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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Consultant Recruitment (28 Nov 2018)

Brendan Howlin: Tá an tAire Stáit ag teacht.

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap Information) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Nov 2018)

Brendan Howlin: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I thank all parties and Independents for facilitating the passage of all Stages of this Bill through the other House. It is important legislation which has garnered strong support from across all parties. I hope we can see the Bill pass in the Dáil speedily so it can become law and make a difference in our society. The Government...

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap Information) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Nov 2018)

Brendan Howlin: As a child.

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap Information) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Nov 2018)

Brendan Howlin: A pre-emptive strike.

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap Information) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Nov 2018)

Brendan Howlin: Only the heads.

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap Information) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Nov 2018)

Brendan Howlin: Fianna Fáil did that.

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap Information) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Nov 2018)

Brendan Howlin: And men.

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap Information) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Nov 2018)

Brendan Howlin: That is a complete falsehood.

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap Information) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Nov 2018)

Brendan Howlin: Eventually.

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap Information) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Nov 2018)

Brendan Howlin: I thank all Members of the House who contributed to this debate and in particular for the very broad acknowledgement of the work done by my colleague in the other House, Senator Bacik, who, I think, has an extraordinary reputation not only on this issue but on a wide range of areas in advancing gender equality the equality agenda and human rights in this country. I appreciate the kind words...

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap Information) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Nov 2018)

Brendan Howlin: My colleague, Deputy Burton, has said that the Minister of State, Deputy Stanton, is a decent man, and he most certainly is, a most honourable man.

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap Information) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Nov 2018)

Brendan Howlin: He is normally also a reasonable man. I have had many discussions with him including only last week about Travellers' rights. He is normally open to progressive ideas but not tonight.

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap Information) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Nov 2018)

Brendan Howlin: Not tonight.

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap Information) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Nov 2018)

Brendan Howlin: Technically, it seems the Government will not oppose this Bill because-----

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap Information) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Nov 2018)

Brendan Howlin: -----that would bring odium upon it. It cannot be seen to manifestly oppose it but it wants to hide behind - and just in case the Ceann Comhairle was not paying attention, it slotted in very overt phrases-----

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap Information) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Nov 2018)

Brendan Howlin: In case the Ceann Comhairle was not alert to this, the Bill surely requires a money message. Just in case this matter might be at the Ceann Comhairle's sole discretion, ar eagla na heagla, the Minister of State decided to point that out to him.

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap Information) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Nov 2018)

Brendan Howlin: If the Government does not want the political odium of opposing it outright, it is not an appropriate way of dealing with it, to send this Bill, as seems to be the intention, into the new limbo we have created in this Dáil. We have created a state of non-existence for Bills that require a money message. This is new politics. My colleague, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan talked about 140 Bills...

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap Information) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Nov 2018)

Brendan Howlin: That is true but the point is that there is a Bill here now which the Seanad has gone through and it debated amendments on Committee Stage. It was open to the Government side to present its own amendments and Sinn Féin amendments were accepted. If there are further amendments to make, let us debate them rather than to pretend there is a difficulty. I thank Deputies for the...

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap Information) Bill 2017: Referral to Select Committee [Private Members] (28 Nov 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.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2018)

Brendan Howlin: Last week, the Minister for Justice and Equality, currently seated beside the Tánaiste, assured me that the Government takes seriously the motions passed by the majority in this House. Where is the evidence of that? In all my time in this House, never has the majority voice in the Dáil been ignored so often as in this Dáil by this Government. In June of this year, the...