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Leaders' Questions (3 May 2017)

Gerry Adams: That is very clear.

Leaders' Questions (3 May 2017)

Gerry Adams: The Minister has said flexible and imaginative solutions are required. What does that mean? Is it a case of "Whatever you are having yourself"? Everyone in the Government is a negotiator. He or she needs to have substantive, definitive, clear and unqualified commitments, rather than wishy-washy rhetoric. It is clear that Brexit will have a serious and detrimental effect on Irish jobs and...

Leaders' Questions (3 May 2017)

Gerry Adams: Last evening, party leaders were invited to a meeting with the Taoiseach for a briefing on the Government's position paper in the wake of the EU Council meeting on Brexit. The meeting was a farce. We were not furnished with an advance copy of the 60-page document, or any copy for that matter, which meant that a discussion on the Government's published approach was not possible. The meeting...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Cases (3 May 2017)

Gerry Adams: 207. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to recent developments concerning a person (details supplied) who has been detained by Bahraini authorities since June 2016; his plans to raise these issues with the Government of Bahrain; and if he will call for the release of the person to allow them get necessary medical care from international medical...

European Council Meeting: Statements (2 May 2017)

Gerry Adams: -----will be delivered on. An bhfuil mé críochnaithe anois nó an bhfuil dhá bhomaite fágtha?

European Council Meeting: Statements (2 May 2017)

Gerry Adams: Tá dhá bhomaite fágtha agamsa.

European Council Meeting: Statements (2 May 2017)

Gerry Adams: Gabh mo leithscéal. Stadfaidh mé anois.

European Council Meeting: Statements (2 May 2017)

Gerry Adams: Okay. Go raibh míle maith agat. Gabh mo leithscéal. We will continue with our modest efforts. We wish the Government well, but it needs to stand up for all of the people of this island.

European Council Meeting: Statements (2 May 2017)

Gerry Adams: Saturday's extraordinary meeting of the European Council was very important for the people of Ireland, North and South. Several weeks ago, the EU set out its draft guidelines for the Brexit negotiations and I expressed at the time my concern that the Irish Government had failed to ensure that the interests of all the people of the island were sufficiently reflected in them. I understand...

European Council Meeting: Statements (2 May 2017)

Gerry Adams: The Taoiseach failed to get this clause included as part of the EU negotiating guidelines. In the four weeks since the publication of the draft guidelines, the Taoiseach succeeding in achieving one minor amendment to Article 11 dealing with Ireland which involved the addition of the words "in all its parts", a reference to the Good Friday Agreement. The Government failed to secure a...

European Council Meeting: Statements (2 May 2017)

Gerry Adams: I am sorry, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle.

European Council Meeting: Statements (2 May 2017)

Gerry Adams: There was a high level of media spin that the Government was going to deliver big time. However, it is disappointing that at the first hurdle the Government has fallen short again. The record of this and the last Government in dealing with our European partners is not a good one. The European Council guidelines could have gone considerably further. We have all acknowledged the recognition...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (2 May 2017)

Gerry Adams: 12. To ask the Taoiseach the role of the British-Irish and Northern Ireland affairs section in his Department. [20719/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (2 May 2017)

Gerry Adams: If I can, I will respond briefly to the Fianna Fáil leader's assertion there was no need to collapse the Executive. This was from the Fianna Fáil leader who recently called for the Assembly to be suspended. If he is not sure why the Assembly was collapsed, I will send him a copy of the letter written by the late Mr. Martin McGuinness. I commend the all-island civic dialogue, an...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (2 May 2017)

Gerry Adams: Good man. Gabh mo leithscéal. The Deputy had his spake.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (2 May 2017)

Gerry Adams: Bí ciúin, a Theachta. It was very successful in terms of participation-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (2 May 2017)

Gerry Adams: -----in the sectors. Everyone involved is to be commended. Of course, the real test will be how the views expressed will be reflected in what is the Government's approach in the time ahead. I very much welcome the talk of a united Ireland and the prospects for that, although some of the parties are saying they want a united Ireland but not just yet. Is the British-Irish and Northern...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Administrative Arrangements (2 May 2017)

Gerry Adams: 8. To ask the Taoiseach the role of the economic policy section in his Department. [20718/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Administrative Arrangements (2 May 2017)

Gerry Adams: Does, or will, the economic policy section play any role in influencing the Government’s policy on pensions? There are reports in the media that public servants will take a huge hit from pension reforms which will be part of the pay negotiations this summer. The Taoiseach knows the majority of public sector pensioners receive less than €19,721 a year. In other words, their...

Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (2 May 2017)

Gerry Adams: 2. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the Chancellor of Germany, Ms Angela Merkel, on 6 April 2017. [17838/17]