Results 23,281-23,300 of 29,533 for speaker:Brendan Howlin
- Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)
Brendan Howlin: The Taoiseach informed the House earlier that the Tánaiste gave a detailed briefing - his words - to the Cabinet on these matters but the Tánaiste is constitutionally responsible to this House on these matters. It underscores the complete lack of understanding of the seriousness of this matter for the Taoiseach to think that a Topical Issue debate, where people raise local matters,...
- Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)
Brendan Howlin: It is not the way to deal with it. I ask that the seriousness of this matter would be recognised with a proper set of statements, and allowing for questions and answers. I ask the Taoiseach to reflect upon that.
- Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)
Brendan Howlin: That is not fair to the Ceann Comhairle.
- Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)
Brendan Howlin: She gave a full briefing to the Cabinet.
- Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)
Brendan Howlin: When?
- Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)
Brendan Howlin: That is fine.
- Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)
Brendan Howlin: Subject to further amendments.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Constitutional Convention Recommendations (28 Mar 2017)
Brendan Howlin: 5. To ask the Taoiseach his plans to hold referendums that arise from the outstanding recommendations of the Constitutional Convention. [15196/17]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (28 Mar 2017)
Brendan Howlin: 9. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Brexit will next meet. [15197/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (28 Mar 2017)
Brendan Howlin: 367. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend the limited number of places in the Central Mental Hospital which are currently available to the Irish Prison Service for persons in custody who require residential mental health treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15165/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Provision (28 Mar 2017)
Brendan Howlin: 368. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide sufficient funds to ensure that adequate home care package hours will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15166/17]
- Leaders' Questions (30 Mar 2017)
Brendan Howlin: My party and I would like to be associated with the votes of sympathy to the family of the late Captain Mark Duffy and wish well the recovery efforts still under way for the remaining two missing members of Rescue 116. I met in Brussels yesterday with colleagues from across Europe to develop proposals to amend the fiscal rules that are constraining investment, investment that is certainly...
- Leaders' Questions (30 Mar 2017)
Brendan Howlin: Specific proposals have not been made. Making a declaration that there will be no return to a hard Border is not a policy proposal. It is a meaningless declaration. At a minimum, we have said a new Irish protocol to the EU treaty will be required to recognise the common travel area, the Good Friday Agreement and the unique situation that will pertain on the island of Ireland. Is that a...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Mar 2017)
Brendan Howlin: He said last May that it would be ratified within six months.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Mar 2017)
Brendan Howlin: I want to stay within the area of supports for people with disabilities, recognising that it is exactly ten years ago today that Ireland signed the aforementioned convention. We were among the first to sign it but are among the last to ratify it. In terms of other related legislation, the health (transport support) Bill has been promised for months on end. Most recently, at the beginning...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Mar 2017)
Brendan Howlin: The Taoiseach was misleading us then when he said-----
- Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Mar 2017)
Brendan Howlin: When will we see the legislation?
- Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Mar 2017)
Brendan Howlin: No date.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2016: Discussion (30 Mar 2017)
Brendan Howlin: I thank the Chairman for the opportunity. I thank members for being here. The initiative we are trying to achieve is a single focus issue but a very important one, that is, the extent to which rogue counsellors and rogue agencies are, to put it bluntly, lying to women with crisis pregnancies. Some of these agencies have been operating, on and off, for more than a decade. Undercover...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2016: Discussion (30 Mar 2017)
Brendan Howlin: I thank the members for their supportive comments. I express my appreciation for the work done by journalist Ellen Coyle, Catherine Sands and by a colleague of mine, Sinead Ahern, who, in a difficult way, went undercover to hear exactly what "information" was being imparted. To pick up the point made by Deputy Durkan, can one imagine a vulnerable woman, not knowing what to do, being...