Results 1,321-1,340 of 29,533 for speaker:Brendan Howlin
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (2 Feb 2006)
Brendan Howlin: No he did not, he referred to a petrol station only.
- Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (2 Feb 2006)
Brendan Howlin: Question 57: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the difficulties experienced by a person (details supplied) in their application for renewal of their residency status which had been first granted ten years ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3500/06]
- Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (2 Feb 2006)
Brendan Howlin: Question 60: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the length of time Operation Anvil is in existence; the number of Garda overtime hours involved; the cost of the operation to date in 2006; when it is intended to cease the operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3562/06]
- Job Protection. (7 Feb 2006)
Brendan Howlin: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made to date in 2006 with his consultations on the establishment of a joint labour committee to protect the interests of domestic workers, especially in view of evidence of exploitation of domestic workers from abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4163/06]
- Job Protection. (7 Feb 2006)
Brendan Howlin: The Minister indicated to me in December last that his Department had held bilateral discussions with relevant stakeholders regarding the implementation of the recommendations in the University of Limerick review. In December, the Minister of State with responsibility for labour affairs promised that the establishment of a JLC for domestic workers was being considered. Since then, there have...
- Job Protection. (7 Feb 2006)
Brendan Howlin: I am aware of the difficulties. What will the Minister do about it?
- Job Protection. (7 Feb 2006)
Brendan Howlin: I know all that.
- Job Protection. (7 Feb 2006)
Brendan Howlin: The Minister will do nothing.
- Job Protection. (7 Feb 2006)
Brendan Howlin: They tend to beââ
- Job Protection. (7 Feb 2006)
Brendan Howlin: The latter statement from the Minister is the most important one, that is, that the response should not be to exclude people because there is a definite need and a requirement for people to come, but to regulate properly. That really is the nub of my question; how are we going to regulate properly? Will the Minister indicate how it will happen in the short term? Negotiating with the social...
- Job Protection. (7 Feb 2006)
Brendan Howlin: Domestic servants would usually come from countries other than those.
- Wage Levels. (7 Feb 2006)
Brendan Howlin: It is very limited.
- Wage Levels. (7 Feb 2006)
Brendan Howlin: He should look at the income tax take from last year.
- Wage Levels. (7 Feb 2006)
Brendan Howlin: The income tax take, with 90,000 extra people workingââ
- Wage Levels. (7 Feb 2006)
Brendan Howlin: It depends on which newspaper one reads.
- Wage Levels. (7 Feb 2006)
Brendan Howlin: Absolutely.
- Wage Levels. (7 Feb 2006)
Brendan Howlin: That is not the argument. They are not mutually exclusive.
- Economic Competitiveness. (7 Feb 2006)
Brendan Howlin: This is an ard-fheis rehearsal.
- Economic Competitiveness. (7 Feb 2006)
Brendan Howlin: The Government has done very little to reduce that.
- Economic Competitiveness. (7 Feb 2006)
Brendan Howlin: That is a sign of things to come.