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Order of Business (15 May 2013)

Micheál Martin: The Minister is grinning, knowingly.

Order of Business (15 May 2013)

Micheál Martin: I have no doubt. Will the Minister tell the Taoiseach as well?

Leaders' Questions (15 May 2013)

Micheál Martin: It is not silly. The Government is out of touch.

Leaders' Questions (15 May 2013)

Micheál Martin: It is not disrespectful.

Order of Business (15 May 2013)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach mentioned the unseasonable weather in the context of the fodder crisis. Without question, we are in unprecedented times in terms of weather patterns and severe weather events. As I passed a few people on the way into work this morning, the man selling newspapers to me said, "This is some month of May". The heads of the climate action and low carbon development Bill were...

Order of Business (15 May 2013)

Micheál Martin: I refer to the full Bill.

Order of Business (15 May 2013)

Micheál Martin: We did. The Government has changed it and diluted it.

Order of Business (15 May 2013)

Micheál Martin: The Government diluted it.

Order of Business (15 May 2013)

Micheál Martin: They diluted it.

Leaders' Questions (15 May 2013)

Micheál Martin: The fundamental question is will the Government extend the screening programme and will the resources be made available to extend the surveillance programme, as recommended by HIQA? That is the first question on which I seek absolute clarity and confirmation. The establishment of a working group does not mean a great deal. It can mean something but it would have to be followed up by a...

Leaders' Questions (15 May 2013)

Micheál Martin: We did the breast screening.

Leaders' Questions (15 May 2013)

Micheál Martin: They do not get it. I am referring to the genetic mutation tests not the mammograms.

Leaders' Questions (15 May 2013)

Micheál Martin: Patients must go private to get the DNA testing done or else wait 18 months.

Leaders' Questions (15 May 2013)

Micheál Martin: That is what the GPs are saying.

Leaders' Questions (15 May 2013)

Micheál Martin: Will a GP refer someone?

Leaders' Questions (15 May 2013)

Micheál Martin: Only to the private sphere because that is the only way one can get the treatment.

Leaders' Questions (15 May 2013)

Micheál Martin: If a patient is on the public waiting list, she must wait 18 months.

Leaders' Questions (15 May 2013)

Micheál Martin: That is for mammograms.

Leaders' Questions (15 May 2013)

Micheál Martin: It is a different programme.

Leaders' Questions (15 May 2013)

Micheál Martin: There has been worldwide coverage and publicity given to the decision by the actress Angelina Jolie to have a bilateral mastectomy because she has a mutation in the BRCA1 gene. Her decision to go public is a very brave one and will undoubtedly save the lives of many women across the world. It has also stimulated debate here and elsewhere on the adequacy of DNA screening programmes. ...