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Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Funding (6 Sep 2019)

Micheál Martin: 1322. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received briefing material or held meetings on the budgetary deficits in the disability sector; if the organisations have written to him to raise concerns in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36628/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions Reform (6 Sep 2019)

Micheál Martin: 1843. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a change to the calculation for the State pension (contributory) will be introduced for those who are unable to avail of the home caring periods scheme or the homemaker’s scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35665/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Correspondence (6 Sep 2019)

Micheál Martin: 1990. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has received emails or letters of concern from staff or former staff of an organisation (details supplied) recently in relation to concerns of allegations of bullying, absenteeism, inappropriate use of funds, lack of governance and other issues; if the concerns were investigated; if so, the actions taken; and if he...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Climate Action Plan (10 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach needs to speak with his Minister, Deputy Creed.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Climate Action Plan (10 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: He did not refer to the smoky coal ban.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Climate Action Plan (10 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: The figures came from the Department. There are 13 from 16,000.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Climate Action Plan (10 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: On a point of order-----

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Climate Action Plan (10 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: What I read into the record was what the Minister, Deputy Shane Ross, told Deputy Troy last week.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Climate Action Plan (10 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: I specified that these were vehicles registered to the State for tax purposes. These are not my figures but those of the Minister. The Taoiseach should not tell me they are out of date.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Climate Action Plan (10 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: I did not say they did.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Climate Action Plan (10 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: Last week, Deputy Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of vehicles in the State fleet as of 2019 and the number that are fully electric. The reply was that of 6,573 vehicles registered under the State-owned emergency vehicles and rescue vehicles tax classification, only 13 were registered as electric. That says it all. The National Transport Authority, NTA,...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Climate Action Plan (10 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: There was no carbon tax last year.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Climate Action Plan (10 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: 16. To ask the Taoiseach the governance within his Department for ensuring the implementation of the Climate Action Plan 2019. [27978/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (10 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: We are talking about Hungary and Poland because of the rule of law.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (10 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: No, it has not.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (10 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach is distorting what was said.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (10 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: I mentioned Poland and Hungary.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (10 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach should be fair to people. People mentioned Hungary and Poland, not the four countries. The Taoiseach knows what we are talking about. We are talking about the rule of law and a decision to oppose Frans Timmermans-----

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (10 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: -----on the basis of their upholding of the rule of law. That was the question.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (10 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: I welcome and acknowledge the apology the Taoiseach gave earlier and the withdrawal of remarks he made last week. The Taoiseach did not respond to my question yesterday about Commissioner Hogan's highly irregular intervention during the local elections. From what I can see, there is no precedent for a Commissioner to announce a politically important support scheme during an election,...