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- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Mar 2023)
Brendan Howlin: There is a palpable sense of relief in Wexford this morning. What could yesterday evening have become an historic tragedy was averted by the calm, dedicated professionalism of the emergency services in Wexford. Our fire brigade, local authority staff, Civil Defence, ambulance services, hospital staff and management, the voluntary sector and, indeed, private ambulance operators all...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Mar 2023)
Brendan Howlin: Ninety-six.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Mar 2023)
Brendan Howlin: Bhí spiorad agus cumhacht muintir Loch Garman sofheicthe tráthnóna inné. Tá an spiorad céanna ag teastáil ón Rialtas inniu. The commitment must be that whatever emerges today from the emergency planning task force, which is sitting as we speak, whatever is requested in terms of additional vehicles for the ambulance service will be provided. It is a...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Mar 2023)
Brendan Howlin: The Government must do what is required.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Mar 2023)
Brendan Howlin: The clarity that is required is that the Government is committed that everything that was in Wexford General Hospital will be back.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Impact of Brexit on Ireland: Discussion (1 Mar 2023)
Brendan Howlin: I thank the representatives of both ports for their comprehensive written submissions. With the permission of the Cathaoirleach, I beg some indulgence because I have a keen and long-term interest in the Rosslare Europort. I will address my questions to Mr. Carr. From a constituency perspective, Deputy Haughey may well veer his focus towards Dublin Port. I had the privilege of visiting...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Impact of Brexit on Ireland: Discussion (1 Mar 2023)
Brendan Howlin: Is that freight permanently lost as a result of that happening?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Impact of Brexit on Ireland: Discussion (1 Mar 2023)
Brendan Howlin: The president of the Court of Auditors has told us that the money must be spent to be reclaimed by the end of next year. Maybe I am putting my former ministerial hat, as Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform back, on but I believe it would be very wasteful if we missed the timeline for the recoupment of moneys.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Impact of Brexit on Ireland: Discussion (1 Mar 2023)
Brendan Howlin: I have a few more but I will hold off.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Impact of Brexit on Ireland: Discussion (1 Mar 2023)
Brendan Howlin: I thank Mr. Drennan and Mr. Nolan, both of whom are true experts in the issues we want to address. I want to touch briefly on three areas. Mr. Nolan may feel free to interject as well as Mr. Drennan. My first question is on Mr. Drennan's comments on the Windsor Framework, which we are all grappling with. I was in Brussels yesterday. Mr. Drennan makes a very relevant point, which is to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Impact of Brexit on Ireland: Discussion (1 Mar 2023)
Brendan Howlin: Mr. Drennan is not only extensively quoted on the front page, but on page 9 as well.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Impact of Brexit on Ireland: Discussion (1 Mar 2023)
Brendan Howlin: No, Mr. Drennan is fully clad. We are all conscious of newspaper headlines. I put that to Glenn Carr, who set out the timelines for the investments, as well as the current real difficulties even with getting quotes for investment, because of the volatility of materials in the post-Covid-19 world. I am interested in hearing Mr. Drennan's perspective on that headline. Maybe he did not...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Impact of Brexit on Ireland: Discussion (1 Mar 2023)
Brendan Howlin: Is that regarding Stranraer and Belfast Harbour?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Impact of Brexit on Ireland: Discussion (1 Mar 2023)
Brendan Howlin: Is Mr. Drennan saying that if an Irish company wanted to buy steel, it will buy it from Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland company will simply source it in Wales, ship it to Northern Ireland and then sell it without cost into the Republic?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Impact of Brexit on Ireland: Discussion (1 Mar 2023)
Brendan Howlin: I am trying to get my head around this. That is because Northern Ireland remains part of the UK and the UK market. If somebody was to buy it from the Republic and source it in Northern Ireland, that tariff would be payable.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Impact of Brexit on Ireland: Discussion (1 Mar 2023)
Brendan Howlin: But if it was intended to move from Northern Ireland to the Republic, it would be payable.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Impact of Brexit on Ireland: Discussion (1 Mar 2023)
Brendan Howlin: Is it the same for Dunkirk?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Impact of Brexit on Ireland: Discussion (1 Mar 2023)
Brendan Howlin: It would be interesting to hear Mr. Drennan's final thoughts on my earlier query.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Impact of Brexit on Ireland: Discussion (1 Mar 2023)
Brendan Howlin: Senator McDowell would know much better than me about this. The complication is that bringing a box of corn flakes from Birmingham to Belfast is UK transport. If we open up the notion of this same box of cornflakes coming from outside the EU into the EU there is a difficulty which my colleague has mentioned. As soon as we start bringing goods in without checks to the Single Market the fear...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Impact of Brexit on Ireland: Discussion (1 Mar 2023)
Brendan Howlin: Okay.