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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2019)

Brendan Howlin: Rubbish.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (22 May 2019)

Brendan Howlin: I join with the leader of the Fianna Fáil Party in expressing my sympathy and that of my party to the family of the late Micheál Lynch on his sad passing. Just two weeks ago, it seemed possible that RehabCare would have to withdraw services from more than 3,000 people who depend upon them. It was a stressful time for those service users and their families. In this election...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (22 May 2019)

Brendan Howlin: We are paying wodges of money now anyway.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (22 May 2019)

Brendan Howlin: 4. To ask the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee D, infrastructure, last met. [19962/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (22 May 2019)

Brendan Howlin: 8. To ask the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee F, national security, last met. [17714/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (22 May 2019)

Brendan Howlin: 15. To ask the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee A on the economy last met. [21782/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (22 May 2019)

Brendan Howlin: 16. To ask the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee A on the economy last met. [21850/19]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (22 May 2019)

Brendan Howlin: 17. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the US Congressional delegation that visited Ireland. [19963/19]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (22 May 2019)

Brendan Howlin: 20. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent discussions with the British Prime Minister regarding Northern Ireland. [19964/19]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (28 May 2019)

Brendan Howlin: I have listened with great care to the response of the Minister taking Leaders’ Questions. I am not sure if she has read the commentary reported in today’s media and listened to the interview on “Morning Ireland”. These are unprecedented criticisms of the Department of Defence and defence policy made by a retiring senior military officer. He described our...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (28 May 2019)

Brendan Howlin: Again, it is as if the Army has not got a specific case to make. I do not think the Minister is hearing what has been said. Part of the problem is that the Taoiseach has a full-time job as Taoiseach of the country and yet he assigned to himself also the Department of Defence. The Minister of State at the Department of Defence is not an adequate replacement for a Cabinet ministerial role....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (28 May 2019)

Brendan Howlin: No. The Minister for Defence is the Taoiseach under the Constitution. That colleague is the Minister of State.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (28 May 2019)

Brendan Howlin: Did the Minister read what Commandant Berry said?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (28 May 2019)

Brendan Howlin: So the 9% leaving is neither here nor there.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Brendan Howlin: We have the results of the three plebiscites on directly-elected mayors. I note the Minister of State, Deputy Phelan, is present. Limerick city voted by a slim majority to accept the proposal, while Cork and Waterford voted by an equally slim majority to reject it. Most of us here see the potential of directly-elected mayors and what they can bring to a reformed and invigorated local...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Brendan Howlin: It was 52%.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Brendan Howlin: That is hardly convincing.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (28 May 2019)

Brendan Howlin: 52. To ask the Minister for Finance if the attention of the Revenue Commissioners has been drawn to the delays experienced by customers using the contact number it has provided in order to access appointments; his plans to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22323/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (28 May 2019)

Brendan Howlin: 81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in the case of a child diagnosed as having complex needs (details supplied) his Department will not appoint a special needs assistant until the child has been assessed by an occupational therapist; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that there is a long delay in the public system...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (28 May 2019)

Brendan Howlin: 167. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the review of the Defamation Act 2009; when it is likely to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22613/19]