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Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Government-Church Dialogue (10 Dec 2013)

Micheál Martin: I asked whether the proposal for a multi-faith teacher training college for primary school teachers on the campus of DCU was discussed.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Government-Church Dialogue (10 Dec 2013)

Micheál Martin: 1. To ask the Taoiseach if he has met religious leaders recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39247/13]

Leaders' Questions (10 Dec 2013)

Micheál Martin: The Minister for Health is aware of the case of Liam Mc An tSaoi and promised two years ago that he would not have to spend another Christmas in Crumlin children's hospital. Liam's family are from Galway and will require the support of Galway University Hospital. Liam's mother Louise is a trained nurse. The issue is one of funding and an inability to put together a package to allow for...

Leaders' Questions (10 Dec 2013)

Micheál Martin: I referred earlier to morale in the health service. I invite the Taoiseach to speak to the nurses and doctors on the front line, those who work in the disability services and to clerical workers. When one meets anybody working in the health service, the message consistently is that morale is at an all time low and that patient safety is and will continue to be compromised if the health...

Leaders' Questions (10 Dec 2013)

Micheál Martin: Four years.

Leaders' Questions (10 Dec 2013)

Micheál Martin: A promise was made two years ago to effect a transfer.

Leaders' Questions (10 Dec 2013)

Micheál Martin: Listening to RTE Radio's "Liveline" programme the other day was a harrowing experience for many people. The broadcast featured Louise Mac An tSaoi, the mother of Liam Mac An tSaoi, a young child who is spending his fourth Christmas in Crumlin Children's Hospital. This is as a result of the failure of the health authorities to provide the necessary supports and funding to enable Liam to go...

Leaders' Questions (10 Dec 2013)

Micheál Martin: These are shocking cases. No mother should have to go on "Liveline" to highlight such a case, which has shocked many people. Will the Taoiseach ensure that the Government provides the requisite resources to enable Liam Mac An tSaoi and other children in similar situations to return home this Christmas? Will the Taoiseach change his policy direction on the health service? He is ploughing...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Philanthropy Initiatives (5 Dec 2013)

Micheál Martin: 30. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his policy on philanthropy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50122/13]

Order of Business (4 Dec 2013)

Micheál Martin: The question is who is next in line to defect from the Government side.

Order of Business (4 Dec 2013)

Micheál Martin: If I am not mistaken, the Tánaiste gave the same figure.

Order of Business (4 Dec 2013)

Micheál Martin: I will ask Martin Wall in The Irish Times.

Order of Business (4 Dec 2013)

Micheál Martin: On a point of order, did the Tánaiste say it would be debated in the House?

Order of Business (4 Dec 2013)

Micheál Martin: I ask the Tánaiste to agree to a debate in plenary session.

Order of Business (4 Dec 2013)

Micheál Martin: The Tánaiste can cross it now.

Order of Business (4 Dec 2013)

Micheál Martin: The Tánaiste can commit to having a debate.

Order of Business (4 Dec 2013)

Micheál Martin: I was never as combative as the Deputy.

Order of Business (4 Dec 2013)

Micheál Martin: I am seeking the Tánaiste’s guidance on a correction to the record of the House, or at least for him to provide much-needed clarification of a matter. On 20 November 2013, in a response to a question I posed on Leaders' Questions on the Government’s cull of discretionary medical cards, the Taoiseach stated:The Deputy makes the charge that there has been a change of policy,...

Order of Business (4 Dec 2013)

Micheál Martin: Yes, but I will relate this to the programme for Government.

Order of Business (4 Dec 2013)

Micheál Martin: It is a serious issue. Every Member has been besieged by members of the public who have had their medical cards taken from them inexplicably. It has affected everyone from young children with multiple disabilities to people with motor neuron disease. The cases that have come before Deputies and Senators are quite extraordinary.