Results 23,401-23,420 of 29,533 for speaker:Brendan Howlin
- Leaders' Questions (2 May 2017)
Brendan Howlin: Last Friday, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Paschal Donohoe, when speaking on "Morning Ireland", indicated that he intends to seek to negotiate a further extension to the Lansdowne Road agreement. While noting that these negotiations would be challenging, he made it clear that he would not comment on possible negotiating positions until after the report of the Public...
- Leaders' Questions (2 May 2017)
Brendan Howlin: Somebody briefed theIrish Independentwith specifics. Numbers were adduced in the article that the average public servant would lose €100,000 over the duration of his or her pension, and that was Government policy. Would the Taoiseach affirm or reject whether that is the case? Many public servants, in particular those who are approaching retirement in the coming years, are...
- Leaders' Questions (2 May 2017)
Brendan Howlin: That is-----
- Leaders' Questions (2 May 2017)
Brendan Howlin: That is nothing to do with the report.
- Leaders' Questions (2 May 2017)
Brendan Howlin: Is the article true or untrue?
- Order of Business (2 May 2017)
Brendan Howlin: It is proposed in the programme for Government to sell part of the State's shareholding in Allied Irish Banks. Since March I have been questioning the wisdom of that approach, unless we can use the proceeds of the sale for the purposes of capital investment. I noted in a report over the weekend that Fianna Fáil also believed the proceeds had to be invested in infrastructure. The same...
- Order of Business (2 May 2017)
Brendan Howlin: Will the Government seek the permission of the House-----
- Order of Business (2 May 2017)
Brendan Howlin: ----- on the shareholding?
- Order of Business (2 May 2017)
Brendan Howlin: The AIB shares.
- Order of Business (2 May 2017)
Brendan Howlin: Will the Taoiseach bring the proposal on the AIB shares here?
- Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (2 May 2017)
Brendan Howlin: 5. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his engagements on his trade visit to Germany and his meeting with Chancellor Merkel. [18287/17]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (2 May 2017)
Brendan Howlin: It is a little odd that we will not be briefed until after we have had the discussion and the statements.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (2 May 2017)
Brendan Howlin: It seems to be putting the cart before the horse. It would have been nice to be briefed on the Irish Government's position in order that we could give our views from a more informed position. I am sure we will have other opportunities. Whatever about the appropriateness of President Juncker's telephone call to the German Chancellor, it was very instructive. Those of us who have been...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (2 May 2017)
Brendan Howlin: The Taoiseach was going to do it last week.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (2 May 2017)
Brendan Howlin: When was the last time the Taoiseach went to a Council meeting without a decision being made in advance?
- Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (2 May 2017)
Brendan Howlin: The Taoiseach should also mention the social Europe agenda.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (2 May 2017)
Brendan Howlin: Do they understand that?
- Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (2 May 2017)
Brendan Howlin: It is a question of having the fiscal space to do it.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (2 May 2017)
Brendan Howlin: 10. To ask the Taoiseach if the officials in his Department with a senior role in Brexit negotiations will engage in public communications on their work over the course of the two-year process. [18288/17]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (2 May 2017)
Brendan Howlin: There are different questions in the group. My question relates to officials in the Taoiseach's Department with a senior role in Brexit and whether they will engage in public communications on their work over the next two years. The Taoiseach would be aware it is common practice for EU Commission officials to take a very public role in these matters. The Secretary General of his...