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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Passport Services (9 May 2024)

Brendan Howlin: The Tánaiste should have a look at the Oireachtas query service for passports as well. It is not great at the moment

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (9 May 2024)

Brendan Howlin: 109. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to set out his actions of recent times to end the Israeli assault on Gaza; the discussions he has had with governments in the region; the contacts he has had with the US government; the attitude of other EU foreign ministers to the ongoing tactics being employed by Israel; the efforts made to secure an immediate ceasefire; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Asylum Seekers (9 May 2024)

Brendan Howlin: 77. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to set out the contacts he has had with UK ministers to address the issue of asylum seekers crossing the border from Northern Ireland; the views of the UK government on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20909/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (9 May 2024)

Brendan Howlin: 86. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to set out the average waiting time for the issuing of new passports; for the renewal of passports; the issuing of passports to newborn children; the number of staff currently working in the passport office; if he believes that there will be an increase in wait times as we approach the summer season; and if he will make a statement on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: 20th Anniversary of the 2004 EU Enlargement: Mr. Bertie Ahern (8 May 2024)

Brendan Howlin: I welcome iar-Thaoiseach, Mr. Ahern, to our committee. He has an important perspective to give us. I was privileged to serve together with him through his time both as a Member of the Dáil but also as a member of the Cabinet. I wish to ask a few questions, the first focusing on the political. The European Union started off as a economic entity. It is an economic community....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: 20th Anniversary of the 2004 EU Enlargement: Mr. Bertie Ahern (8 May 2024)

Brendan Howlin: I asked about countries that met the criteria for membership but are now regressing. How do we deal with that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: 20th Anniversary of the 2004 EU Enlargement: Mr. Bertie Ahern (8 May 2024)

Brendan Howlin: But there are no legal mechanisms to-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: 20th Anniversary of the 2004 EU Enlargement: Mr. Bertie Ahern (8 May 2024)

Brendan Howlin: It should be let in.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Military Aircraft (8 May 2024)

Brendan Howlin: 99. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 38 of 21 March 2024, if, in relation to the purchase of a new mid-sized jet aircraft for Ministerial air transport, he will set out the timeline for the completion of this process; the number of tenders received to date; the closing date for tenders; if an advisory panel has been established to make...

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (2 May 2024)

Brendan Howlin: Deacair go leor.

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (2 May 2024)

Brendan Howlin: Níl sé deacair dóibh siúd a bhfuil an Ghaeilge go líofa acu.

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (2 May 2024)

Brendan Howlin: Mar Leas-Cheann Comhairle, tá Gaeilge líofa agat ach níl an caighdeán sin ag formhór na ndaoine-----

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (2 May 2024)

Brendan Howlin: I would say it will be something that will be repeated daily by everybody. This new entity is to be responsible for overseeing and monitoring the human resources of the Defence Forces and reporting to the Minister, as the body deems appropriate. Its duties are set out in the new section 322 on page 14 of the Bill. This includes "the recruitment of members of the Defence Forces", which is a...

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (2 May 2024)

Brendan Howlin: Legislation on the Defence Forces, in general, being debated in this House is a rare occurrence. I cannot recall many occasions when the time of the House has been occupied by this issue, and maybe that will give us an indication it is an area of public policy that has not been focused on enough over the years. It goes to the heart of why the Defence Forces are so undermanned at the moment....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (2 May 2024)

Brendan Howlin: 132. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to set out the capital allocation under the National Development Plan to expand the capacity of the schools of dentistry in University College Cork and Trinity College Dublin; the plans he has in the NDP to deliver a new dental school and hospital in UCC and the timeline envisaged for such developments; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (2 May 2024)

Brendan Howlin: 154. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA-supported jobs for each of the past three years in each county, in tabular form; the number of site visits organised by the IDA for companies in each of the past three years, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20103/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (2 May 2024)

Brendan Howlin: 155. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of Enterprise Ireland-supported jobs for each of the past three years in each county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20104/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Dental Services (2 May 2024)

Brendan Howlin: 318. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to the proposed expansion in the number of dentists to be trained in Ireland, if he will set out the optimum number he believes should be catered for annually in third level colleges in Ireland; his plans to expand the number of dentistry places available at University College Cork and Trinity College Dublin; the plans he has to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: UN Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (1 May 2024)

Brendan Howlin: I thank both witnesses for their contributions. I welcome Barry Andrews, an acknowledged champion of this area, to the committee. I think we have all committed to achieve the SDGs set out. Although Mr. Donoghue's is more optimistic in setting out the structures of the reporting mechanisms, both presentations we have received report very modest advances on any of them. Mr. Donoghue says...