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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: The British Prime Minister said today that he will be tabling proposals to the European Union shortly on alternatives to the backstop and dismissed the non-papers disclosed on RTÉ news last night as more or less redundant at this stage. The Taoiseach met the British Prime Minister twice recently, on 9 and 24 September, and has also had telephone contact with him. I met the Taoiseach...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (1 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: 107. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his UN speech on climate change. [39634/19]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committee Meetings (1 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: 108. To ask the Taoiseach the Cabinet committee meetings he held in September 2019. [39635/19]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committee Meetings (1 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: 114. To ask the Taoiseach the number of Cabinet committee meetings he has held since the 2019 summer recess. [38508/19]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (1 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: 113. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with Mrs. Arlene Foster, the leader of the DUP and the issues that were discussed. [38507/19]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committee Meetings (1 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: 115. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on Cabinet Committee B, Social Policy and Public Services. [38509/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Negotiations (1 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: 122. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on media reports (details supplied) regarding informal discussions in relation to replacing the backstop; if he or persons on his behalf held informal discussions with Mr. Juncker or Mr. Barnier; and when he expects a written proposal from the UK Prime Minister, Mr. Boris Johnson regarding his proposals. [38504/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Negotiations (1 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: 123. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken to other EU leaders regarding Northern Ireland being a special economic zone within both the UK and the EU in view of reports (details supplied) in the media which covered the upcoming meeting between the British Prime Minister, Mr. Boris Johnson and Chancellor Angela Merkel. [38506/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Issues (1 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: 140. To ask the Minister for Finance if policy notes recently released under freedom of information regarding memos in his Department in relation to the rainy day fund and its uses being specifically for force majeure events and not being utilised as a Brexit mitigant is policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39596/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Climate Change Policy (1 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: 157. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which the hypothecated fund will be realised; and the way in which fuel poverty will be protected when carbon taxes are introduced. [39634/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Services Staff (1 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: 184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which he and his Department plan to address the imbalance of salaries, annual leave and pension rights for school secretaries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39268/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Services Staff (1 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: 185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he and his officials have engaged with a union (details supplied) that represents school secretaries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39269/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cross-Border Co-operation (1 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: 240. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the possibility of increased crime, smuggling and fraud in Northern Ireland and at the Border region was discussed during his most recent meeting with his UK counterparts; and his plans to deal with same. [38505/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (1 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: 242. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the families in direct provision centres are there on a voluntary basis in view of the comments by the Taoiseach on a television programme (details supplied); if many have applied for HAP to allow them to be accommodated outside centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39270/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (1 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: 243. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there has been a reduction in the number of adults or families that live in direct provision centres since the rules to allow them to work have been changed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39271/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications Data (1 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: 244. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average length of time it takes to review and assess asylum applications for those families being accommodated in direct provision centres on a long-term basis; if changes have been introduced to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39272/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (1 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: 245. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of legal cases that are ongoing for those families that are still being accommodated in direct provision centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39273/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (1 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: 309. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting times for approval for new drugs; the way in which this compares to other OECD or EU countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39267/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff (1 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: 330. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the number of inspections that EHOs have undertaken of service stations; if they are inspected as regularly as restaurants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39356/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (1 Oct 2019)

Micheál Martin: 451. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the commitments made by Ireland on climate change at the UN Climate Action Summit. [39631/19]