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Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2016)

Gerry Adams: Front-line workers in health, education, justice and transport have had to deal with a system that has had its budget cut to the bone. The workload and work environment has gotten worse. Pay has decreased and conditions have deteriorated. Public sector workers have had €12 billion taken from their pay while they work an additional 15 million hours a week. New entrants since January...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Mental Health Services Data (15 Nov 2016)

Gerry Adams: 156. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons currently waiting for places at the Central Mental Hospital; the average waiting time for a person to be transferred to the Central Mental Hospital; the provision for persons whose medication cannot be administered within the prison system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35176/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Services for People with Disabilities (15 Nov 2016)

Gerry Adams: 366. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the consideration his Department has given a programme (details supplied) for funding in the context of budget 2016, noting that its current funding is set to expire in a number of weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34800/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (15 Nov 2016)

Gerry Adams: 413. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of the discussions he has had with other EU leaders on the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean, the war in Syria and the deployment of Irish Naval Service vessels to the Mediterranean Sea. [32798/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (15 Nov 2016)

Gerry Adams: 540. To ask the Minister for Health when his Department intends to meet its commitment to ensure that, in cases where domiciliary care allowance is being paid, children have the right to an automatic medical card; when this will happen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34802/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services Provision (15 Nov 2016)

Gerry Adams: 463. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE is currently assessing an application for a residential placement for a person (details supplied) in County Louth; the timeframe for the conclusion of this assessment process; and if a residential placement in an area (details supplied) would be appropriate for this person. [34518/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (15 Nov 2016)

Gerry Adams: 539. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the significant issues and subsequent delays in providing the BCG vaccine; when the last round of the BCG vaccinations were given to children; his plans to have the vaccine remain as part of the childhood immunisation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34801/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Preschool Services (15 Nov 2016)

Gerry Adams: 713. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person with special needs (details supplied) whose preschool applied for AIM level 7 funding in early September 2016; the time frame for the application process to be completed and for a decision to be made and communicated to the person's family; and if she will make a statement on the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (9 Nov 2016)

Gerry Adams: It is not our business to go against the result of any democratic vote taken in anyone else's country. For a long time, that was the great irritant in our affairs, in that others decided what we should do. One does not have to agree with the outcome or the policies of those who are elected. In Ireland and the United States Sinn Féin has argued with US Presidents, including personally,...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (9 Nov 2016)

Gerry Adams: I also want to raise the issue of the attitude of the Government to the call to bring 200 unaccompanied refugee children, who face serious risk in Calais, as articulated by Not On Our Watch, to Ireland. I have a copy of the proposed draft motion. I have not had the opportunity to consult with anyone on it, but it is ambiguous, unconditional and makes no real commitments. It certainly does...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (9 Nov 2016)

Gerry Adams: Will it include rent certainty?

Questions on Proposed Legislation (9 Nov 2016)

Gerry Adams: The Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 will be introduced in the Seanad next week. It contains no measures on rent certainty. However, given the highly concerning figures for the third quarter of 2016, will the Taoiseach commit to amending the Bill? Given Deputy Micheál Martin and his crocodile tears this morning, will he commit to supporting this?...

Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2016)

Gerry Adams: As the Taoiseach said, one of the massive issues has to be the plight of the 50,000 undocumented Irish. As he recounted, President Obama did try to make progress on that issue, but he was blocked in Congress. That blocking may and, arguably, is likely to continue. In fairness to him, the Taoiseach has raised the issue many times, as I have. I appeal to him to persist in the time ahead. ...

Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2016)

Gerry Adams: That is obvious.

Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2016)

Gerry Adams: This morning, we heard the verdict of the people of the USA in national electoral contests. The Republicans now control the Senate and the House of Representatives, but the most important of these contests was the presidential election. Mr. Donald Trump has now been elected to be the 45th President of the United States of America. The people of the USA have spoken and the onus is clearly...

Public Sector Pay: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2016)

Gerry Adams: Will the Minister give way?

Public Sector Pay: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2016)

Gerry Adams: The proposition is very simple. If the Minister is straight and serious about the rhetoric in which he is engaging, why does the Government not support the motion?

Public Sector Pay: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2016)

Gerry Adams: Will the Minister give way again?

Public Sector Pay: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2016)

Gerry Adams: Will the Minister give way again?

Public Sector Pay: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2016)

Gerry Adams: If the Minister knew all the things he thought he knew, he would be a wiser man than he is.