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Northern Ireland: Statements (17 Jan 2017)

Micheál Martin: What corruption?

Northern Ireland: Statements (17 Jan 2017)

Micheál Martin: I was named specifically.

Northern Ireland: Statements (17 Jan 2017)

Micheál Martin: There are lots of bank robbers over there.

Northern Ireland: Statements (17 Jan 2017)

Micheál Martin: That is the Northern Bank money party.

Northern Ireland: Statements (17 Jan 2017)

Micheál Martin: Before addressing political issues, on behalf of the Fianna Fáil Party and on my own behalf I extend our best wishes to Mr. Martin McGuinness and our sincere hope that he will be able to overcome his serious health situation. I do not pretend to agree with many of the positions he has taken over the past 40 years but I do believe he sought to be a constructive force in making the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (17 Jan 2017)

Micheál Martin: It is a bit more robust than the DUP and Sinn Féin programme for government.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (17 Jan 2017)

Micheál Martin: I am enjoying the new year's salutations from the leader of Sinn Féin.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (17 Jan 2017)

Micheál Martin: The Minister is a shareholder.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (17 Jan 2017)

Micheál Martin: What about the Road Safety Authority?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (17 Jan 2017)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Taoiseach for his reply. The programme for Government is 155 pages long and contains many recommendations and commitments, some of which, dare I say it, will never see the light of day. They were included anyway. The commitments in respect of the health service are particularly worrying. I ask the Taoiseach to comment on the assertion by the director general of the Health...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (17 Jan 2017)

Micheál Martin: Every worker is aware of it as are the trade unions involved. It is a dereliction of duty and it suggests someone who is not engaging. There could be a political reason for it to the effect that "I hear no evil, see no evil and do not want to be involved. It is somebody else's problem". However, public transport is the Minister's responsibility and he cannot waive it. It is per the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (17 Jan 2017)

Micheál Martin: That is not promising.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (17 Jan 2017)

Micheál Martin: 2. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the commitments in the programme for government in relation to his department; and the progress on same. [39812/16]

Standing Orders: Motion (17 Jan 2017)

Micheál Martin: Are these new Standing Orders?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (17 Jan 2017)

Micheál Martin: 1. To ask the Taoiseach if the Dublin-Monaghan bombings were mentioned when he was last speaking with or when he met Prime Minister May. [39810/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (17 Jan 2017)

Micheál Martin: As the Taoiseach said, there have been many all-party motions in this House about the Dublin and Monaghan bombings and the need for the British Government to be far more forthcoming with the release of vital documentation that could bring clarity to the appalling attack and the loss of life incurred at the time. A total of 34 people, including an unborn child, were murdered as a result of...

Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Jan 2017)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Ceann Comhairle.

Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Jan 2017)

Micheál Martin: The medical, nursing and other staff who are working in the emergency departments of our hospitals are under enormous stress working in overcrowded wards and find it difficult on a daily basis to maintain basic health and safety. We read in today's newspapers that the chief fire officer in Limerick has gone to the extraordinary length of saying that there is a fire hazard in terms of numbers...

Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Jan 2017)

Micheál Martin: I thought that.

Leaders' Questions (17 Jan 2017)

Micheál Martin: The Minister, Deputy Ross, must have made a very revealing presentation.