Results 24,921-24,940 of 29,533 for speaker:Brendan Howlin
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Strategic Communications Unit (24 Apr 2018)
Brendan Howlin: I thank the Taoiseach for his reply. Will he outline the specific changes that have occurred since the announcement on 26 March that the Secretary General's review had been accepted? What specifically has occurred and what staff have been redeployed to date? How many staff will be retained in the Government Information Service, GIS? The Taoiseach indicated that offers of redeployment...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Strategic Communications Unit (24 Apr 2018)
Brendan Howlin: Just the numbers.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Strategic Communications Unit (24 Apr 2018)
Brendan Howlin: The Taoiseach does not know.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Strategic Communications Unit (24 Apr 2018)
Brendan Howlin: The Taoiseach does not know how many people work in the unit.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Strategic Communications Unit (24 Apr 2018)
Brendan Howlin: Is the Taoiseach not accountable to the House?
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Strategic Communications Unit (24 Apr 2018)
Brendan Howlin: The Taoiseach is accountable here.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (24 Apr 2018)
Brendan Howlin: 8. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the appointment of members to the National Economic and Social Council and the vacancies that exist. [17615/18]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (24 Apr 2018)
Brendan Howlin: To follow up on the four vacancies remaining in the independent member category, the Taoiseach says he has already received nominations from the appointments to State boards process. As he knows, Ministers, or in this case the Taoiseach, set out the criteria to determine eligibility for a vacancy. What was the set of skills the Taoiseach looked for to fill these vacancies? Three current...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (24 Apr 2018)
Brendan Howlin: 10. To ask the Taoiseach the role of his Department in the preparation of the national policy statement on the bioeconomy. [17617/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: European Investment Bank Loans (24 Apr 2018)
Brendan Howlin: 131. To ask the Minister for Finance the average interest rate applying to EIB loans initiated in each of the years 2016 and 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17940/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (24 Apr 2018)
Brendan Howlin: 414. To ask the Minister for Health if physiotherapy services will continue at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17857/18]
- Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2018)
Brendan Howlin: They should get a room.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Apr 2018)
Brendan Howlin: I wish to return to the schools building programme and particularly to the PPP school bundle 5, which I first raised in January. The difficulties caused by the liquidation of Carillion have been compounded somewhat with the de facto construction company, the Sammon Group, going into examinership more recently. Six schools are at stake here. They are located in my own constituency of...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Apr 2018)
Brendan Howlin: The State cannot be impotent. Otherwise PPPs are pointless.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Apr 2018)
Brendan Howlin: The Government is impotent, not idle.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Apr 2018)
Brendan Howlin: Does the Minister have a timeline for these schools?
- Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Apr 2018)
Brendan Howlin: The Minister cannot be a bystander.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Apr 2018)
Brendan Howlin: No, I never was.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Apr 2018)
Brendan Howlin: We had to do it.
- Business of Dáil (25 Apr 2018)
Brendan Howlin: I want to raise a point of order because I want to give an opportunity to the Taoiseach. Yesterday, I raised a question on Leaders' Questions and the Taoiseach may have inadvertently misled the Dáil. He said, when I raised the issue of voluntary contributions in schools:Voluntary contributions are permissible provided it is made absolutely clear to parents that there is no question of...