Micheál Martin

In my view, products like that that are damaging to health, we should deal with [them] in as strong a manner as possible.

Vapes are nearly worse than cigarettes

I understand the speculation, but I have an obligation and I think the public are tired of all that speculation, they want solutions.

I have a mandate, I was elected as Taoiseach by the Dáil and Fianna Fáil was the largest party [at the last general election] and our focus is on the issues.

There is a need to look at everything in the round in terms of fuel and energy.

We have to look at that and we are discussing that in the next two to three weeks in terms of the overall picture.

So since partition, a lot of divergence across the island because of partition, different systems, education, health, and so on, like that.

Public opinion polls are just scratching the surface.

It’s not about timelines. I do think that that’s an issue that has to be discussed and dealt with.

We’re not going to be browbeaten in by various motions or calls for this or a call for that.

It’s about uniting Protestant, Catholic, the centre, in the concept of Wolfe Tone.

That issue was left, perhaps deliberately vague at that time (of the Agreement).

He hasn’t said anything different to previous British prime ministers, and in our view, you know, we’ve got to continue to build on reconciliation, continue to build on increasing that connectivity, practical connectivity, north and south.

So there no issues with it at all, as far as we're concerned.

It has far greater reach than what was there before, in terms of the US for example.

The jet has been very effective since we procured it.

I think we need to be careful of these stories, who's feeding them into the ether? Why?

It's important that when the people elect councillors that they have the decision-making capacity, in the local context, to get things done for their communities.

It will be of benefit to elected councillors and will give them a greater degree of powers.

I don’t want to comment on the actual case as it is live, but I did raise it.

I would express Ireland's solidarity with the victims of the weekend attack on the Berlin Pride festival that killed one person and injured at least 29 others.

We don't do more harm to Europe than to the aggressor.

If you look at the plant in Dunkirk, about 70% of its material comes from Aughinish.

For us, it would be for the Commission, in my view, to potentially commission that type of independent assessment as well.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has insisted that any assessment of exports from Aughinish Alumina must be independent of the company.