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Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (11 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: As the Taoiseach knows, it is my view that the Northern Ireland Assembly and the Executive should never have collapsed in the first instance. I believe that it was an engineered decision for electoral purposes. The result is that Northern Ireland now lacks a coherent voice, especially on Brexit, which is the single, greatest, once in a generation challenge to the island of Ireland. The...

Order of Business (11 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: I want to put on the record that normally when there is a dispute about the debate it goes back to the Business Committee. I want to make it clear that we have no objection to having a debate on a motion. We did not ask for statements this evening. My understanding is that Sinn Féin and others asked for statements this evening at the Business Committee. I might be wrong but my...

Order of Business (11 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: My understanding all along was that there was to be a debate on the report. I propose-----

Order of Business (11 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: Hold on a second. An attempt is being made here to imply that somebody somewhere mystically is blocking something. It is very simple. The Business Committee should be reconvened if there is such a breakdown in agreement, even though it met this morning and apparently agreed all of this. Clearly, that has broken down. I respectfully suggest that the Business Committee meet and sort this...

Order of Business (11 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: It happened before though. There is a different reaction from everybody here. Let us be honest. There is a lot of hypocrisy now.

Order of Business (11 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: Was that agreed by everybody at the meeting?

Order of Business (11 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: I did not even object to the two weeks.

Order of Business (11 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: A Cheann Comhairle, could I make a point?

Order of Business (11 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: It seems to me that Deputy Ó Snodaigh faithfully read out what the Business Committee had agreed this morning. We are happy to go along with that, but within a minute, Deputy McDonald disagreed with Deputy Ó Snodaigh's proposal.

Order of Business (11 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: It is just ridiculous carry-on.

Order of Business (11 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: We did not, actually. The point I made is that within a minute, we got conflicting propositions on the Sinn Féin Party's position. One would have thought the Sinn Féin position would have been clear at this morning's meeting. That is a reasonable expectation.

Order of Business (11 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: We have no difficulty with the statements this evening and we have no difficulty with a debate-----

Order of Business (11 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: -----on Thursday and Friday-----

Order of Business (11 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: -----because we did most of the heavy lifting on this work over many weeks, far more heavy lifting than Sinn Féin has ever done on the water issue since this Dáil was formed.

Leaders' Questions (11 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach avoided answering the key questions I put to him. He is, perhaps, the only person who has that view on the removal of the former Garda Commissioner. Irrespective of one's views on the former Commissioner or whether one was for or against him, the bottom line is that on this issue he did everything appropriately. However, the Taoiseach sent the Secretary General out to his...

Leaders' Questions (11 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: The second Fennelly report into the telephone recordings at Garda stations has been published. It outlines clearly that these recordings were unlawful, but it must also be said that the consequences of such unlawfulness were very significantly overestimated at the time by the Attorney General. I recall the meeting about this issue to which the Taoiseach summoned Deputy Adams and me....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (11 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: 424. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the ongoing outstanding requests with the British Government regarding inquiries into the Dublin-Monaghan bombings, the Kingsmill massacre and the murder of a person (details supplied), in view of the recent refusal to hold a public inquiry into same. [9996/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: North-South Ministerial Council (11 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: 425. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the North-South Ministerial Council and ensure that the treaties and agreements between Ireland and the UK will be fully implemented. [10421/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (11 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: 426. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has met the UK Secretary of State for Exiting the EU. [10425/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Peace Process (11 Apr 2017)

Micheál Martin: 427. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if officials in his Department are reviewing the two-state solution in Israel and Palestine as they support international policy, as outlined in his Department's strategy. [12055/17]