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Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Waiting Lists (7 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: 789. To ask the Minister for Health to indicate the length of the orthodontic waiting lists in the Cork city and county areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46733/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Agreements (7 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: 874. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the provision that was agreed on the pending trade deal that would allow Mercosur to export 70,000 tonnes of beef annually to the EU. [46211/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education Programmes (7 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: 1120. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the penalties applied to child care providers found to be in breach of ECCE programme rules, in particular those relating to the return of ECCE deposits in view of the case of persons (details supplied) [46560/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (7 Nov 2017)

Micheál Martin: 1294. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the housing launch on 26 October 2017. [46510/17]

European Council: Statements (25 Oct 2017)

Micheál Martin: That is not Fianna Fáil policy. We do not bully our councillors. We have a bit more tolerance than that.

European Council: Statements (25 Oct 2017)

Micheál Martin: Last week's summit reached no major or unexpected conclusions. While it was an important summit, unfortunately, it was not decisive in changing the direction of the European Union on any of the topics it discussed. If the House looks back to the early months of the Taoiseach’s predecessor and his first summit meetings, it will find a striking similarity in the claims made about what...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (25 Oct 2017)

Micheál Martin: They could have if the repeal Act is changed.

European Council: Statements (25 Oct 2017)

Micheál Martin: Is the Taoiseach's script available?

European Council: Statements (25 Oct 2017)

Micheál Martin: Normally it is circulated.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (25 Oct 2017)

Micheál Martin: 8. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, in Dublin on 5 October 2017; and the issues that were discussed. [43826/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (25 Oct 2017)

Micheál Martin: I talked with the Scottish Government's Brexit Minister about four weeks ago. It was very clear he has done a lot of work on many scenarios and has issues with London. We should all acknowledge how the Scottish Government has approached this issue and how supportive it is of Ireland's agenda. During the consideration of the so-called Great Repeal Bill in the House of Commons, the SNP has...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Oct 2017)

Micheál Martin: That is not true.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Oct 2017)

Micheál Martin: Come on, be honest with people.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Oct 2017)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach is a terrible propagandist. The Mater or St. Vincent's-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Oct 2017)

Micheál Martin: The maternity hospital in Cork.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Oct 2017)

Micheál Martin: It is a brand new maternity hospital.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Oct 2017)

Micheál Martin: At the start of this year, the Taoiseach's predecessor told the House that the infrastructure plan was finished and ready to go. It was in an advanced enough state that the Taoiseach, during the leadership campaign, announced the figures with the then Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Donohoe, smiling alongside him. Since then, it has been delayed repeatedly. Despite this,...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Risk Assessment (25 Oct 2017)

Micheál Martin: The work of the emergency services and State agencies during the recent storms was incredibly impressive, as was the work of the National Emergency Co-ordination Centre. Given the Taoiseach has talked about how the structures worked well, I am sure he will agree that we should acknowledge the work of Deputy O'Dea who, as Minister for Defence, created the current structures and implemented...

Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Oct 2017)

Micheál Martin: The programme for Government contains a commitment to "strengthen our Constitution, rule of law and our justice system for the benefit of everyone". It also commits Government to proposing "updated legislation to effectively deal with sexual offences including stronger sanctions aimed at protecting children from sexual exploitation, child abuse ... and online grooming". The Government is...

Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2017)

Micheál Martin: For some time we, and Deputy Lisa Chambers in particular, have been raising with the Government the crisis among all ranks and at all levels in the Defence Forces in terms of morale, the retention of specialist personnel, pay and conditions, the retention of members generally and health and safety to no avail. It is fair to say that the Government's collective head is in the sand regarding...