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- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (10 Apr 2019)
Micheál Martin: Some weeks ago I questioned the Tánaiste on Dublin Port's policy on cruise ships and the decision to reduce the number of cruise ships from 2021 to 2023 to 80 ships per annum and how that would have a very negative impact on Belfast and Cork in terms of cruise companies deciding to come to Ireland in the first instance. I have tabled parliamentary questions to the Minister for...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Apr 2019)
Micheál Martin: The same happened here, there is no control. No one is asking any questions at Cabinet level. I asked the Tánaiste about the letter from the Department of Health of May 2017. What led to that change of governance structure? Why was a new governance structure required? Is it still the Government's position that no one raised these red flags at any stage-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Apr 2019)
Micheál Martin: -----with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform or with the Minister for Health? Is that still the Government's position, that right up to December no one raised this? We know the Minister was told in the summer but apparently he told nobody. He told no one in the Cabinet that this thing had ballooned out of control and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform says that no...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Apr 2019)
Micheál Martin: -----and will not be accountable for it.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Apr 2019)
Micheál Martin: They have to.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Apr 2019)
Micheál Martin: The PwC report on the very significant overspend on the national children's hospital represents a damning indictment of the Government's stewardship of the entire project. Red flags were missed, the public spending code was not adhered to, the project was poorly co-ordinated and controlled, there was fragmentation, poor communication and poor flow of information. That is all in the report....
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Apr 2019)
Micheál Martin: Can the Tánaiste state with certainty that this will stay within €2 billion? The idea that it is a gross underestimation does not reflect what the report is saying. The report is saying there was a complete absence of control, incoherence, lack of information, red flags, poor governance and so on. It is similar to other projects. The Government has not learned. With regard to...
- Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (9 Apr 2019)
Micheál Martin: Sorry-----
- Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (9 Apr 2019)
Micheál Martin: That poster is up. That is the Tánaiste's party's campaign slogan. An extension beyond this week is inevitable in all circumstances and this gives Ireland more time to prepare. I acknowledge that the Taoiseach has sent me a lengthy letter on the issue of no-deal preparations following regular requests from me for this information over recent months. Unfortunately, the letter contains...
- Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (9 Apr 2019)
Micheál Martin: The holding of the EU summit tomorrow is essential, but it is nonetheless a statement on just how badly the Brexit process has proceeded in the past three years. Two weeks after the date on which the United Kingdom was due to leave the European Union, there are some hopes something may emerge at Westminster which will be acceptable to the European Union and can win the support of a majority...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (9 Apr 2019)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach said that he last met Arlene Foster in the week leading up to 17 March. It is somewhat surprising that almost a month has gone by without a meeting, especially given the significance of some of the votes in Westminster since then and the narrow margins by which some were won and lost. It is surprising that he has not had more substantive discussions with the leader of the DUP...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (9 Apr 2019)
Micheál Martin: The Irish Prime Minister of the day was a certain somebody's father.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (9 Apr 2019)
Micheál Martin: 23. To ask the Taoiseach if he has spoken or met with the leader or members of the DUP since 27 March 2019. [15108/19]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (9 Apr 2019)
Micheál Martin: 25. To ask the Taoiseach if he has spoken with Ms Arlene Foster since the DUP announced that it would not vote for the withdrawal treaty; and if so, the issues they discussed. [15377/19]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (9 Apr 2019)
Micheál Martin: Only 30 seconds?
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (9 Apr 2019)
Micheál Martin: 17. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with Chancellor Merkel; and the issues that were discussed in relation to Brexit and the Border. [16666/19]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (9 Apr 2019)
Micheál Martin: It is very clear that Chancellor Merkel represents a sane and supportive voice on Brexit but also on avoiding a hard Brexit. She has experienced difficulties before at European level in various crises and she knows that a hard Brexit would be difficult for Europe as a whole, given the precarious nature of the European economy. She is clearly anxious to avoid it. From what the Taoiseach...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (9 Apr 2019)
Micheál Martin: 3. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with Mr. Donald Tusk; the persons who attended the meeting; and the issues that were discussed. [13887/19]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (9 Apr 2019)
Micheál Martin: 6. To ask the Taoiseach if he and Mr. Donald Tusk discussed various scenarios on Brexit and the withdrawal treaty; and if they discussed the length of the extension to Article 50. [14281/19]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (9 Apr 2019)
Micheál Martin: 10. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the meeting he attended with President Macron; the persons who attended on both sides; the issues that were discussed; the responses that were made; and the actions that will be taken. [16361/19]