Results 741-760 of 29,533 for speaker:Brendan Howlin

Morris Tribunal: Motion (Resumed). (22 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: A motion I introduced in this House more than four years ago, on 10 April 2001, contained three main elements. First, it proposed the establishment of a Garda authority to set priorities for fighting crime at national level, to make the key decisions about policing more open and accountable, to be responsible for senior appointments within the force and to receive and consider reports from...

Morris Tribunal: Motion (Resumed). (22 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Plainly, the then Minister, Deputy O'Donoghue, was — I must find a phrase which will not run foul of the Ceann Comhairle — not giving the full story in truth to this House in May 2000, or he and the current Minister and the Taoiseach are not telling the truth now, because both answers cannot be true. Why have we got two conflicting answers? If the Carty report was with the Minister and...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (22 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Transport if the NRA has yet reported to him on the outcome of his engagement with NTR in relation to the current contract for the M50 toll bridge; if so, the details of its report and the action he is taking on foot of it; and if not, when he expects the NRA to report to him on the matter. [21242/05]

Written Answers — Vehicle Safety: Vehicle Safety (22 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Question 46: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to proceed with the European Union proposals to require safety belts to be fitted to all seats in all new vehicles except for buses used on stage stop routes as approved in May 2005 by the European Parliament, ahead of directives legally requiring the State to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21241/05]

Written Answers — Public Service Contracts: Public Service Contracts (22 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Question 148: To ask the Minister for Finance if Oireachtas secretarial assistants who accept the current buy out arrangement and any future VER package will retain entitlement to a pension lump sum on reaching pension age in addition to both components of the package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21366/05]

Order of Business. (23 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: There will not be another time to discuss it.

Order of Business. (23 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: May a Member speak?

Order of Business. (23 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: This is a new proposal.

Order of Business. (23 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: We are in the Labour Party.

Order of Business. (23 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: One of them is not telling the truth.

Order of Business. (23 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: A Cheann Comhairle, may I ask you a question?

Order of Business. (23 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: On a point of order, a Cheann Comhairle, I do not want to do the business of Parliament in private. I want to do it in public. I want to do it now.

Order of Business. (23 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: May I ask you a question, Sir? Have either of the Ministers asked your permission to make a personal statement of clarification today?

Order of Business. (23 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Have you no responsibility to ensure the truth is told in the House?

Order of Business. (23 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: You have no responsibility when there is a patent contradiction on the record of the House.

Order of Business. (23 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Somebody misled the House.

Order of Business. (23 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Do we just go on as normal?

Order of Business. (23 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Enough is not enough.

Order of Business (Resumed). (23 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: This is outrageous.

Order of Business (Resumed). (23 Jun 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Is it frivolous?