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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]

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

Micheál Martin: 124. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has met or spoken with the Israeli ambassador recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4044/19]

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

Micheál Martin: 125. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has met the EU ambassadors as a group with regard to Brexit recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4045/19]

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

Micheál Martin: 126. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has met with or spoken to the British Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, Mr. Stephen Barclay recently; if they discussed the most recent comments by Mr. Barclay on the extension of Article 50; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4046/19]

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

Micheál Martin: 127. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the meetings he has had with the DUP and Sinn Féin recently; if the Northern Ireland Assembly was discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4047/19]

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

Micheál Martin: 139. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken with President Donald Tusk or Mr. Michel Barnier since 21 January 2019 regarding the statement by Prime Minister May in the House of Commons. [3856/19]

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

Micheál Martin: 138. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if European Union leaders or officials on their behalf requested a change to the EU backstop; and if there have been requests from his Polish counterpart on having a five-year time limit on same. [3852/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation (29 Jan 2019)

Micheál Martin: 249. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that on 4 July 2018 there were 314 prisoners detained in Cork prison which has a capacity for 296 and a peak capacity of 310; if he was informed of these emergency circumstances; his views on whether the prison is safe for both staff and prisoners in cases in which the peak capacity...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Work Projects Funding (29 Jan 2019)

Micheál Martin: 516. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way in which a project (details supplied) in Dublin 11 is funded by her Department; when she last visited the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3795/19]