Results 23,041-23,060 of 29,533 for speaker:Brendan Howlin
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (8 Feb 2017)
Brendan Howlin: It was a licence.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (8 Feb 2017)
Brendan Howlin: Deputy Coveney is correct that there has been a great deal of fanciful talk today.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (8 Feb 2017)
Brendan Howlin: The licence to operate the lottery had to be tendered under European competition law. It was a matter of European law, as was explained in some detail. To get €410 million for it was good. Of that, there was €200 million for the national children's hospital, which was supposed to cost €400 million at the time. The other €200 million was spent on roads and...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (8 Feb 2017)
Brendan Howlin: Where will the Government get the money?
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (8 Feb 2017)
Brendan Howlin: Do they know there are going to be additional donations?
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Records (8 Feb 2017)
Brendan Howlin: 9. To ask the Taoiseach the number of files withheld by his department in respect of the files transferred to the National Archives in respect of the year 1986; and the number withheld under sections 8(4)(a), (b) and (c), respectively, of the National Archives Act 1986. [4270/17]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Records (8 Feb 2017)
Brendan Howlin: It is always intriguing when files are withheld because all of these files are of national interest. With regard to the eight files withheld, can the Taoiseach give an indication, even in broad strokes, of what subject matters they covered? Is the determination made by one official or is there an oversight or appeals system? The default position should be that they be released unless there...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Records (8 Feb 2017)
Brendan Howlin: Is it just one civil servant making the determination?
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Records (8 Feb 2017)
Brendan Howlin: Do they ever become public?
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Records (8 Feb 2017)
Brendan Howlin: During the previous Government, Ireland formally joined the Open Government Partnership and one of the first commitments we made was to open data. I take it that the Administration is following up on the Open Government Partnership initiative and is pursuing the issue of open data. For future archives, it is much more complicated to capture discussions between civil servants that are...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Records (8 Feb 2017)
Brendan Howlin: I mean all public data, including Cabinet meetings. Up to now, things were written or typed. Now, much of it is e-mailed or done electronically. I presume it will be done-----
- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Commissions of Investigation (8 Feb 2017)
Brendan Howlin: 85. To ask the Taoiseach the status of the commission of investigation into IBRC. [6040/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local and Community Development Programme Staff (8 Feb 2017)
Brendan Howlin: 153. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 305 of 29 November 2016, if the comprehensive legal advice referred to has been fully analysed; if a decision has been made in the matter of providing ex gratia payments to former employees of LCDP companies, made redundant and whereby no moneys were available to fund payments;...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Feb 2017)
Brendan Howlin: In respect of the O'Neill report, whose terms of reference we are about to debate, my understanding is that the only document that has been circulated to Members contains five paragraphs, the recommendations and the original terms of reference and recommended terms of reference. Is it proposed at any stage to circulate a more comprehensive document? That would be of advantage to us before...
- Commission of Investigation relating to disclosures by members of An Garda Síochána: Statements (9 Feb 2017)
Brendan Howlin: I have sent to the Tánaiste a proposed amendment to the published terms of reference. I hope it will be accepted as I believe it covers concerns that Deputy O'Callaghan and I have raised in public discourse since the draft terms were circulated. Specifically, I do not believe it is sufficient to establish whether allegations of criminal misconduct against Sergeant McCabe were...
- Commission of Investigation relating to disclosures by members of An Garda Síochána: Statements (9 Feb 2017)
Brendan Howlin: Can we not take the weekly divisions now, as most Deputies are waiting?
- Commission of Investigation relating to disclosures by members of An Garda Síochána: Statements (9 Feb 2017)
Brendan Howlin: Can we not amend it?
- Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2017)
Brendan Howlin: "I said to her."
- Order of Business (14 Feb 2017)
Brendan Howlin: The public would find it bizarre in light of the events of the last number of days if we voted through the Order of Business agreed last Thursday at the Business Committee. In advance of any discussion of the terms of reference of, as now seems to be the consensus, a tribunal of inquiry, the issues put on the table by the McCabe family in the six questions should be addressed by the relevant...
- Order of Business (14 Feb 2017)
Brendan Howlin: He misspoke.