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Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Mar 2017)

Micheál Martin: May I correct the record?

Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Mar 2017)

Micheál Martin: It is just for the record.

Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Mar 2017)

Micheál Martin: Deputies cannot mislead people.

Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Mar 2017)

Micheál Martin: A number of Deputies, including Deputy Gino Kenny, were at the meeting yesterday with the Minister, Deputy Harris. Much good work was done, but I wish to clarify that at no stage was any commitment given, to my understanding, that Deputy Kenny's Bill would be delivered in 12 weeks. The Minister referred to a compassionate access programme. He wanted it delivered in three weeks and-----

Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Mar 2017)

Micheál Martin: This is a very important point. It is very important that there be complete honesty and transparency about the meeting and that everyone be clear about the record of it. I do not want it to be said that I witnessed something I clearly did not witness. In fact, the opposite happened at the meeting.

Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Mar 2017)

Micheál Martin: Everybody else present said clearly to Deputy Kenny that there was no chance of the actual legislation being completed within 12 weeks and that many people had difficulties with it.

Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Mar 2017)

Micheál Martin: Today is International Women's Day. There is no large section in the programme for Government regarding programmes for women but there is a small paragraph on page 105 under the heading "Empowering Women", which states:Following the introduction of legislation encouraging increased female participation in politics, we will publish an updated National Women's Strategy by the end of 2016,...

Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Mar 2017)

Micheál Martin: The entire programme is that little bit in this document.

Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Mar 2017)

Micheál Martin: It is that little bit in the document that I am talking about. They are specific proposals.

Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Mar 2017)

Micheál Martin: It is not a new strategy where-----

Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2017)

Micheál Martin: I wish to extend my sympathy following the appalling tragedy in Clondalkin last evening in which a young woman and two children perished in a terrible fire. I understand it was a women's refuge in which the woman died. Our thoughts and prayers are with those who were injured and are in critical condition in hospital. I wish to raise the treatment of Grace and all those who were in the...

Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2017)

Micheál Martin: I welcome the Government's willingness to engage with the Dáil on this issue and that the motion was withdrawn. The key issue is the inclusion of others who were at that home, because it stretches credibility to suggest that just one person was badly abused. Indeed, others have come forward, including the parents of a girl who was allegedly sexually abused with implements in the same...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (7 Mar 2017)

Micheál Martin: Climate change.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (7 Mar 2017)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach is the boss.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (7 Mar 2017)

Micheál Martin: Glacann beagnach chuile dhuine leis go bhfuil easpa pleanála agus infheistíochta i gceist le blianta beaga anuas ó thaobh cúrsaí infreastruchtúir na tíre seo. Cé go bhfuil roinnt pleananna foilsithe ag an Rialtas, níl iontu ach liostaí de tograí éagsúla. Níl aon straitéis ann do na rudaí is tábhachtaí...

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Ceisteanna Óige: Díospóireacht (7 Mar 2017)

Micheál Martin: Tá trí cheist agam.

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Ceisteanna Óige: Díospóireacht (7 Mar 2017)

Micheál Martin: Níl eolas agam ar na rialacha.

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Ceisteanna Óige: Díospóireacht (7 Mar 2017)

Micheál Martin: Sin ceist amháin. Tá fealsúnacht faoi leith agam féin-----

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Ceisteanna Óige: Díospóireacht (7 Mar 2017)

Micheál Martin: -----agus cuirimse béim ar na guidance counsellors ó thaobh chúrsaí polasaithe de. Bheadh suim agam tuairimí na bhfinnéithe a fháil maidir leis an gceist sin. Ó thaobh na nithe eile, is é an díospóireacht an rud is tábhachtaí sa chóras daonlathach atá againn. Cad é tuairim na bhfinnéithe faoin saghas...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff Data (7 Mar 2017)

Micheál Martin: Is cuimhin liom go maith nuair a thosaigh an Taoiseach amach ina phost in 2011 go raibh sé ag gearráin maidir leis an méid státseirbhísigh a bhí i Roinn an Taoisigh, go háirithe roimh a era féin. Tá fhios agam nach raibh mórán ann sa ghearrán sin ach cleasaíocht polaitíochta, mar is eol dó. Ní Roinn ollmhór...