Results 26,221-26,240 of 29,533 for speaker:Brendan Howlin
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Feb 2019)
Brendan Howlin: She should be clear.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Feb 2019)
Brendan Howlin: Is it?
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Feb 2019)
Brendan Howlin: I understand they have had 40 meetings.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2019)
Brendan Howlin: That was all done by previous Governments.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Mar 2019)
Brendan Howlin: Last week this House debated a Fianna Fáil motion on plurality in the media where there was a consensus view across this House that we needed to support the local media. The Taoiseach may be aware that the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission operates a support scheme where the operations of this House are reported both to local print media and radio stations. The print media...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (5 Mar 2019)
Brendan Howlin: 2. To ask the Taoiseach the role of his Department in contingency planning for Brexit; and the number of meetings held since September 2018 on the issue. [9093/19]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (5 Mar 2019)
Brendan Howlin: The British Attorney General is in Brussels this week for talks to find what the British describe as a "legally binding" undertaking to ensure that there is no permanent tying of the UK into the EU. I have been seeking clarification for some time as to what might constitute this legally binding assurance. I understand that the British have abandoned the notion of altering the withdrawal...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: All-Island Civic Dialogue (5 Mar 2019)
Brendan Howlin: 7. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the all-island civic dialogue on 15 February 2019. [9092/19]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: All-Island Civic Dialogue (5 Mar 2019)
Brendan Howlin: The civic dialogue process has been an important and very useful device in confidence-building across the State. One of the aspects that impacted on that confidence over the last weekend was the sudden blowing up of the voisinagedispute when a Northern Ireland-registered vessel was arrested in Irish territorial waters. I am aware there was immediate contact between the Government and Fianna...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (5 Mar 2019)
Brendan Howlin: 13. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the Portuguese Prime Minister, Mr. António Luís Santos da Costa. [9091/19]
- Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2019)
Brendan Howlin: I support the Sinn Féin amendment. It cures a deficiency that in my Second Stage contribution I had asked to be addressed. In his response to our concerns at the end of Second Stage the Tánaiste will be aware that he said our concerns, which I had set out in my Second Stage contribution, had been addressed. The Tánaiste said:Deputies have noted the range of measures in the...
- Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2019)
Brendan Howlin: How is that constitutional?
- Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2019)
Brendan Howlin: How?
- Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2019)
Brendan Howlin: I also warmly welcome the very firm assurance given by the Minister for Health that all services currently enjoyed by citizens of the Republic of Ireland in Northern Ireland and Great Britain will continue to be enjoyed, regardless of what form Brexit takes. That is an important issue. I have a question about the new information the Minister for Health has given to the House that today...
- Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2019)
Brendan Howlin: The Tánaiste helpfully quoted from the new section 75A(1) in Part 2 of the Bill, which, as he noted, concerns maintaining the status quo. It states, "The Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, make such order or orders as he or she considers necessary to continue in being or carry out any reciprocal or other...
- Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2019)
Brendan Howlin: When will we see it?
- Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2019)
Brendan Howlin: Parliament might like to have a look at it.
- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Economic Policy (5 Mar 2019)
Brendan Howlin: 89. To ask the Taoiseach the role of his Department in leading Ireland's participation in the annual European semester process. [9517/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (5 Mar 2019)
Brendan Howlin: 126. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the new election observer roster is in operation; the observer missions selected from the roster to date; the missions planned for 2019; if he is satisfied that the recruitment process for the roster meets best practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10707/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (5 Mar 2019)
Brendan Howlin: 251. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the future jobs strategy will be published. [9518/19]