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Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Strategy Statements (31 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: Not at all.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Strategy Statements (31 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: As the Taoiseach said, for nearly two decades the principle of the Department of An Taoiseach having specific procedures for contacts with Independent Deputies supporting the Government has been accepted. The current arrangement is a little unusual in that one such Independent, Deputy Lowry, keeps telling his constituents that he has an arrangement with the Government and that he is getting...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Strategy Statements (31 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: Dare I ask, will that be one of the Taoiseach's finest legacies?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (31 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: 4. To ask the Taoiseach the number of staff in his Department and the positions they hold specifically dealing with implementing the Government's approach to Ireland and the negotiations on the UK's withdrawal from the European Union. [24362/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Strategy Statements (31 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach should have realised that a good few years ago.

Questions on Promised Legislation (31 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy will be running the next time.

Questions on Promised Legislation (31 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: We sought confirmation this morning that this would be the Taoiseach's last Leaders' Questions. Not surprisingly, we did not get confirmation. I was hoping the Taoiseach and I would have another box off at some stage, perhaps on Tuesday week. The Taoiseach's reference to fisticuffs brings me to the subject of my question this morning. It relates to the situation of Irish boxing at...

Questions on Promised Legislation (31 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: It depends on one's metric. That was wrong. I am not taking sides on this but I am speaking about the hundreds of clubs across the country that have grown dramatically, giving opportunities to young people. Officials need to be careful about language and talking about something being in crisis when it has never been stronger in parishes and communities across the country. That is my...

Questions on Promised Legislation (31 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: In the name of God, our only successes in recent Olympics along with rowing have been our boxers. The biggest problem in the recent Olympics was the quality of international refereeing. That was plain for all to see. There should be a little more balance and perspective. I accept there is a need for structural changes and for unity. Ministers in particular should be very careful about...

Leaders' Questions (31 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: Has it negotiated with Brussels?

Leaders' Questions (31 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: Do not mention the Northern Bank, Taoiseach.

Leaders' Questions (31 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: Our sympathies go to all of those who have suffered as a result of the horrific terrorist attack in Kabul. Up to 80 people were murdered in an unwarranted attack. I want to raise with the Taoiseach the overall crisis facing the country, in terms of the need for capital investment. I do so in the context of the IPO for the sale of a portion of AIB. There is no question that our level of...

Leaders' Questions (31 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach has been very consistent. He did not answer the question I asked him at all. In my view, the late Brian Lenihan made the correct decision in respect of AIB. €6.2 billion has already come back into the Exchequer, as the Taoiseach said, and we now have a sale of over 25%. Over time, there will be further sales. Did the Taoiseach or Minister for Finance have any...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Strategy Statements (31 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: 101. To ask the Taoiseach the way in which his Department is delivering on its own strategy statement on planning for the future particularly on delivery of key infrastructure. [25947/17]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Brexit Negotiations (31 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: 103. To ask the Taoiseach if his officials have commenced work on reviewing the necessity of the technical and legal disentanglements that will be required between north and south of the island in the context of the Brexit negotiations; and the other Departments that are involved. [25945/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (31 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: 187. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the role his officials and, in particular, the economic unit have in the upcoming talks with the public sector unions. [20406/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Labour Employer Economic Forum (31 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: 188. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of times the Labour Employer Economic Forum has met; and the issues discussed. [24675/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Labour Employer Economic Forum (31 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: 189. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has attended a Labour Employer Economic Forum meeting recently. [25630/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Recruitment (31 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: 213. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which hospitals in the Cork city area are addressing the nursing recruitment shortages; the countries they have recruited nurses from; the way in which this recruitment is being funded; the person that is travelling to recruit nurses; the cost of each recruitment campaign abroad for Cork city hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Recruitment (31 May 2017)

Micheál Martin: 214. To ask the Minister for Health the adaption programmes that are undertaken for nurses that are recruited from abroad; the length and cost of these programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26118/17]