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Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (12 Jul 2017)

Brendan Howlin: Some exemplary officeholders have contributed. A number of things are important and I ask the Taoiseach and the relevant Minister, who is sitting beside him, to consider a number of things. First is the multi-annual funding of the arts, which we provide for some of the major art organisations like the Gate or the Abbey. It is impossible for significant organisations to plan without a...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Government Information Service (12 Jul 2017)

Brendan Howlin: 8. To ask the Taoiseach the staffing and media monitoring in the Government Information Service unit; and his plans for changes. [32105/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Government Information Service (12 Jul 2017)

Brendan Howlin: The Taoiseach listed a number of vacancies in his reply. There are vacancies for an assistant Government press secretary, two of four press officer positions and three executive officer equivalents in the communications and media assistant area. Is it the Taoiseach's intention to fill all of these, will that be done in the normal way through the Civil Service recruitment process or will...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Government Information Service (12 Jul 2017)

Brendan Howlin: It is news to all of us that there is to be a parallel information service in this strategic communications unit. From my experience in government and from what the Taoiseach has explained, the unit will replicate what the Government Information Service does. Is there a budget line for this? Has the Taoiseach envisaged its staffing component and at what level? He might provide us with an...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Government Information Service (12 Jul 2017)

Brendan Howlin: The Shane Ross monitoring unit.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Government Information Service (12 Jul 2017)

Brendan Howlin: Campbell.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Government Information Service (12 Jul 2017)

Brendan Howlin: He would be so lucky to have it.

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Jul 2017)

Brendan Howlin: The Deputy did not stand up.

Defence Forces Operations: Motion (12 Jul 2017)

Brendan Howlin: I understand-----

Defence Forces Operations: Motion (12 Jul 2017)

Brendan Howlin: That is the point. On the Order of Business yesterday I raised the point that the 40 minutes allocated was totally inadequate. It is not tenable that 25 minutes is deemed to be adequate to consider a motion that we only saw yesterday and that has been commented on in international reports which we have only had a chance to see today. I think most of us are anxious that we do not make a...

Defence Forces Operations: Motion (12 Jul 2017)

Brendan Howlin: Does the Minister of State mean that we should continue for 80 minutes?

Defence Forces Operations: Motion (12 Jul 2017)

Brendan Howlin: Some Deputies went home on the basis that the House would adjourn at 11 p.m. We also have to have some regard for the staff of the Houses.

Defence Forces Operations: Motion (12 Jul 2017)

Brendan Howlin: With all due respect, that is not a worthy comment. There are staff who have been here since early morning. We have to have some regard for those other than ourselves who work in the Houses.

Defence Forces Operations: Motion (12 Jul 2017)

Brendan Howlin: It will be adjourned and resume on another day.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services Provision (12 Jul 2017)

Brendan Howlin: 310. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the grant which was available through the HSE to purchase a wig for patients suffering with alopecia has now been withdrawn; if he will ensure that this grant is reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33268/17]

Summer Economic Statement 2017: Statements (13 Jul 2017)

Brendan Howlin: Not so.

Summer Economic Statement 2017: Statements (13 Jul 2017)

Brendan Howlin: I also welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on what is now the summer economic statement. Members will recall that this originally was the spring economic statement. In government, Deputy Noonan and I determined we should have a spring economic statement to change the way the budget was done. The idea was that we would put all the economic data from the spring on the table...

Leaders' Questions (13 Jul 2017)

Brendan Howlin: The Tánaiste will be aware that the OECD has completed a review of the second public service reform programme. There is a lot of good to be found in the review. It found that improved transparency and accountability has been delivered, in large part because of the legislation we enacted to regulate lobbyists, to open up freedom of information and to protect whistleblowers. It also...

Leaders' Questions (13 Jul 2017)

Brendan Howlin: I thank the Tánaiste for indicating that there is a review of these matters. We must make a policy decision now. There will be a long-term process to implement it, covering the lifetimes of many Dáileanna and Governments. However, we are delivering public services in an ad hocmanner now, at a cost of billions of euro and through a myriad of agencies. Some of those agencies are...

Business of Dáil (13 Jul 2017)

Brendan Howlin: At what time is it proposed to resume the discussion on the motion re defence?