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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Sep 2019)

Micheál Martin: I acknowledge the presence of representatives from Irish Rural Link, with 90 people, mostly women, in Leinster House today, and the Next Chapter women's caucus, which is funded by the European Union PEACE IV programme. I look forward to engaging with some of them later. It is a year and a half since the CervicalCheck scandal broke. Will the Taoiseach indicate the timeline and the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2019)

Micheál Martin: Shocking.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2019)

Micheál Martin: Sack the press officer.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2019)

Micheál Martin: The Minister was not. The poor author was left in a lonely room.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2019)

Micheál Martin: That is all.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2019)

Micheál Martin: Last night, the daily struggle of Gillian Bolger and Darren Milne to look after their eight year old twins, Kyle and Ryan, who both have autism and other health issues, was harrowingly revealed. The story showed where the Government, through its agencies, has clearly failed these children and parents, and many more parents, due to the shortage of school places and the inadequacy of timely...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2019)

Micheál Martin: We can quote the global figures. However, the number of children with special needs is growing. We had an increase in the number of schoolgoing children generally across the board, which does result in increased provision of teachers and SNAs to meet that demographic increase. Last year, about 850 children were availing of home tuition, which reveals an absence of school places for them....

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (18 Sep 2019)

Micheál Martin: 77. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he and his officials are concerned regarding the depletion of the number of members of the Defence Forces. [37690/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: UN Security Council (18 Sep 2019)

Micheál Martin: 82. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the securing of a UN Security Council seat; and if he has spoken to other foreign ministers regarding same. [37691/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council Reports (18 Sep 2019)

Micheál Martin: 90. To ask the Minister for Finance if he and his officials have received the most recent Irish Fiscal Advisory Council report with its comments on a disorderly Brexit. [37689/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policy Reviews (17 Sep 2019)

Micheál Martin: Stop being silly.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policy Reviews (17 Sep 2019)

Micheál Martin: No. We-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policy Reviews (17 Sep 2019)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy has just done so.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policy Reviews (17 Sep 2019)

Micheál Martin: On a point of order, the absence of an Assembly and the Executive is far more damaging to the Good Friday Agreement.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policy Reviews (17 Sep 2019)

Micheál Martin: That happened long before Brexit. Deputy McDonald has some neck.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policy Reviews (17 Sep 2019)

Micheál Martin: Come on.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cyber Security Policy (17 Sep 2019)

Micheál Martin: What about if one is trying to get a passport or a Student Universal Support Ireland, SUSI, grant?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cyber Security Policy (17 Sep 2019)

Micheál Martin: Did the Attorney General or the Department seek third party legal advice?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policy Reviews (17 Sep 2019)

Micheál Martin: I will address the ramping up of information campaigns relating to Brexit. People throughout the country are asking why all this activity was not in place at the start of this year. We have heard commentary that the advertising spend for this campaign appears to be heavily focused on telling the public that Ireland will be ready, rather than concentrating on the concrete targeting of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cyber Security Policy (17 Sep 2019)

Micheál Martin: On the cybersecurity issue, it seems to me from all I have heard from various interests and observations from other countries that Ireland is vulnerable to cybersecurity threats. Will the Taoiseach indicate to the House the strength within our Defence Forces in terms of cybersecurity and their capacity, given their retention and recruitment crisis, to deal with a cybersecurity threat? My...