Results 24,501-24,520 of 29,533 for speaker:Brendan Howlin
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (30 Jan 2018)
Brendan Howlin: I formally suggest that we accept the Ceann Comhairle's proposal, and we roll over the balance of this until tomorrow.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (30 Jan 2018)
Brendan Howlin: In one minute?
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (30 Jan 2018)
Brendan Howlin: Can I get a little bit more time tomorrow? In truth, I was surprised that the Taoiseach added a visit to Budapest to meet Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to the schedule. When I specifically asked him on 13 December to list meetings, it was not listed. It is surprising. I have some experience in government, although obviously not at the Taoiseach's level, and I understand that meeting...
- Leaders' Questions (31 Jan 2018)
Brendan Howlin: Where is the Minister?
- Questions on Promised Legislation (31 Jan 2018)
Brendan Howlin: Later this afternoon I will be dealing with the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill to deal with these issues and I hope for Government support on that. I want to raise a matter relating to different legislation. The Government intends to bring forward the industrial relations (amendment) Bill as a priority. The proposal would amend the Industrial Relations Act...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements: Supplementary Questions (31 Jan 2018)
Brendan Howlin: I will briefly restate the questions I posed. I said that when I asked on 13 December 2017 where the Taoiseach was visiting, he did not tell me that he was going to Budapest and it is surprising that an important visit such as that was not scheduled a matter of weeks beforehand. The Taoiseach in his reply yesterday indicated that he laid out to Prime Minister Orbán concerns in respect...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements: Supplementary Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (31 Jan 2018)
Brendan Howlin: 16. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the UK Prime Minister in December 2017; and if he has had discussions recently with Prime Minister May regarding Northern Ireland and phase two of the Brexit talks. [3379/18]
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements: Supplementary Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (31 Jan 2018)
Brendan Howlin: Talks on restoring the Northern Ireland Executive broke down last autumn and have recently resumed. We wish them well. It is my understanding that when the talks ended last October, the parties were close to an agreement and the DUP and Sinn Féin in particular had moved their negotiating positions substantially. There have been calls from the leader of the SDLP for the details of the...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements: Supplementary Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (31 Jan 2018)
Brendan Howlin: 21. To ask the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee E (health) last met; and when it will next meet. [4551/18]
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements: Supplementary Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (31 Jan 2018)
Brendan Howlin: The Taoiseach will be well aware of the commitment made to review cardiac services in the south east. There was grave concern and disquiet right across the region, in particular in Waterford as well as in neighbouring counties, including Wexford, Carlow, Kilkenny and Tipperary which were dependent on Waterford hospital for cardiac care. The south east did not have access on a 24-7 basis to...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements: Supplementary Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (31 Jan 2018)
Brendan Howlin: Will the Taoiseach indicate a date when it might start?
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements: Supplementary Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (31 Jan 2018)
Brendan Howlin: It has a very concentrated population of 5 million.
- Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (31 Jan 2018)
Brendan Howlin: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time". With the permission of the House I propose to share time with Deputies Alan Kelly and Jan O'Sullivan.
- Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (31 Jan 2018)
Brendan Howlin: I believe the Internet is a public space, and I believe that, as with all public spaces, our people deserve to be protected there just as they would utilising a public park or a public roadway. Some will disagree. Some see the Internet as a great libertarian or anarchist play space but the view of the Labour Party is that this space is truly important, is growing in importance and needs to...
- Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (31 Jan 2018)
Brendan Howlin: Hear, hear.
- Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Referral to Select Committee [Private Members] (31 Jan 2018)
Brendan Howlin: I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Justice and Equality pursuant to Standing Orders 84A(3)(a) and 141 of the Standing Orders relative to Public Business.
- Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2018)
Brendan Howlin: It is Leaders' Questions.
- Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2018)
Brendan Howlin: The seeds of the current lack of broadband were sown when Fianna Fáil privatised Telecom Éireann in 1999, removing the capacity of the State to ensure a high-speed network was developed quickly and for all areas. There are hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses across the country currently without access to high-speed broadband. The tendering process collapsed yesterday...
- Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2018)
Brendan Howlin: The Government has demolished it.
- Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2018)
Brendan Howlin: The process had been robust but the Government has banjaxed it.