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Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: British-Irish Council (10 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: 43. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the British- Irish Council meeting in Manchester; the issues discussed; if decisions were taken; and the bilateral meetings he had. [29521/19]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: 47. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the meeting he held with church leaders on 4 July 2019; the issues that were discussed; if there was progress on the new covenant between church and State that he announced in 2018; and if religious schools were discussed. [30015/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Preparations (10 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: 107. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his EU counterparts have discussed the action they will take if the new Prime Minister of the UK does not apply for an extension to the UK leaving the European Union on 31 October 2019; and the plans for such a scenario. [30017/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (10 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: 115. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken to his UK counterpart regarding the Northern Ireland Budget (No. 2) Bill 2017-19 that was on the legislative schedule in Westminster recently. [30013/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (10 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: 303. To ask the Minister for Health the inquiries made as to whether the entire cervical screening service should be re-established to ensure an entirely integrated service for HPV, cytology, colposcopy and histopathology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30374/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Referendum Campaigns (10 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: 411. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the referendum on future presidential elections; and the progress being made on same. [30016/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Operations (9 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: I believe it is just three questions.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Operations (9 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: 6. To ask the Taoiseach the number of whistleblower complaints in his Department since the legislation was introduced in 2015. [25603/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Operations (9 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: The high-profile whistleblower, the former Sergeant Maurice McCabe, exposed many wrongdoings. This is, therefore, important legislation and should hopefully lead to significant cultural change. I asked the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Flanagan, last month how many protected disclosures he and his Department had received. He informed me that 52 protected disclosures had been...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (9 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: I asked a question about the number of times the Cabinet committee met and when the Taoiseach said 21 June, I understood that to be this year. I assumed there had been one meeting this year but we now learn there were no meetings in 2019. There has been no meeting since June 2018 of a key co-ordinating mechanism for Brexit. The Taoiseach is saying all of the interdepartmental committees...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (9 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: It is extraordinary and it suggests that what we have been reading in the media over the past two or three days is hype and spin with no substance behind it.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (9 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: There is no Brexit committee.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Freedom of Information Data (9 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: 5. To ask the Taoiseach the number of freedom of information requests his Department has received in the past two years; and the number granted, stalled and refused, respectively. [25602/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Freedom of Information Data (9 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: While the day-to-day operation of the freedom of information legislation is a reserved Civil Service function, there are many dimensions to it that directly concern the political head of each Department and each is responsible to the Dáil when it comes to the overall approach. Equally, while the Freedom of Information Acts set a legal minimum on what must be released, the political head...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (9 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: No, it is not that.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (9 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach is wrong. I did not ask that question. The reason I am concerned is-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (9 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: 2. To ask the Taoiseach the number of times Cabinet committee C (European Union including Brexit) has met in 2019. [26860/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (9 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: I do not think the Taoiseach quite answered the question. Did he mention the number of times Cabinet committee C met in his reply? I think he said the committee met on 21 June but the question I asked was how many times did it meet in 2019. The Taoiseach might answer that in his response to my points because it is important. Today, for the second day in row, we have had front-page...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: He is not using those powers.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Jul 2019)

Micheál Martin: In respect of the programme for Government and the implementation of Sláintecare, I was somewhat taken aback by the Taoiseach's comment that he has read the de Buitléir report on a key recommendation of Sláintecare, which relates to the disentanglement of private care from public care. The fact that it has been decided to go ahead with a private suite in the national...