Parliamentary questions

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Micheál Martin

1. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he held any bilateral meetings with any EU leaders at the European Council meeting of 9 March 2017; and the issues that were discussed. [13175/17]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Micheál Martin

6. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his trip to the USA to commemorate St. Patrick's Day 2017; the bilaterals that were held; the issues that were discussed directly with President Trump; and if the Irish undocumented were discussed. [13176/17]

Undocumented Irish in the USA

Micheál Martin

96. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting in Boston with the city mayor and, in particular, his comments regarding the Irish undocumented; and the other issues that were discussed. [14478/17]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Micheál Martin

97. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach to outline the matters he discussed with and what he said to President Trump regarding immigration when he met him on 16 March; and if the US President had any particular comments to make on his plans for immigration and the latest judgment on his executive orders. [14479/17]

Central Statistics Office Reports

Micheál Martin

98. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach to outline the detail of and his views on the latest Central Statistics Office report on Ireland being one of the most expensive countries in the EU. [14481/17]

Good Friday Agreement

Micheál Martin

99. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if a referendum on Irish unity will be planned in the near future. [14483/17]

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission

Micheál Martin

106. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she or her Department have received information on the GSOC report on the death of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14312/17]

Presidential Elections

Micheál Martin

153. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the detail of the announcement on allowing the Irish diaspora to vote in the presidential election by 2025; and his plans in this regard. [14480/17]

Youth Unemployment

Micheál Martin

293. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when youth unemployment was last discussed at an EU Council meeting. [7358/17]

Economic Competitiveness

Micheál Martin

294. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will report on the research to benchmark Ireland's competitiveness against the UK in the post-Brexit environment, as mentioned in the Taoiseach's speech to the IIEA in February 2017. [10423/17]

Departmental Strategies

Micheál Martin

295. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way her Department's officials are co-ordinating and targeting access to more EU markets following the Brexit referendum result, as mentioned in the Taoiseach's recent speech to the IIEA and at the all-island civic dialogue. [10422/17]

Departmental Strategy Statements

Micheál Martin

5. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach the supports his Department provides to Independent Ministers of Government, as outlined in his Department's strategy. [12054/17]

Northern Ireland

Micheál Martin

6. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with Prime Minister May on 9 March 2017 and the issues that were discussed. [13174/17]

Official Engagements

Micheál Martin

83. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he has held meetings with Ireland's religious leaders or orders recently. [13177/17]

Departmental Staff Data

Micheál Martin

84. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach the number of staff that were employed in his Department in 2015, 2016 and 2017. [13179/17]

Inquiries into Garda Activities

Micheál Martin

109. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she or her office has received correspondence from a person (details supplied) regarding the person's interaction with the Garda Síochána; the actions that were taken in respect of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12973/17]

Maternity Services Provision

Micheál Martin

762. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Health the capital investment allocated into specialised equipment for diagnostics for pregnant women in CUMH over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12975/17]

Maternity Services Provision

Micheál Martin

763. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Health when his attention was drawn to the requests for specialised diagnostic maternity equipment for CUMH; the actions that were taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12976/17]

Deportation Orders Data

Micheál Martin

77. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of deportation orders signed each month for the past 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12764/17]

Court Judgments

Micheál Martin

78. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has received any correspondence from a person (details supplied) in connection with costs for a court case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12765/17]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Micheál Martin

5. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on each of the meetings he attended in Brussels on 2 March 2017 and the issues that were discussed. [12050/17]

Northern Ireland

Micheál Martin

6. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he has spoken to Ms Arlene Foster or Ms Michelle O'Neill since and in view of the results of the election in Northern Ireland on 2 March 2017. [11614/17]

Northern Ireland

Micheál Martin

8. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he has spoken to Secretary of State Brokenshire or Prime Minister May since the Northern Ireland election results. [12053/17]

Commissions of Inquiry

Micheál Martin

9. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach the number of commissions of inquiry under the remit of his Department. [11615/17]

