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Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (12 Feb 2019)

Brendan Howlin: The Taoiseach last week held meetings with the EU Presidents and with Prime Minister May. If no progress is made in the weeks ahead, the Taoiseach will face a significant decision at the March EU Council summit. It is very hard to know exactly what Prime Minister May's strategy is. However, it seems to be to push to the very last minute, to be bland again this week and give the opportunity...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (12 Feb 2019)

Brendan Howlin: Maduro is a disgrace.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (12 Feb 2019)

Brendan Howlin: It does not take all that much longer. It takes 18 hours.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (12 Feb 2019)

Brendan Howlin: 580. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the extent to which air pollutants have been identified at the air quality monitoring station in Enniscorthy, County Wexford; the action he will take in response to increases in air pollution in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6747/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (12 Feb 2019)

Brendan Howlin: 705. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6358/19]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2019)

Brendan Howlin: The national children's hospital has shown a very serious problem with Fine Gael's competence to manage the public finances and the economy. The national budget is the most important vote in Dáil Éireann every year. The budget presented in October last year by Deputy Paschal Donohoe, as both Minister for Finance and Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, did not include any...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2019)

Brendan Howlin: Is €100 million of no consequence?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2019)

Brendan Howlin: Why does the Taoiseach diminish it then?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2019)

Brendan Howlin: I refuse to accept that the Taoiseach is so ignorant of the budgetary process that he believes what he just said to me. Of course virement can happen after the solemn decision of this House but accurate figures have to be presented to this House in the Book of Estimates for constitutional reasons because the Government has no money at all to spend until the Estimates are voted upon. If the...

Death of Former Members: Expressions of Sympathy (13 Feb 2019)

Brendan Howlin: I rise on my own behalf and on behalf of the Labour Party to express our condolences to the families of the late Brendan McGahon and Seymour Crawford, both very distinguished former Members of this House. Having served here for some time, I had the privilege of serving with both and I remember both very fondly. Brendan McGahon came from a long and distinguished lineage of democrats. His...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Feb 2019)

Brendan Howlin: The Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Act 2018 allows public servants to continue working up to the age of 70, if they so choose. Community employment, CE, schemes, as the Taoiseach will know, provide essential services across towns, villages and parishes. They are publicly-funded and provide employment and retraining opportunities with excellent social outcomes. There are...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Feb 2019)

Brendan Howlin: The implications for GDPR-----

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Seanad Reform (13 Feb 2019)

Brendan Howlin: 1. To ask the Taoiseach the status of the report submitted to him on 21 December 2018 by the Seanad Reform Implementation Group. [4261/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Seanad Reform (13 Feb 2019)

Brendan Howlin: Reform of the Seanad is like draining the Shannon and restoring the Irish language; it is a permanent agenda item. The default position of everybody is to set up another review. We had a comprehensive review chaired by the former Senator, Maurice Manning. That review has now been reviewed by another all-party group led by another distinguished parliamentarian, Senator McDowell, and that...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Seanad Reform (13 Feb 2019)

Brendan Howlin: The report is to the Taoiseach. What is his view?

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Seanad Reform (13 Feb 2019)

Brendan Howlin: The current President represents the nation rather well.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Seanad Reform (13 Feb 2019)

Brendan Howlin: The President represents the nation well.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Programme for Government Review (13 Feb 2019)

Brendan Howlin: 3. To ask the Taoiseach his plans to review and extend A Programme for a Partnership Government. [4262/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Programme for Government Review (13 Feb 2019)

Brendan Howlin: One of the central tenets and commitments in A Programme for a Partnership Government is, "We will also provide additional exchequer capital, if needed, to deliver on our commitment to bring next generation broadband to every house and business in the country by 2020." Clearly, that commitment will not be delivered upon. Many people across the State are very fearful that not only will it...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Programme for Government Review (13 Feb 2019)

Brendan Howlin: They will not be started for a decade or more.