Results 2,141-2,160 of 11,500 for speaker:Gerry Adams

Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2016)

Gerry Adams: -----but is it the Government's position that there will be pay equality and does he agree the Lansdowne Road agreement has to be replaced by a new agreement?

Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2016)

Gerry Adams: And for us too, and for the Taoiseach.

Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2016)

Gerry Adams: Pay equality.

Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2016)

Gerry Adams: I asked the Taoiseach to accept the principle of pay equality, but he dodged the question. I listened to the Minister, Deputy Richard Bruton, say it beggared belief the ASTI would engage in industrial action. What beggars belief is that the Taoiseach thinks it is okay for new teachers to work for up to €8,000 a year less than their colleagues who are doing exactly the same job. That...

Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2016)

Gerry Adams: The Taoiseach does not accept that the Government has a responsibility for the current situation in which over 500 schools are closed. This represents 70% of the secondary school sector. A total of 250,000 students are affected. Tens of thousands of them are in examination years, including the leaving certificate. They are missing out on valuable course work and their family schedules and...

Leaders' Questions (2 Nov 2016)

Gerry Adams: A firm commitment without a firm date, as the Taoiseach will be aware, is basically meaningless. Many sectors of society have suffered in the bust organised courtesy of Fianna Fáil and the Green Party and also as a result of the Taoiseach's austerity policies, but it is no accident that those who heal, those who care, those who teach and those who guard the peace who are in their jobs...

Leaders' Questions (2 Nov 2016)

Gerry Adams: As the Taoiseach has acknowledged, the State faces an unprecedented crisis in policing. The Taoiseach has made an appeal to those on all sides. However, the Government is on one of those sides. We have known of this pending crisis for months but the Government failed to actively seek an early resolution. Many people are asking why everything is always left to the last minute. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (2 Nov 2016)

Gerry Adams: 306. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) in County Louth who is waiting for an appointment; and the timeframe for this appointment. [32657/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (2 Nov 2016)

Gerry Adams: 307. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) in County Louth who is awaiting hospital appointments; and the timeframe for the receipt of appointment dates. [32659/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Labour Employer Economic Forum (27 Oct 2016)

Gerry Adams: 108. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the inaugural meeting of the Labour Employer Economic Forum. [31700/16]

European Council: Statements (26 Oct 2016)

Gerry Adams: Sinn Féin supports the motion.

European Council: Statements (26 Oct 2016)

Gerry Adams: Last week's European Council meeting, being the first one attended by the new British Prime Minister, Theresa May, was a significant one. There was obviously a significant focus on Brexit. While it is now over four months since the Brexit referendum, the British Government still seems devoid of a clear plan for the negotiations which are to begin early next year. This is concerning....

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cyprus Reunification (26 Oct 2016)

Gerry Adams: 8. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the President of the Republic of Cyprus. [32050/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cyprus Reunification (26 Oct 2016)

Gerry Adams: I ask this question because there are a lot of similarities, though not exact, between the two countries. We are both island people, we are both partitioned and our nearest neighbours make claims on our sovereignty and so on. As I understand it, Cyprus has a special relationship with the EU. I wonder if the Taoiseach had the opportunity to tease any of that out. In our own situation, we...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cyprus Reunification (26 Oct 2016)

Gerry Adams: I am trying to think a wee bit outside the box. Is there space for more co-operation between society and Government here with other states such as Cyprus? Perhaps the Government here prefers to deal with the British Government. Is there space to build up co-operation or common cause with people in Scotland or Wales as we face up to the challenges ahead? Has the Government given any...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cyprus Reunification (26 Oct 2016)

Gerry Adams: I mean with Wales, Scotland, Cyprus or other European states as well.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (26 Oct 2016)

Gerry Adams: Of course, I will communicate with the Minister of State, Deputy Canney. However, I met the people in Cloonlara, County Clare, last year and that village does not have defences in place. Teachta Quinlivan just reminded me that on the banks of the Shannon in Limerick city they got two rows of breeze blocks. Homes in Mount Hamilton in Dundalk were destroyed. I met representatives of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (26 Oct 2016)

Gerry Adams: 6. To ask the Taoiseach the number of meetings of the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure, Environment and Climate Action that have been held in 2016. [32052/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (26 Oct 2016)

Gerry Adams: Before last Christmas, the UN panel of climate change experts concluded that humankind is to blame for global warming and warned that the planet will see increasingly extreme weather as events unfold, unless Governments take strong action. In its report the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned that the world is ill-prepared for the risks arising from a changing climate. It also...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (26 Oct 2016)

Gerry Adams: 1. To ask the Taoiseach if the new Cabinet committee which is overseeing the Government response to Brexit has met. [31698/16]