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Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: One gets more than one go.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: I told Deputy Martin to watch Deputy Ó Cuív's action on that committee.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: I also congratulate Michelle O'Neill on her election and I again wish Martin McGuinness a speedy recovery. To clarify the Taoiseach's statement that he met representatives of Sinn Féin, did he meet any of the Assembly Members or was it only Deputies from this House he met?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: I am asking a question, if that is allowable.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: Did the Taoiseach raise with the Prime Minister the scenario of what might happen in the event that a power-sharing government is not put in place after the elections and the specific role the Irish Government would have in that eventuality? Also, to amplify the question asked by Deputy Burton, how will the Northern Ireland Assembly to be represented in discussions on Brexit in the same way...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: The Taoiseach did not raise the matter with the Prime Minister.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: He was talking about a second election.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: We will move on to the next one.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: I have three questions, so I expect to be able to ask another question if we are going to continue.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: I seek clarity from the Taoiseach on the sequence of events. There will be an assembly election in Northern Ireland. Hopefully, a new devolved Administration will be agreed. However, based on the rhetoric we have heard, there is a distinct likelihood that it might not be achieved. It is important that the Government has contingency plans for this eventuality. If there is a hiatus, who...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: Then who will?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: Who will do so?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: The Taoiseach has to have an input, however.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: There will be a meeting of the devolved assemblies during that period in London.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: We could ask.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: 20. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his visit to Spain and meeting with the Spanish Prime Minister. [2779/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: Unspoken.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: Deputy Micheál Martin is right about Northern Ireland having a very specific legal architecture that is not analogous to the Spanish situation at all. I do not agree it is disputed territory. There is a solemn settlement voted by the people of this island and the United Kingdom that the future status of Northern Ireland is a matter to be determined by the people in Northern Ireland....

European Council: Statements (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: Reading through the conclusions of the European Council meeting in December, it is odd to see leaders of the 28 member states managing to avoid any reference to Brexit. I will return to that point at the end of my remarks. As the Taoiseach has said, some discussion on this topic happened at the informal meeting of the EU 27. The first matter discussed at the European Council was...

European Council: Statements (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: Yes, the cross-party decision we made and the debate we had on the cross-party motion last November. The European Council's conclusions stated that member states should further intensify their efforts to accelerate the relocation of unaccompanied minors in particular. As a signatory to that statement, it is important for the Taoiseach to work to ensure that Ireland leads in this area....