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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Apr 2019)

Brendan Howlin: People are once again queuing overnight to be in a position to buy a home. Last year we saw a large group waiting outside a development at Hansfield, in Dublin 15. This was a common feature during the Celtic Tiger era and was often seen as a tactic to drive a frenzy and allow for further price rises, even in the middle of a sale of a group of houses. Last Friday night and into Saturday...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Brexit Preparations (17 Apr 2019)

Brendan Howlin: 1. To ask the Taoiseach the role his Department is playing in preparing for a hard Brexit. [15024/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Brexit Preparations (17 Apr 2019)

Brendan Howlin: Over the weekend, it was reported that the British Government had stepped down its front-line Brexit preparations. On the basis of what was announced in the newspapers, it appears that those preparations were massive, cost billions of pounds and involved the deployment of thousands of civil servants. If I understand what the Taoiseach has just stated, I agree that we should not be, and...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Brexit Preparations (17 Apr 2019)

Brendan Howlin: The Deputy is speaking about the next group of questions.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Brexit Preparations (17 Apr 2019)

Brendan Howlin: Direct rule is specific to the next group of questions.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Brexit Preparations (17 Apr 2019)

Brendan Howlin: Sure.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Brexit Negotiations (17 Apr 2019)

Brendan Howlin: 9. To ask the Taoiseach if he has spoken to the British Prime Minister, Mrs. May, since the indicative votes took place; and if he has discussed with her the prospect of direct rule in Northern Ireland. [16480/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) (17 Apr 2019)

Brendan Howlin: As others have said, that it is more than two years since the collapse of power-sharing in Northern Ireland. We are all agreed that the Government has a pivotal role to play in facilitating the return of the much needed institutions. Clearly we have some influence over our Government and we have none over the British Government, which has responsibility in that regard. One of the demands...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Communications (17 Apr 2019)

Brendan Howlin: 15. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent conversations with the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Ms Jacinda Ardern. [16481/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Communications (17 Apr 2019)

Brendan Howlin: It is one month since the horrific mosque shootings in New Zealand that shocked all of us from a variety of perspectives. If one had to pick a country where one would expect this type of right wing extremism to happen, New Zealand would be last country to come to mind. This proves that there is nowhere on the planet immune from the perils of such an attack. We in Ireland cannot be...

Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (17 Apr 2019)

Brendan Howlin: The ESRI recently published the finding of its macroeconomic study into the possible impact of Brexit, deal or no deal. It is a valuable contribution to our understanding of what might happen to our economy, both in the immediate future and ten years later. It is yet more evidence of the harm that Brexit, whatever form of Brexit ensues, will be for Ireland. The ESRI model finds that...

Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (17 Apr 2019)

Brendan Howlin: I wish Deputy Wallace bon chance.

Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (17 Apr 2019)

Brendan Howlin: I will miss Deputy Wallace terribly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (17 Apr 2019)

Brendan Howlin: 187. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to allocating a person (details supplied) a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17995/19]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2019)

Brendan Howlin: There are currently 3,784 children who are homeless. That figure is constantly changing. Every week, families exit homelessness. However, the problem under this Government is that a greater number enter homelessness annually than leave. Homelessness is an experience that has affected tens of thousands of people over the last decade. It has a deep scarring affect on society. Today's...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2019)

Brendan Howlin: Ending homelessness is the social imperative of our time and it can only be resolved when supply is adequate to need. Until we reach that point, and we must provide every resource we possibly can to achieving that objective, family hubs will be there. I appreciate the amount of money the Government has spent on them. They are, as I have acknowledged, an improvement on bed and breakfast...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Apr 2019)

Brendan Howlin: As a result of Brexit, Ireland has been allocated two additional seats in the European Parliament. The Houses have passed the European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Act 2019, which sets out the criteria for these elections and how the seats will be filled. As the UK will not be leaving by the time of the European elections, Ireland South will immediately return four seats while Dublin...

Ireland's Position on the Future of Europe: Statements (18 Apr 2019)

Brendan Howlin: As we approach European Parliament elections, in just five weeks, the future of Europe is not simply a theoretical debate. Ireland’s position on the future of Europe will be decided by the people through the ballot box. My hope is that they will make a clear choice, because they have one, between two radically different directions for Europe. The choice is not between populists...

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (8 May 2019)

Brendan Howlin: We made a promise in the House that we would do things differently after the debacle of the national children's hospital. A Government decision to award the biggest public sector contract in history was approved by the Cabinet. It was promised that the grounding documentation would be published at 8 a.m. today, which is bad enough given that it was after the opinion editorial from the...

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (8 May 2019)

Brendan Howlin: Preferred over whom?