Economic Policy

Micheál Martin

1. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the commitment in his Department's strategy statement on engaging with the National Economic and Social Council to developing of economic and social policy. [9998/17]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Micheál Martin

8. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure, environment and climate action met last. [11613/17]

Brexit Issues

Micheál Martin

77. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent bilateral meeting on Brexit. [11617/17]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Micheál Martin

1. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he or his officials have spoken to the Scottish First Minister since her last visit here in January 2017. [8463/17]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Micheál Martin

2. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach the economic assessments his Department or any other Department have or which are going to commission in relation to Brexit. [8523/17]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Micheál Martin

3. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his speech to the Institute of International and European Affairs on 15 February 2017, in particular the reference to the social dimension of the EU respect for human rights, workers' rights and equality; and the way in which he and his Department envisage that these will apply to citizens of the Republic and citizens in Northern Ireland after Article 50 is signed by Prime Minister May. [8771/17]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Micheál Martin

13. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social policy and public service reform last met. [9999/17]

Brexit Issues

Micheál Martin

2. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach his latest update on Brexit following the Dublin Castle event on 18 February 2017. [8466/17]

EU Meetings

Micheál Martin

8. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he has spoken to President Juncker regarding Brexit. [8461/17]

EU Meetings

Micheál Martin

11. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach his views on future reform of the EU. [8775/17]

EU Meetings

Micheál Martin

13. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on any communication he has had with the Italian Prime Minister regarding the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome. [9997/17]

EU Meetings

Micheál Martin

14. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meetings in Brussels on 23 February 2017 with various EU leaders and with President Juncker; the issues that were discussed; and the responses that were made. [10420/17]

EU Meetings

Micheál Martin

17. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on all of the meetings he attended in Brussels on 23 February 2017. [10424/17]

Garda Investigations

Micheál Martin

120. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she or her officials have recently reviewed a case (details supplied); the circumstances that led to the person's death by a person that was repeatedly on bail and that had numerous convictions involving drugs and alcohol; if she has discussed this with the Taoiseach, who has met the family recently; if the Government is considering a commission of inquiry into the actions that were taken by gardaí in regard to all of the convictions of the person responsible for the death of the person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9773/17]

Commissions of Investigation

Micheál Martin

218. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Finance if his officials are working on the terms of reference for a commission of inquiry into Project Eagle, which is under the remit of his Department. [7053/17]

Speech and Language Therapy Provision

Micheál Martin

315. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the severe shortage of school places within specific speech and language units in primary schools in County Cork (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10069/17]

Schools Building Projects Status

Micheál Martin

320. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there has been a failure to build a new school or school extension for a school (details supplied) despite a ten-year commitment by his Department to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10143/17]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Micheál Martin

321. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the severe shortage of school places for children with autism and complex needs in Cork (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10144/17]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Micheál Martin

340. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Health if he or his departmental officials have met with international funds (details supplied) regarding investing in primary care centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9379/17]

Information and Communications Technology

Micheál Martin

1. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he has changed the protocol in his Department regarding the use of private e-mail accounts (details supplied) for Government business. [7362/17]

North-South Ministerial Council

Micheál Martin

63. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the North-South Ministerial Council and its role in scoping out the implications of Brexit; and if this will be the sole vehicle for discussing joint principles. [8772/17]

Garda Investigations

Micheál Martin

86. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the Garda Commissioner has provided her with any update on the serious crime review team's review of the murder of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8955/17]

Child and Family Agency

Micheál Martin

87. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when officials in her Department were informed that Tusla was issuing an apology to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8956/17]

Child and Family Agency

Micheál Martin

88. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she discussed the apology from Tusla to a person (details supplied) with her departmental officials; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8957/17]

Local Government Reform

Micheál Martin

124. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will report on the programme for Government commitment on local government reform. [7054/17]

Gaeltacht Policy

Micheál Martin

4. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the Cabinet Committee on Arts, Irish and the Gaelteacht. [8464/17]