Results 27,501-27,520 of 29,533 for speaker:Brendan Howlin

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Measures (3 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: 466. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to proceed with the Public Sector Standards Bill 2015 which has passed second stage in the 32nd Dáil; the way in which he plans to proceed on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32927/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (3 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: 651. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will explain his reference to the European Commission in the context of his statement in Dáil Éireann on the European Council meeting on 15 and 16 October 2020 giving timely consideration to unilateral and time limited contingency measures in the event of a no-deal Brexit. [32788/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Equality Issues (3 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: 666. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will support the campaign to increase the number of women on the UN Disability Committee; if Ireland will support women candidates in the forthcoming election to the committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33335/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Oireachtas Joint Committee Recommendations (3 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: 1046. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the recommendations contained in the report of the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on the reform of the family law system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34202/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commencement of Legislation (3 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: 1051. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the sections of Bills enacted by the Houses of the Oireachtas yet to be commenced by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32360/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Functions (3 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: 1053. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the transfer of immigration functions to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth will take place; the specific functions to be transferred; the functions which will remain in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32467/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (3 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: 1054. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons currently serving prison sentences in the State; the length of sentences on average being served; the number of women in prison at present; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32469/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Passport Services (3 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: 1059. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the difficulty that has risen for Venezuelan citizens resident here whose passport has expired and who cannot renew their passports due to the difficulty in their home country; if she will authorise extension stamps for such residents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32781/20]

Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Act 2020: Motion (4 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: We are addressing issues that no one would like to address, namely, the extension of emergency draconian powers that in no normal circumstances would we support. The mere fact that the Dáil is meeting in a conference venue rather than our normal home in Leinster House underscores how extraordinary these times are. The issues at the heart of the legislation have been debated and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Representatives from the European Parliament (4 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: I thank the witnesses' for giving us the time. It is morning, I believe. Most of us were up most of the night. I agree with Ms Walsh's suggestion that we need to have more interaction, maybe on a specific theme rather than on a smorgasbord of issues. At an initial meeting, it is important to have a broad discussion but if we focused on a few specific themes regularly, it would be good. ...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Bereavement Leave (5 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: 59. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment his plans to restore the Parental Bereavement Leave (Amendment) Bill 2019 to the Dáil Order Paper; his plans to pursue this legislation as a Government Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34199/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ferry Services (5 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: 71. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a ferry operator (details supplied) requires truck drivers to share cabins on its route from France to Ireland; his views on whether this is an acceptable health practice in view of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34209/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (5 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: 109. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the supports available to a group (details supplied) that seem to be ineligible for any of the current supports other than the basic wage subsidies set out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34383/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services (5 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: 133. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the situation of 17 Irish teachers owed money by a school (details supplied); the consular assistance provided by his Department to these Irish teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34208/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (5 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: 142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the situation pertaining to 17 Irish teachers that are owed money by a school (details supplied); if this school is recognised by her Department; if the service of these teachers will be recognised as service for pay purposes for those teachers now teaching in the Irish education system; and if she will make...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (5 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: 204. To ask the Minister for Health if private music schools are included in the permissible activities under the Covid-19 regulations to attend a school, higher education institution or other education and training facility; the permissible activities in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34215/20]

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (11 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: I cannot begin my contribution as I would normally begin discussion of a Bill by saying that I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak to this Bill because it is one that nobody in this House welcomes and it has been brought about by an event that is entirely damaging to this country and over which we have no control. We must mitigate that damage to the best of our ability. As the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Conference on the Future of Europe: Discussion (11 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: I join with others in expressing my gratitude for the comprehensive presentations from our three experts. We covered a lot of ground so I will not re-trample it but I want to get back to a very basic question. There is a difference of opinion - certainly of emphasis - in the presentations we have received relating to what the conference is for. Is it a bottom-up exercise asking the...

Regulation of Private Security Firms Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: I commend and congratulate Deputy Ó Laoghaire on bringing this legislation before the House. The Deputy has spotted a requirement to sort a gap in the 2004 Act. I remember there was a protracted debate about regulating the security industry through the late 1990s and right up to that period. People understood that there needed to be regulation, proper training and proper...

Regulation of Private Security Firms Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: That is how lawyers make their money.