North: Motion [Private Members] (15 Feb 2017)

Gerry Adams: Go raibh maith agat. It also ignores the fact that the European Union is not the United States of Europe. It ignores the Good Friday Agreement which recognises the unique status of the North. As the Taoiseach said today, the EU is not a homogenous unit. On the contrary, part of its strength lies in its diversity. While we remain critical of the EU, including its two-tier structure, its...

Brexit and Special Designation for the North: Motion [Private Members] (15 Feb 2017)

Gerry Adams: We won the campaign.

Confidence in Government: Motion (15 Feb 2017)

Gerry Adams: I speak this evening in absolute opposition to the Taoiseach's motion of confidence in himself and his Government. He leads a Government that is without purpose and devoid of direction, stumbling from one crisis to the next. They have lost any authority to govern and that authority of course derives from their guardians in Fianna Fáil. The Fianna Fáil position is that it wants to...