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Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (13 Nov 2019)

Micheál Martin: Therefore, after many years the Taoiseach has come round to the established way of doing things.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (13 Nov 2019)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach stopped the adoption of that approach for a while.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (13 Nov 2019)

Micheál Martin: I can recall the Taoiseach saying he did not agree with them, that he wanted to have full Cabinet meetings.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (13 Nov 2019)

Micheál Martin: Okay.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (13 Nov 2019)

Micheál Martin: The target is the supply of 25,000 new houses a year.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (13 Nov 2019)

Micheál Martin: 4. To ask the Taoiseach if meetings of Cabinet committees were held in October 2019. [45243/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (13 Nov 2019)

Micheál Martin: I understand from the reply that there were two committee meetings in October. Every time there is a major new announcement by the Government we are told that the videos full of drone shots of the Cliffs of Moher and the regional advertising campaigns will be followed by concrete actions, one of which is always that a Cabinet committee will be very vigorous in overseeing implementation and...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (13 Nov 2019)

Micheál Martin: 1. To ask the Taoiseach if he has spoken with the UK Prime Minister since 29 October 2019. [45240/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (13 Nov 2019)

Micheál Martin: I agree that the British general election has effectively suspended engagement on all major issues and we will have to wait until after 12 December at the earliest to know what comes next. There are serious concerns, however, about what is happening during the election and statements being made regarding Northern Ireland. Earlier this week, the Tories briefed the media that, as part of a...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Nov 2019)

Micheál Martin: I think Deputy Mattie McGrath means the people will get the last laugh. Last week, Deputy Eoghan Murphy and other Deputies raised the issue of Cuisle, the respite holiday centre in Roscommon run by the Irish Wheelchair Association-----

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Nov 2019)

Micheál Martin: I will start again. Last week, Deputy Eugene Murphy and other Deputies raised the situation regarding Cuisle, a respite holiday centre in Roscommon run by the Irish Wheelchair Association and funded by the HSE. Under the programme for Government, there are significant commitments to respite services. The issue is a shortage of funding of €1.2 million required for refurbishment...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Nov 2019)

Micheál Martin: I forgot to point out that it is not just about the 1970s and 1980s, as will be made clear by the programme to be broadcast tonight.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Nov 2019)

Micheál Martin: The sexual abuse of a young child is a most vile and horrific act. The life-changing trauma imposed forcibly on the child is lifelong. It takes an extraordinary degree of resilience, courage and dignity to survive and cope with the lifelong challenges imposed by such trauma. Unfortunately, this country has witnessed a terrible history of child sexual abuse within many institutions and...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Nov 2019)

Micheál Martin: When similar allegations and cases emerged in the church, there was never any question of the church conducting its own internal investigations. When I initiated an inquiry in the diocese of Ferns on the basis of allegations that had been made, I did not seek anybody's permission. It was not contemplated that the diocese would investigate itself. The same happened in the cases of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (13 Nov 2019)

Micheál Martin: 130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has received correspondence and-or an application for capital funding for a hall for a national school (details supplied); his plans to contribute to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46794/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (13 Nov 2019)

Micheál Martin: 131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a policy to contribute to schools that have fundraised for small capital projects within their schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46795/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (13 Nov 2019)

Micheál Martin: 132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the capital plans for a national school (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46796/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Jobs Initiative (13 Nov 2019)

Micheál Martin: 146. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will report on the launch of Future Jobs Ireland on 11 November 2019. [46656/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government Implementation (12 Nov 2019)

Micheál Martin: I wish to make a general point, given previous comments that the programme for Government is not a document that emanates from the confidence and supply arrangement. There is a separate document on policy, to which the programme for Government commits the Fine Gael Party and the Independent Alliance. The confidence and supply arrangement document is much tighter.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government Implementation (12 Nov 2019)

Micheál Martin: I also make the point that all Ministers belong to the Fine Gael Party and the Independent Alliance. There are no Fianna Fáil Ministers or Ministers of State. Such references are superficial or shallow and have no substance to them. Like every other party, we will hold the Government to account. The Taoiseach knows that secretly nobody wanted a general election while there a no-deal...