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Leaders' Questions (2 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: Okay.

Leaders' Questions (2 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: Of course, it is.

Leaders' Questions (2 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: Last November at Government Buildings, the Taoiseach and the Minister for Health announced with great fanfare that the National Maternity Hospital was to be co-located with St. Vincent's Hospital. It was greeted positively at the time but the Government gave no indication of the detail involved. The co-location is welcome. Holles Street is no longer fit for purpose. There is a moral and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Courses Feedback (2 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: 306. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the treatment of pharmacy students in universities (details supplied); if he was consulted regarding this change; his views on whether it should be permissible; and if he will engage with the presidents of these institutions to reverse these changes. [19245/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Creative Ireland Programme (2 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: 701. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will report on her Department's involvment in Creative Ireland. [18286/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (2 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: 889. To ask the Minister for Health when the sanctioning of funding for supports for a person (details supplied) will be approved; and the allocation and timing of funding for these supports. [19554/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (2 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: 890. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria used to determine priority sanctioning of supports (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19555/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services Expenditure (2 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: 1042. To ask the Minister for Health the way the €16.2 million emergency funding in budget 2017, that was to assist providing home supports and personal assistant hours for new cases for persons with intellectual and physical disabilities, was spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20264/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services Expenditure (2 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: 1043. To ask the Minister for Health if there has been a provision for extra home help hours or personal assistance hours for persons with physical or intellectual disability in 2017; if his Department has been in discussions regarding outstanding requests or needs in respect of demands for these services in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20265/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Provision (2 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: 1059. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the HSE providing home care support to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20342/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Programme for Government Implementation (2 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: 1100. To ask the Minister for Health the progress of the commitments in the programme for Government on mental health issues. [18284/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Airports (2 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: 1308. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if capital investments are planned at Cork Airport in each of the years 2017 to 2020; his views on whether extending the runway at Cork Airport would generate additional route opportunities; if applications for runway extension funding have been made by the airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19193/17]

European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: While this special summit is intended solely to address the Article 50 negotiations, people expect Europe's leaders to take some time to discuss and act on the recent events in Syria. Once again the Assad regime has committed a war crime against the people of Syria. The latest chemical weapons attack was another grotesque and inhuman act. This adds to the daily accounts of the targeting of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (13 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: 116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the proposed new school development for a school (details supplied); the precise stage it is at; when it will be delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18965/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Emergency Plan (12 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: When we talk about national emergency and the role of the Department of the Taoiseach, it is opportune to again express thanks to all in the emergency services who put themselves in harm's way on a daily basis for the citizens of this country and those who visit. In particular, as Deputy Howlin said, we remember the crew of Rescue 116, Dara Fitzpatrick, Mark Duffy, Paul Ormsby and Ciaran...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (12 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: 6. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health last met; and when its next meeting is due to be held. [17831/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (12 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: I also pay tribute to Cystic Fibrosis Ireland on an extraordinary and very fair campaign by Philip Watt and his team. I also pay particular tribute to Jillian McNulty, who very bravely led the campaign for Orkambi. There are lessons to be learned. I wonder if the Cabinet committee has considered the broader question of how we deal with orphan drugs. That is the term given to drugs used...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (12 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: One thing that has become absolutely clear during the current Bus Éireann dispute is that the Government does not have a transport policy. While the transport portfolio has been held by various high-profile Ministers over the last six years, the Government's only strategy is to try to get through the latest crisis. There is no sense that there is a policy on what level or quality of...

Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: The question is who is going to be crucified.

Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: Some of the best Kerry footballers were born in Dublin hospitals.