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Leaders' Questions (5 Apr 2017)

Gerry Adams: Will the Taoiseach answer the question?

Leaders' Questions (5 Apr 2017)

Gerry Adams: Is the Taoiseach going to strengthen the position?

Leaders' Questions (5 Apr 2017)

Gerry Adams: It is not good enough.

Leaders' Questions (5 Apr 2017)

Gerry Adams: I will not take lectures from the Taoiseach about my responsibilities or, indeed, the responsibilities of Sinn Féin. We are very aware of those and we look to his Government to uphold its end of all that. However, he refused to answer my question. I asked him where he has said to the British Government that it should accept the vote of the people of the North. The Taoiseach...

Leaders' Questions (5 Apr 2017)

Gerry Adams: The Good Friday Agreement is the institutional, constitutional and legal framework which defines the relationship within the island of Ireland and between Ireland and Britain. I do not believe for one moment that the Government has truly absorbed this new reality. The Good Friday Agreement is an international treaty. The Taoiseach has co-equal status with the British Prime Minister and a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Constitutional Amendments (5 Apr 2017)

Gerry Adams: 235. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when the referendum in respect of voting rights in presidential elections for Irish citizens outside the State, which was announced recently, will be held. [13986/17]

Brexit: Statements (4 Apr 2017)

Gerry Adams: The publication of the European Union's draft Brexit negotiating guidelines demonstrate clearly the failure of the Taoiseach's approach to the threat posed to the island of Ireland by Brexit. D’éirigh leis an Spáinn cros maidir le Giobráltar a bhaint amach. Ba cheart go mbeadh an Taoiseach ag iarraidh a leithéid de ghealltanas a lorg agus a bhaint amach ar son na...

Brexit: Statements (4 Apr 2017)

Gerry Adams: And we were right to do so.

Brexit: Statements (4 Apr 2017)

Gerry Adams: I thank the Acting Chairman. Tá a fhios agam. Tá mórán le rá acu, ach níl mórán á dhéanamh acu.

Brexit: Statements (4 Apr 2017)

Gerry Adams: Mar a dúirt an seanfhear i mBéal Fheirste, "lean é, ná habair é".

Brexit: Statements (4 Apr 2017)

Gerry Adams: There are actions the Irish Government can take and it has failed to do so. The reason it has failed to do so is it wants to be diplomatically in tune with the fact the Northern state at this point remains part of the British state. The Government dances around all of this, whereas what our Government needs to do is what they British Government does really well, which is stand up for the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (4 Apr 2017)

Gerry Adams: 8. To ask the Taoiseach his plans for bilateral meetings with other Heads of State or Government in the period up to the end of June 2017. [15404/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (4 Apr 2017)

Gerry Adams: 6. To ask the Taoiseach when the next meeting of the Cabinet committee on economy, trade and jobs will be held. [15403/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Issues (4 Apr 2017)

Gerry Adams: 1. To ask the Taoiseach when the last meeting of the Cabinet Committee on European Affairs was held; and when the next meeting is scheduled. [15227/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Animal Breeding Regulations (4 Apr 2017)

Gerry Adams: 331. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of the review of guidelines on welfare standards for dog breeding establishments which commenced in January 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16606/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (4 Apr 2017)

Gerry Adams: 619. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when a business (details supplied) in County Louth will have access to high-speed Internet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16312/17]

Topical Issue Debate: Services for People with Disabilities (29 Mar 2017)

Gerry Adams: I thank the Minister of State for being present. It is no exaggeration to say that people with disabilities and their families in my constituency of Louth-East Meath and across this State are being treated deplorably. I have met dozens of families with citizens with intellectual disabilities and they all tell a similar tale of the never-ending fight to access services from this State....

Topical Issue Debate: Services for People with Disabilities (29 Mar 2017)

Gerry Adams: I know the Minister of State is stepping in for the Minister. I have raised some of these issues directly with the Minister, including another case of a 42 year old constituent who is non-verbal and has high support needs. I raised that issue with the Minister of State, Deputy Finian McGrath, in the Chamber five weeks ago and I am still waiting for a response. The HSE told me this man's...

Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Mar 2017)

Gerry Adams: In the programme for Government, there is a commitment to investigate a full review of public transport policy to ensure that services are sustainable into the future and meet the needs of a modern economy. The Minister will know that the Government is the sole shareholder and that it has a responsibility and a duty to ensure that our public services function properly and effectively in the...

Leaders' Questions (29 Mar 2017)

Gerry Adams: As the Minister knows, the Tory Government in London under Theresa May will trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon treaty today, before we finish this session of the Dáil. The process of Britain leaving the European Union has begun; the clock is now ticking on Brexit. The intention of the British Government is also to drag the North of Ireland out of the European Union, in spite of the...