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Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (17 Sep 2019)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach should not politicise IFAC.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (17 Sep 2019)

Micheál Martin: It clearly was not grounded in reality.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (17 Sep 2019)

Micheál Martin: 5. To ask the Taoiseach the Cabinet committee that discusses agricultural matters; and when it last met. [37692/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (17 Sep 2019)

Micheál Martin: In recent weeks, there has been a series of leaks and anonymous briefings concerning the Government's approach to a range of economic issues, most of which are related to Brexit. People are calling the budget a no-deal Brexit budget. In reality, it is not. Brexit is providing good cover for a situation that is problematic in the sense that IFAC and the independent Parliamentary Budget...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Sep 2019)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach should talk to people applying for a medical card.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Sep 2019)

Micheál Martin: I have not finished yet. In terms of the five in a row and so on-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Sep 2019)

Micheál Martin: I am not going to mention the war between Tipperary and Kilkenny. That has gone on for a long time. There was an interesting row over the summer between the Government and the Commissioner for Data Protection in respect of a significant report by the commissioner following a two-year investigation into the processing of personal data for public services cards. I get the feeling there has...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Sep 2019)

Micheál Martin: Of course. I apologise, a Cheann Comhairle. The commissioner said that the Government acted illegally. Can the Taoiseach confirm that the report will be published? We are told it is going to be published today. I call for a debate in the House in respect of it.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Sep 2019)

Micheál Martin: The women of Cork did it about ten years ago.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Sep 2019)

Micheál Martin: As a Corkman, I congratulate the men and women of Dublin on their double win last weekend.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2019)

Micheál Martin: -----but that have taken this crisis to develop in response. In the context of Mercosur, when I used the phrase "sign off", I did not mean literally signed off. I was in the Chamber when the Minister, Deputy Bruton, essentially endorsed it.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2019)

Micheál Martin: In particular, Commissioner Hogan endorsed it. Regarding the €100 million scheme that the Taoiseach mentioned, no one told small beef farmers in the middle of the local elections that it would involve reducing livestock-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2019)

Micheál Martin: -----and that one would have to engineer a 25% reduction in one's stock were one to apply to and gain from the scheme. That is the problem. Will the Taoiseach confirm whether it is the Government's intention to seek further support from Europe along the lines of the exceptional aid scheme because of the market disturbance that has occurred and the very low beef prices that farmers are...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2019)

Micheál Martin: I again make the point that much of what was contained in Fianna Fáil's Private Members' motion early this year has now found its way into the agreement that was discussed this week. It seems that a lot of time was lost and a lot of resentment and frustration was allowed to build up within the beef farming sector before people got down to work and began to engage. That is a great pity...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2019)

Micheál Martin: Over recent years, the beef farmers in this country have been under enormous stress and pressure, with consistently falling incomes coupled with higher costs annually. Fundamentally, looking back and looking at it from a distance, one could say the primary producer has been increasingly marginalised in the sector overall. The Government and beef industry itself have reacted far too late to...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Discussions with European Leaders (17 Sep 2019)

Micheál Martin: 68. To ask the Taoiseach if he has spoken with Ms Ursula von der Leyen since her ratification as President of the European Commission. [34764/19]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (17 Sep 2019)

Micheál Martin: 77. To ask the Taoiseach if he has spoken with Prime Minister Johnson recently; and if so, the issues discussed. [36953/19]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (17 Sep 2019)

Micheál Martin: 78. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the US Vice President, Mr. Pence, and the issues discussed. [36954/19]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (17 Sep 2019)

Micheál Martin: 79. To ask the Taoiseach if he has met or spoken with Ms Arlene Foster recently; and if so, the issues discussed. [36955/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Discussions with European Leaders (17 Sep 2019)

Micheál Martin: 90. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken to his EU counterparts recently regarding Brexit. [36956/19]