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Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (14 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: I would like to confirm that it is okay for party leaders to seek a meeting with the Taoiseach and to meet him. I have heard Deputy Adams frequently request meetings with the Taoiseach over the last six or seven years, particularly when he had some campaign or other going on.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (14 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: My point is that there is nothing wrong with anybody meeting the Taoiseach.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (14 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: What is important in the context of the question is that such meetings are transparent and are not secret. In terms of this morning's meeting, it was indicated prior to the meeting that a meeting was to be held and it was acknowledged following the meeting that a meeting had taken place. The purpose of that meeting was to convey the view of the McCabe family that a public tribunal of...

Order of Business (14 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: In response to the Chief Whip's proposal, there is a basic logic in proceeding with Questions to An Taoiseach and Topical Issues. It would be perverse not to do so and we should deal with those matters. The Business Committee, which orders the House, must meet. The emphasis should be on questions. The Ministers should come to the House and answer questions about this issue. I take Sinn...

Order of Business (14 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: We all want answers.

Order of Business (14 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: That is what I want. The Government will attend the Business Committee meeting at 4 p.m. and that will have to happen.

Order of Business (14 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: We should continue until 5 p.m.

Order of Business (14 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: Prior to Christmas, there was significant concern and debate on the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill. Following disagreements in the Seanad and Fine Gael Parliamentary Party, the Bill was essentially withdrawn. Will the Taoiseach indicate when it will be brought back for discussion, debate and passage through the House?

Order of Business (14 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: It is not for the Business Committee, it is for the spokespeople.

Order of Business (14 Feb 2017)

Micheál Martin: It is not a Business Committee issue.

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]