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Ceisteanna – Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (24 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: Is the Taoiseach suggesting we do not settle on a position before negotiations begin?

Ceisteanna – Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (24 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: How many minutes have we left?

Ceisteanna – Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (24 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: I think that is better. There is no point in embarking on six questions in six minutes.

Ceisteanna – Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (24 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: I am looking for clarity on the settling of the negotiating position of the 27 member states. From what the Taoiseach has said to me, it seems to be that he cannot begin the settlement of the negotiating position until negotiations begin. That makes no sense to me. If the EU is actually negotiating with Great Britain, it has to know what it wants to achieve. It cannot sit down when the...

Ceisteanna – Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (24 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: Ireland's strategy.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Northern Ireland (24 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: 91. To ask the Taoiseach if he has recently met the UUP, SDLP and other Northern Ireland opposition parties; and his plans to do so. [2784/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Districts (24 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: 113. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans for the reinstatement of Gorey Garda station, County Wexford, to full district status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2867/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Private Rented Accommodation (24 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: 138. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of action 9 of the strategy for the private rental market which sets out that his Department will establish a working group on tax and fiscal treatment of rental accommodation providers in the first quarter of 2017; the terms of reference for the working group; if the working group has met; the membership of the working group; if the group will...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (24 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: 355. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions his Department has planned in the event of the power-sharing Administration in Northern Ireland not being formed after new elections. [1991/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (24 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: 354. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had with US officials on changes to policy regarding the undocumented Irish in the United States. [40020/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (24 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: 437. To ask the Minister for Health the consideration that has been given to providing the drug nusinersen to those persons suffering from type 1 spinal muscular atrophy; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that doctors are reporting this drug to be the first to have clinically meaningful outcomes for children with this condition; the efforts that can be made to speed up access to...

Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: I wish to return to the urgent issue of Bus Éireann. Across Ireland this morning, buses delivered people to their schools, places of work, shops, homes and offices. Outside of Dublin, many, if not most, of those buses were operated for or on behalf of Bus Éireann, our national bus company. Over recent months, we have heard a lot of noise but have received little clarity about the...

Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: The Taoiseach launched an action plan on regional and rural development this week to much fanfare. He spoke of revitalising towns and villages across the country. At the same time another arm of government is putting the vital transport infrastructure that these rural communities need at risk. In a reply to a parliamentary question to my colleague last week, it was indicated that the...

Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: The Minister cannot be completely excluded.

Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: Is it not surprising that the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport never met the Rural Transport Network?

Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: May I ask the Taoiseach about the Government's intentions regarding amendments to the Constitution? What are the Government's plans in terms of proposing amendments to the Constitution for the next year? In the legislative programme there is a proposition to amend Article 29 to recognise the international patent court. That has been hanging around for years, although we passed the heads of...

Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: A few windows.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: 11. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his conversation with the British Prime Minister, Mrs. Theresa May, in relation to Northern Ireland. [1987/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: 12. To ask the Taoiseach the issues he has raised with the parties in Northern Ireland since the resignation of the deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland and his future plans. [1988/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: 15. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meetings and discussions with representatives of Sinn Féin in advance of and following the resignation of the deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland. [2780/17]