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Questions on Proposed Legislation (16 Nov 2016)

Micheál Martin: It relates to the education (parent and student charter) Bill.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (16 Nov 2016)

Micheál Martin: It is true, by the way. Parents are at their wits' end, as are teachers.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (16 Nov 2016)

Micheál Martin: Some schools have stepped up to the plate but an awful lot of schools are not doing so in respect of accepting children with special needs, particularly those with autism. Something has to be done about it legislatively. It happened at primary level over a decade ago but it is not happening at second level. There are many other issues to which I could refer, including the lack of respite...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (16 Nov 2016)

Micheál Martin: An insertion is needed to the Education (Admission to Schools) Bill.

Leaders' Questions (16 Nov 2016)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach has not told me anything new. He has basically repeated what I said, although using different terminology.

Leaders' Questions (16 Nov 2016)

Micheál Martin: The bottom line is that we queried why section 12 was not commenced. It has taken a full 12 months to commence it. Why have the competition? Why write to 18 people telling them they were successful but only appoint ten of them? That is the bottom line. There is one law. The 2005 Act is currently in situin terms of promotions of superintendents and chief superintendents. The Garda...

Leaders' Questions (16 Nov 2016)

Micheál Martin: The recruits were never going to be appointed chief superintendents.

Leaders' Questions (16 Nov 2016)

Micheál Martin: That is the point, but the Government still has not-----

Leaders' Questions (16 Nov 2016)

Micheál Martin: I am sure the Taoiseach will agree that the morale of An Garda Síochána has taken a hammering over recent years and that morale is now quite low among many members of the force. Many issues have achieved a high public profile, culminating in the industrial relations dispute that almost led to an unprecedented strike by An Garda Síochána just over a week ago. It calls...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government Implementation (15 Nov 2016)

Micheál Martin: That is different. Does the fact that Deputy Ross did not allocate any statutory responsibility for sport not represent a change?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government Implementation (15 Nov 2016)

Micheál Martin: I think sport was allocated by statutory authority previously.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government Implementation (15 Nov 2016)

Micheál Martin: Was that statutory previously? Deputy Michael Ring, a Minister of State at the time, seemed to be totally in charge of sport during the term of the previous Dáil, so clearly the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donovan, is not in charge of sport.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government Implementation (15 Nov 2016)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach would have known all about it.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government Implementation (15 Nov 2016)

Micheál Martin: Deputy Ring represents the same constituency as the Taoiseach, so he would have known all about it.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government Implementation (15 Nov 2016)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach might give his view on the tossing of the coin.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government Implementation (15 Nov 2016)

Micheál Martin: Does he-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government Implementation (15 Nov 2016)

Micheál Martin: Does the Taoiseach have a response to the question of the tossing of the coin?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government Implementation (15 Nov 2016)

Micheál Martin: I take it the Minister, Deputy Ross, has no responsibility for justice. He has been making many announcements about justice recently. He is opening Garda stations again.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government Implementation (15 Nov 2016)

Micheál Martin: 4. To ask the Taoiseach to set out the position regarding the commitment in the programme for Government in respect of supporting an enhanced approach to Government by Ministers of State and to set out the way in which they would play a more substantive role in decision-making; the progress on this; and the way it is being implemented. [33549/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government Implementation (15 Nov 2016)

Micheál Martin: The programme for Government contains a commitment to supporting an enhanced approach to Government by Ministers of State and outlined the way in which they would play a more substantive role in decision-making. I am asking for a progress report on this issue. The Taoiseach has outlined how things were always done in the case of either appointing Ministers of State with statutory...