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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (17 Dec 2015)

Micheál Martin: 369. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Síochána stations and the number of gardaí in each in County Wicklow on November 2010 and on 1 November 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46367/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (17 Dec 2015)

Micheál Martin: 370. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Síochána stations and the number of gardaí in each in counties Sligo and Leitrim on 1 November 2010 and on 1 November 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46368/15]

Pre-European Council: Statements (16 Dec 2015)

Micheál Martin: Given the ongoing manoeuvrings of Fine Gael and the Labour Party in regard to the election date, it is not yet clear that this is the final discussion on Europe by this Dáil. No doubt, this will once again be played out in a string of anonymous media briefings where leaders will retain the right to publicly deny what they have been saying privately. I hope we will be in a position to...

Pre-European Council: Statements (16 Dec 2015)

Micheál Martin: Standing on the sidelines waiting to run on to the pitch to claim the victory has meant that Ireland has played, and continues to play, no significant role in shaping vital policies. In fact, the Government is so determined to avoid any debate that we constantly have to turn to Brussels to get basic information on Ireland's position. Many of the vital foundations of the European Union...

Order of Business (16 Dec 2015)

Micheál Martin: There was no member of the Government here either.

Order of Business (16 Dec 2015)

Micheál Martin: Go on, A Cheann Comhairle, keep going.

Order of Business (16 Dec 2015)

Micheál Martin: Yesterday the Taoiseach met the leaders of the political parties in the House and promised to produce the heads of a Bill before the resumption of the Dáil in January to deal with the IBRC issue and the investigation by Mr. Justice Cregan into Siteserv and other large transactions involving IBRC. What emerged yesterday was the degree to which the Government had dragged its feet on the...

Order of Business (16 Dec 2015)

Micheál Martin: It is not agreed to. On this and the next measure, we object to the unacceptable use of the guillotine in principle. It reflects the Government's approach to this Dáil from the outset where it has sought to undermine its efficacy, reduce time for debate and ram through important legislation. The most glaring illustration of that was the legislation setting up Irish Water, which proved...

Order of Business (16 Dec 2015)

Micheál Martin: I am talking about Leaders' Questions and the guillotining of legislation.

Order of Business (16 Dec 2015)

Micheál Martin: I was here on Monday.

Order of Business (16 Dec 2015)

Micheál Martin: It is wrong to guillotine the legislation in this fashion.

Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2015)

Micheál Martin: I said nothing about that.

Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2015)

Micheál Martin: The Government has spent €1 billion on Irish Water.

Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2015)

Micheál Martin: I do not.

Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2015)

Micheál Martin: We had a policy on this and this Government changed it. It should be leading on this.

Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2015)

Micheál Martin: We have the most CF patients in the world and we should be leading on this.

Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2015)

Micheál Martin: The Government could have a vision for this.

Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2015)

Micheál Martin: We brought in high-tech drugs quickly during our time and changed the nature and treatment of many diseases as a result. This Government has taken the opposite approach.

Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2015)

Micheál Martin: That is what the Government does.

Leaders' Questions (16 Dec 2015)

Micheál Martin: Ireland has one of the most severe strains of cystic fibrosis in the world and the highest incidences per head of population at three times the rate in the United States and the rest of the European Union. In that context, Ireland should be at the forefront of new technologies, research and strategies to deal with the condition. A ground-breaking new drug has arrived on the market. It was...