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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (12 Nov 2019)

Brendan Howlin: 158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the position of replacement principal will be advertised for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46038/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Development Initiatives (12 Nov 2019)

Brendan Howlin: 281. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 303 of 17 September 2019, when construction will commence on the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46039/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Palliative Care for Children (12 Nov 2019)

Brendan Howlin: 377. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the provision of palliative care facilities in the south-east; his views on the lack of paediatric palliative care; if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); if appropriate paediatric palliative care will be made available in the future to children facing the same challenges; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Landfill Sites (12 Nov 2019)

Brendan Howlin: 435. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 533 of 17 September 2019, if tenders have now been invited for the project; if so, the closing date for receipt of tenders; the number of contractors invited to tender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46034/19]

Dublin Mid-West By-election: Issue of Writ (7 Nov 2019)

Brendan Howlin: I welcome the moving of the four by-election writs today. The Labour Party has four excellent candidates in the by-elections: Councillor John Maher in Cork North-Central; Councillor Duncan Smith in Dublin Fingal; Councillor Joanna Tuffy, a former Member of this House, in Dublin Mid-West; and the current Mayor of Wexford, Councillor George Lawlor, in my constituency, Wexford. The four...

Dublin Mid-West By-election: Issue of Writ (7 Nov 2019)

Brendan Howlin: It was a Fianna Fáil-Green Party Government.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Nov 2019)

Brendan Howlin: I want to raise another aspect of the insurance cost issue. It is crippling businesses but it is also causing festivals and community events to be cancelled. I am told from a variety of locations across the country that Christmas markets and festivals are also cancelled or affected by high insurance costs. It was reported the Government has established a cross-departmental committee to...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Brexit Preparations (6 Nov 2019)

Brendan Howlin: 4. To ask the Taoiseach the number of staff in his Department working on Brexit preparedness. [43186/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Brexit Preparations (6 Nov 2019)

Brendan Howlin: There have been two false starts, and, thankfully, they were false starts, for a British exit. They were 31 March and 31 October. If the Taoiseach were to be honest with the House, he would tell us that we were not prepared on either occasion. A month before the 31 October deadline, we learned that we had to rely on temporary facilities in Rosslare Europort, for example, because permanent...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Brexit Preparations (6 Nov 2019)

Brendan Howlin: Being a competitor on low standards.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Government Information Service (6 Nov 2019)

Brendan Howlin: Which party put that up?

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (6 Nov 2019)

Brendan Howlin: We have that here too.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (6 Nov 2019)

Brendan Howlin: We have a few roads to complete here in our own network first.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (6 Nov 2019)

Brendan Howlin: Rosslare Europort wants one too.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (6 Nov 2019)

Brendan Howlin: They all are not of equal merit.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Government Information Service (6 Nov 2019)

Brendan Howlin: 3. To ask the Taoiseach the number of staff employed in the Government Information Service, GIS; and the communications budget for 2019. [43185/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Government Information Service (6 Nov 2019)

Brendan Howlin: I noted the Taoiseach's Twitter post a few days ago questioning whether Fianna Fáil has any policies and where have they all gone. The video the Taoiseach issued implied that Fianna Fáil policies are now few and far between. It reminded me of the type of American-style attack advertisements that are now too frequent. It raises a serious point - the influence of social media and...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (6 Nov 2019)

Brendan Howlin: The Taoiseach stated earlier that he was wary of commentary because an election is under way in the United Kingdom. We need some reflection here, however. During the election campaign already under way, the First Minister of Scotland has indicated that it will remain an important priority for her to have a second independence referendum for Scotland. There is real potential that might form...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Nov 2019)

Brendan Howlin: The Government has given no regard to the cost.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Nov 2019)

Brendan Howlin: It was not.