Results 24,981-25,000 of 29,533 for speaker:Brendan Howlin

Ceisteanna - Questions: General Data Protection Regulation (1 May 2018)

Brendan Howlin: I too want to ask about the current position of the Government on the digital age of consent now that Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin support the Labour Party position that the digital age of consent be 16 years and are committed to moving amendments in that regard. Will the Government give further consideration to the appropriate digital age of consent because the protection of young...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (1 May 2018)

Brendan Howlin: 5. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the international, European Union and Northern Ireland division of his Department. [18782/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Project Ireland 2040 Administration (1 May 2018)

Brendan Howlin: 7. To ask the Taoiseach the number of staff in his Department working on the roll-out of Project Ireland 2040; and the number of events he has attended and plans to attend to promote the project. [17880/18]

National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)

Brendan Howlin: No, that is fine.

National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)

Brendan Howlin: That in itself is shocking.

National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)

Brendan Howlin: He has 15 minutes to use as he would like.

National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)

Brendan Howlin: He can use the 15 minutes as he would like.

National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)

Brendan Howlin: It is 15 minutes.

National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)

Brendan Howlin: That is the point we made today.

National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)

Brendan Howlin: He is taking some time now as well.

National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)

Brendan Howlin: There is the practicality of it.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (1 May 2018)

Brendan Howlin: 184. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18675/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (1 May 2018)

Brendan Howlin: 421. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will issue on a disability allowance claim by a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18805/18]

Questions on Promised Legislation (2 May 2018)

Brendan Howlin: Can we see the letter?

Questions on Promised Legislation (2 May 2018)

Brendan Howlin: I have no axe to grind with Mr. O'Brien but there is clearly a conflict of interest and it is not proper for him to be a board member of a health provider and director general of the HSE. I seek clarity on a statement made this morning by the Taoiseach. Myriad questions on this issue will have to be asked and answered in the coming days. The Taoiseach and the Minister for Health, Deputy...

Questions on Promised Legislation (2 May 2018)

Brendan Howlin: Only for HPV.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Media Mergers (2 May 2018)

Brendan Howlin: 4. To ask the Taoiseach the Cabinet committee at which communications and media mergers are discussed; and when it last met. [18942/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Media Mergers (2 May 2018)

Brendan Howlin: Deputy Boyd Barrett makes a strong point. We need to face up to the requirement for plurality in the media so that there is more than one control mechanism for the media people access in this country. Over the weekend, I read speculation that the Taoiseach was talking about legislation in this area. Is the Government concerned at the increased concentration of media ownership in Ireland?...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Media Mergers (2 May 2018)

Brendan Howlin: That is a point not only for the Minister, Deputy Naughten, but for the Taoiseach. If the Minister had said he was caught off guard, he was thinking of other things, he should never have taken the call, the caller got through directly, he should never have imparted any information. It should never happen again and that acknowledgment would be really important. I invite the Taoiseach to...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Brexit Negotiations (2 May 2018)

Brendan Howlin: 6. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent engagements with Mr. Donald Tusk on Article 50 negotiations with the United Kingdom since his speech on 18 April 2018 to the European Parliament on Brexit regarding the forthcoming assessment on the talks on transition in June 2018. [18781/18]