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Ceisteanna - Questions: Strategic Communications Unit (28 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: It will be a good news campaign all the way.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Strategic Communications Unit (28 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach should be careful. This is not North Korea.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Strategic Communications Unit (28 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: 5. To ask the Taoiseach the role of the strategic communications unit in his Department in the winter ready campaign. [48170/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Strategic Communications Unit (28 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: 9. To ask the Taoiseach the moneys received from other Departments to fund the strategic communications unit within his Department. [49416/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Strategic Communications Unit (28 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach's original explanation for the creation of this highly staffed unit has changed over time. Initially, he claimed it as a major personal initiative but then said it was really a Civil Service initiative. He also informed the Dáil it would be in addition to the Government Information Service but changed his position to stating it would take over from it. What is...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (28 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: 1. To ask the Taoiseach if he has spoken to Prime Minister May regarding the 1987 Enniskillen bombing recently in view of the fact that it is 30 years since it occurred and persons have not been held accountable. [47901/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (28 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: On a Sunday in November 1987, as the Taoiseach said, the Provisional IRA brought an unspeakable horror to a picturesque Fermanagh town with a proud military tradition. Its bomb, left in a community hall, was timed to explode as people of all ages gathered to pay their respects to the dead of two world wars and later campaigns. When the dust finally settled on the scattered debris and the...

Order of Business (28 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: That is not true.

Order of Business (28 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: Yes.

Order of Business (28 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: On a somewhat happier note, I have been working for some time with the Minister, Deputy Harris, on an application for the importation of medicinal cannabis on behalf of Ava Barry. The Minister has confirmed last evening that this has been sanctioned. I pay tribute to the courage of Ava's mother, Vera Twomey. As Deputies will be aware, Ava has gone to the Netherlands and is under the care...

Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Taoiseach for his reply. It is welcome that the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Charles Flanagan, will be coming before the Dáil to issue a statement. The external inquiry on which the Taoiseach and I agreed into why the documents that have now emerged were never sent to the Charleton inquiry has to happen. We must also ensure the external oversight group on...

Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: I acknowledge that this is a difficult day for the Taoiseach and his colleagues, particularly Deputy Frances Fitzgerald. Everyone accepts that. Deputy Fitzgerald is a well-liked Member of the House and has had many achievements as a Minister to her credit. However, she took the right decision today, given recent revelations and the best interests of the country. No one in this House takes...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (28 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: 15. To ask the Taoiseach if he has spoken to or met the Polish Prime Minister Ms Beata Szydlo; and if EU reform was discussed. [49073/17]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (28 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: 23. To ask the Taoiseach the Cabinet committee in which housing is discussed. [49077/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Negotiations (28 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: 221. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the discussion on human rights in the context of the Brexit negotiations. [50667/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (28 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: 237. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the status of progress with regard to the Irish undocumented in the United States of America. [49852/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospice Services Provision (28 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: 306. To ask the Minister for Health if the section 39 hospices will receive funding to enable them to refund the cuts that were made following the application of FEMPI; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the country's hospices are facing a deficit of approximately €4 million which will force them to cut services in 2018 and also pose staff recruitment problems; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: EU Agreements (28 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: 631. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the European Pillar of Social Rights is binding. [49849/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (28 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: 684. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department will allocate more funding to Mountmellick following the recent flash flooding which has caused damage to homes, businesses and roads in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50623/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (28 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: 685. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department will allocate funding to Laois County Council for Mountmellick and other areas in County Laois following the recent flash flooding which has caused damage to homes businesses and roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50624/17]