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Calls have been The Taoiseach
made for compulsory pur- Coveney Says says he will raise climate IRISH
chase orders to be used change and Brexit with
for graveyards. Donald Trump during his
It comes as farmers Power-Sharing Talks visit to Ireland next month. EXAMINER
ramp up prices for land, The US President will fly
while certain graveyards into Shannon on June 5. |
around the country are To Intensify Mr Trump will have a
rapidly running out of meeting with Leo Varadkar May
space. Doonbeg.
Councils are consider- before going to his hotel in 22nd,
ing compulsory purchase has a number of things he
orders to get around the wants to discuss with Mr
The Taoiseach says he 2019
problem. Trump.
Tuam-based undertaker “I’ll once again explain
Joe Grogan thinks dis- why Ireland is so much in
cussing the purchase of favor of the European
land with farmers is a bet- Union,” said Mr Varadkar.
ter option than CPOs. “And I’ll also try to make
“I mean, I would prefer the case once again for a
if they sat down with farm- strong European-American
ers and put a proposal to partnership when it comes
them,” said Mr Grogan. to trade, the economy and
“[Offer] A fair price, security.
“We’ll
discuss
also
but you cannot pay astro- Brexit, I’m sure. And once
nomical prices for a ceme- again I will try to explain
tery. our perspective on Brexit
“It’s not like you’re and also our commitment to
going to be building hous- alks to restore power-sharing groups intensifying their efforts the Troubles. the Paris Agreement on cli-
es on the piece ground at Stormont are to intensify and trying to actually push from Mr Coveney said if a basis for mate change.” C
and selling it in two years. Toverthenexttwoweeks,the discussion and accommodation agreement was identified at the
“Cemeteries take a long Táinistesaidthisweek. to agreement where they can.” end of May, Mrs May and Mr The Health Minister says
time to develop. It could Simon Coveney said cross- Following the meeting, Varadkar would discuss how to there are no plans to legal-
take 10 years to you party working groups examin- Northern Ireland Secretary move the talks process forward. ize cannabis in Ireland.
Karen Bradley praised the atti-
ing the disputes at the heart of
“I suspect it will be a more
recoup.” C Simon Harris is rejecting
the impasse would ramp up tudes of the five main parties political and direct approach
exchanges ahead of a stocktak- engaged in the process. after that if there is a basis for claims by an alliance of sen-
More than 72,000 ing review by the two govern- “I want to pay tribute to the finding an agreement, which I ior doctors that the country
women are still waiting for ments at the end of May. parties and the leader, who all hope there will be,” he said. is ‘sleepwalking’ into the
their CervicalCheck Prime Minister Theresa May have shown the right attitude Asked whether an independ- general legalization of the
smear-test results. and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and the right determination that ent mediator could enter the drug.
The figures were are due to discuss progress in they want to see Stormont process, Mr Coveney said he did A report from a working
released on Tuesday after the talks at that juncture and resolved,” she said. not think that would happen. group on the possession of
drugs for personal use is to
Fianna Fáil criticized the decide whether there is a basis “There are difficult issues, “We are trying to get this be brought to Cabinet with-
delay in providing them. upon which to resurrect the there are difficult things that process done quickly. The idea in the next few weeks.
The HSE’s new director- institutions. will need to be addressed but I that we would introduce an Mr Harris said there was
general, Paul Reid, is fac- The format of the latest bid am pleased by the progress we outsider now, albeit a very well- no plan to legalize the drug
ing questions about the to revive Stormont has seen are making and the attitude and meaning and potentially very but there was a plan “in
issue at an Oireachtas serving and retired senior civil approach of all party leaders.” experienced outsider, I don’t relation to medicinal rea-
health committee meeting. servants chair several working Ahead of the meeting in the think is consistent with trying to sons” and a plan to “tackle
Fianna Fáil’s health groups focusing on the main Stormont Hotel, the govern- get this done quickly because it the underlying issues” sur-
spokesman, Stephen sticking points. ments had facilitated an infor- would take time to get to know rounding drug addiction.
that person to build the relation-
mal lunch engagement with
The leaders of the main polit-
Donnelly, said that only ical parties are also meeting representatives from civic socie- ships, and so on,” he said. “You have to take a
very modest improvements with the two governments on a ty and the business community. Mr Coveney also acknowl- health-led approach,” said
have been made recently. weekly basis to review progress. The last DUP/Sinn Féin-led edged that events at Mr Harris.
“It reached over After the latest roundtable power-sharing coalition implod- Westminster at the start of June, “Deciding that the only
80,000 women waiting review meeting in Belfast, Mr ed in January 2017 when the late when a departing Mrs May thing that we’re going to do
up to 33 weeks...just to Coveney said: “I think you will Martin McGuinness quit as Sinn would again try to get her Brexit for a drug addict is put them
get smear test results,” see an intensification now of Féin deputy first minister amid deal passed by Parliament, in touch with the criminal
justice system will not break
said Mr Donnelly. efforts from the leaders within a row about a botched green could prove a distraction for the addiction.”
“Obviously this is not the working groups to try to energy scheme. Stormont process. He added: “It’s not
an acceptable situation. move toward consensus in the The fallout over the “It doesn’t take a genius to about legalizing. It’s
“It’s good that the fig- areas where that is possible, and Renewable Heat Incentive see that there will be other pres- about being compassion-
ure has now come down if there are areas where it is not (RHI) was soon overtaken by sures in Westminster in the first ate and it’s about the
but it’s only come down possible, they will outline why. disputes over the Irish language, and second week in June when helping hand rather than
by a few thousand. C “Certainly you will see the the region’s ban on same-sex we are also trying to conclude the handcuff.” C
leaders within those working marriage and the toxic legacy of things here,” he added. C

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