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Order of Business (14 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: On Tusla and the HSE, there are questions that need to be answered and which can be answered by Ministers. There is nothing to worry about in coming before the Dáil. It could enlighten debate, give more coherence to the arguments and take away a lot of the hype that surrounds this.

Order of Business (14 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: Which was reasonable.

Order of Business (14 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: I understand that the Business Committee is due to meet at 4 o'clock. The entire nation has been convulsed by an issue of major public concern. During Leaders' Questions I asked the Taoiseach if he would confirm that Ministers would come before the House to answer questions about their stewardship on this issue and be accountable to the House on the specifics of this issue. I think that...

Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: I welcome the confirmation that there will be a tribunal of inquiry. The Taoiseach made the point that we must be very careful. I suggest to him that maybe we were all too careful in our response to this saga over the last number of years, particularly considering that the O'Higgins commission of investigation was conducted in an unacceptable manner. That said, I put it to the Taoiseach...

Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: We will try to avoid a massacre. Last evening I met Maurice McCabe and his family in his home in Mountnugent. It is shocking and horrific that any family should have been put through what they have been put through over many years. I read the Tusla file when in Maurice McCabe's home. It is truly shocking. What strikes one is the incredibly casual approach to a monumentally false allegation...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (14 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: 96. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she or her Department has requested a report from the An Garda Síochána on allegations of rape, sexual and physical assault made by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6775/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Allowances Payments (14 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: 313. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the agreement reached in November 2016 between PDFORRA and his Department for an additional hazard pay of €15 per day for Naval Service personnel serving in the Mediterranean Sea will be honoured; and when those who have served on these missions will receive this remuneration. [6695/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund Waiting Times (14 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: 382. To ask the Minister for Health if he has requested that the National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF, be used for treating adolescents who have scoliosis, particularly those who now have other health side effects such as decreased lung capacity, psychological problems and chronic pain; if these persons can seek treatment abroad to prevent being on the long waiting lists for treatment; and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Delays (14 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: 383. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the gynaecological waiting lists in Cork University Maternity Hospital, CUMH; the way in which the consultants assess the clinical needs of public patients; the way in which they are prioritised for urgent treatment, particularly when the quality of their lives is seriously impacted upon; if public patients get priority for treatment...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Aid Investigations (9 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: 71. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the European Commission's ruling on Ireland and a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6448/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (9 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: 155. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of officials in his Department that have expertise in custom trade agreements; if he is satisfied there are enough officials qualified in same; if his Department or another Department is taking a lead in this particular area in the context of Brexit negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6569/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (9 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: 251. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department is outsourcing expertise on custom trade agreements or her views that her Department has enough resources in the section in her Department that covers trade agreements particularly applying to Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6570/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Records (8 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: It is very good that the State releases archives. It is probably the one centre in a democracy that has the capacity to release comprehensive archives. Not all actors in dramatic situations are in a position to release their archives or are disposed to do so. It is positive. Normally, the release of archives is a smooth operation. During recent years, for some reason, a new practice has...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Records (8 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: Apologies.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (8 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: That was probably one of the biggest fibs of all time, because that has come and gone.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (8 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy should relax.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (8 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: It had nothing to do with the children's hospital but he needed a hook on which to hang the privatisation of the lottery. As a left-wing Deputy, he had to hang it on some type of hook.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (8 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: That was €1 billion. The Deputy knows what I am saying - the management of it was.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (8 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: The other issue is that projects such as the Cork to Limerick motorway are on ice. It is major infrastructure. If we are to deal with the difference between Dublin and the west there must be infrastructure in the west. The third point is that this time last year, the Taoiseach dug a sod in Cork, allegedly to confirm that the events centre was starting. It was a very cynical political...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (8 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: I do, because nothing happened.