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Ceisteanna - Questions: Legislative Programme (29 Jan 2019)

Micheál Martin: They are all important issues.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Legislative Programme (29 Jan 2019)

Micheál Martin: That is not the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council's observation.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Legislative Programme (29 Jan 2019)

Micheál Martin: I would prefer to move on. We can have this debate on Brexit another time.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (29 Jan 2019)

Micheál Martin: 10. To ask the Taoiseach the Cabinet committee at which climate change is discussed; and the committees at which the issue can arise. [3040/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Legislative Programme (29 Jan 2019)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach said that already.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Legislative Programme (29 Jan 2019)

Micheál Martin: 1. To ask the Taoiseach if his officials have outlined to him the necessary legislative changes required to prepare for Brexit. [1428/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Legislative Programme (29 Jan 2019)

Micheál Martin: Last Friday, only after significant pressure from the Opposition, the heads of the Brexit legislation were finally published by the Government. Even though Ireland is the country which would be worst hit by a no-deal Brexit, we are near the back of the pack when it comes to legislative preparations. In fact, we are by some distance the least prepared of the economies that would be...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jan 2019)

Micheál Martin: On my own behalf, I express our sympathies to the ten people who have lost their lives on Irish roads in the past week - a frightening figure which needs further reflection at a later date. It culminated in the horrific tragedy in Donegal with the deaths of four young men, four friends i nGaeltacht Dhún na nGall. Déanaim comhbhrón leis na clanna agus leis na gaoil na...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jan 2019)

Micheál Martin: It was a stoical performance, followed by tremendous clarity from the Taoiseach the following day.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jan 2019)

Micheál Martin: The Minister, Deputy Creed, would have loved to have been as simplistic as the Taoiseach who spoke the following day to an international audience about the Army on the Border. Given all the mixed messages, there might be a need for a calm exploration in the House of what it all means. When one considers the very calm presentation by the Revenue Commissioners to the Joint Committee on...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jan 2019)

Micheál Martin: -----in terms of what customs checks at the Border mean. Will it have an impact on legislation?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jan 2019)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach understands it too well; that is why he will not answer it.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Jan 2019)

Micheál Martin: One can say that about any additional expenditure or additional tax relief. Ultimately, the taxpayer has to pay for it in some shape or form. The Garda pay dispute some time ago was resolved by the Labour Court. The Government accepted that Labour Court recommendation ultimately and it did not upset or undermine the public service stability agreement and the public service pay norms....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Jan 2019)

Micheál Martin: That is what happened then. The issue has dragged on interminably. We need a resolution to it and we need to prevent any disruption that may occur to patients as a result.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Jan 2019)

Micheál Martin: You guys did that.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Jan 2019)

Micheál Martin: Unfortunately, it looks like the nationwide 24 hour nurses strike is about to go ahead tomorrow. It is the first time since 1999 that the country's nurses and midwives are going on strike across the health service. It will cause disruption to many patients because of the cancellation of appointments and the cancellation of elective outpatient surgery and it will have an impact generally on...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Meetings (29 Jan 2019)

Micheál Martin: 117. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the annual meeting with the President of the United States of America has been confirmed. [4350/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (29 Jan 2019)

Micheál Martin: 121. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has met or spoken with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland since the car bomb in Derry was found on 19 January 2019 and the following threats of violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4041/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Negotiations (29 Jan 2019)

Micheál Martin: 122. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he spoke directly with the Polish Foreign Minister regarding the suggestion of putting a time limit on the EU backstop; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4042/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Meetings (29 Jan 2019)

Micheál Martin: 123. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has met the Palestinian ambassador recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4043/19]