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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Oct 2018)

Micheál Martin: On 24 July last, the former Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment informed the House that the heads of a Bill for the national broadband plan were with the Government and that the Bill was progressing well. The purpose of the Bill is to provide certainty with regard to the conditions of access to existing infrastructure for State-led intervention on the national...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2018)

Micheál Martin: That is why it was so inappropriate and so wrong for a Minister to meet a bidder in that context. The Taoiseach might answer the question as to whether the fact that the consortium changed dramatically at the eleventh hour in its composition could leave the bidding process open to legal action and challenge.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2018)

Micheál Martin: The expansion of broadband has been carried out by commercial interests, which is fair enough, and has nothing to do with Government or State intervention at this stage. When the Taoiseach says the Minister of State, Deputy Breen, passed on the invitation, did he do it silently? Did he just pass it on?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2018)

Micheál Martin: It is not a credible explanation, to be frank. We are talking about the last remaining bidder for an enormously costly contract. The Minister of State, Deputy Pat Breen, was asked to set up a meeting with the key Minister, the key decision-maker. This cannot be flippantly brushed aside as the Minister of State having passed on an invitation and - hey presto - the Minister having accepted it...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2018)

Micheál Martin: I am very conscious that, for many years, the people in rural Ireland and in towns and regions across the country have been promised access to high-speed broadband on numerous occasions but there has been an absolute failure of delivery. I can go back to the 2011 general election when, at that stage, Fine Gael was promising broadband to 90% of homes and businesses by 2015. It is now 2018....

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ministerial Meetings (16 Oct 2018)

Micheál Martin: 116. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when he last met the head of the Defence Forces. [41071/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: State Visits (16 Oct 2018)

Micheál Martin: 119. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he or his officials have received confirmation as to whether President Trump will visit Ireland in the near future. [41073/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Emigrant Support Services (16 Oct 2018)

Micheál Martin: 122. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has contacted his Australian counterpart to discuss the recent statistics of over 600 Irish citizens being asked to leave Australia due to invalid visas and other reasons; his views on this information; if there is a campaign planned by the Irish Embassy in Australia to inform Irish citizens of their obligations in this regard; and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (16 Oct 2018)

Micheál Martin: 123. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has met the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland recently to discuss reconvening the Northern Ireland Assembly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41950/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: North-South Implementation Bodies (16 Oct 2018)

Micheál Martin: 124. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the allocation in 2019 to North-South bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41951/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (16 Oct 2018)

Micheál Martin: 125. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his regional meetings on Brexit; if he is satisfied with the uptake on the various schemes being provided to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41952/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (16 Oct 2018)

Micheál Martin: 287. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the recent reports on the possibility of an asylum centre closing before Christmas; his plans for same; the way in which the 225 residents of a centre (details supplied) were informed; when his attention was drawn to the fact that the company that owns the property was withdrawing its service; his further...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Acquired Infections (16 Oct 2018)

Micheál Martin: 388. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the recent reports of a drug resistant superbug being a factor in seven deaths in University Hospital Limerick; his views on the matter; the steps being taken to deal with the resistant infections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41953/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Delays (16 Oct 2018)

Micheál Martin: 462. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in a person (details supplied) receiving reconstructive surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42280/18]

Resignation of Minister: Statements (11 Oct 2018)

Micheál Martin: It is with some sadness that we heard today of the resignation of Deputy Denis Naughten. I have known Denis personally for quite a long time. I knew his late father, who was a Member of this House also. Obviously, it is a very difficult and sad day for the Deputy and his family and supporters. That said, we did raise very legitimate issues over the rolling out of the national broadband...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

Micheál Martin: The defining feature of this Government is an obsession with spin and political positioning, which means that one can take almost nothing it says at face value. The gap between the words and the substance has never been wider. Behind the spin, the evidence is of a Government that does not grasp the scale or urgency of the problems confronting our country. The Taoiseach and his Ministers...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2018)

Micheál Martin: If the Taoiseach cannot understand that, then we have a problem. The guidelines are very clear. Section 13(9) of the project information memorandum contains a series of paragraphs outlining the prohibition on canvassing. Surely, the Minister was advised by his officials not to meet any bidder. Does the Taoiseach stand over the Minister meeting Mr. McCourt in the context of this tender?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2018)

Micheál Martin: Is it?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2018)

Micheál Martin: He should not discuss the tender with the bidder. Does the Taoiseach not understand that?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2018)

Micheál Martin: I am not aware that TG4 is bidding for a €500 million contract any time soon.