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Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (4 Apr 2007)

Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 47: In page 15, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following: 14.—The Criminal Justice Act 2006 is amended by the insertion of the following Part, after section 197, as Part 16: "PART 16 SUBMISSIONS ON SENTENCE ON BEHALF OF DEFENDANT 198.—(1) In addressing a court on the question of sentence, a solicitor or counsel on a defendant's behalf may address the court, on...

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (4 Apr 2007)

Brendan Howlin: Yes.

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (4 Apr 2007)

Brendan Howlin: This coalition is falling apart.

Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

Brendan Howlin: First, I pay tribute to the Chair and those in the Bills Office who have worked under extraordinary pressure since last week, in particular yesterday, to deal with this matter. I welcome the recommittal of the untouched sections, but there was consensus at the end of our debate last week, when we dealt with 11 sections in as much detail as we could, that a good job was being done. There...

Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

Brendan Howlin: Who objected? That was never put to us.

Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

Brendan Howlin: The Government could not get a quorum.

Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

Brendan Howlin: The Government ordered the business of the House.

Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

Brendan Howlin: The Tánaiste has no respect for the House.

Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

Brendan Howlin: We are not allowed to table amendments. This is terrible.

Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

Brendan Howlin: It is becoming pointless for me to be in the House with the arrogance we have to face.

Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

Brendan Howlin: We are not allowed to table amendments. The Ceann Comhairle has a role too.

Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

Brendan Howlin: That is not how parliament works.

Leaders' Questions (4 Apr 2007)

Brendan Howlin: They will say "Go now".

Leaders' Questions (4 Apr 2007)

Brendan Howlin: We created 1,000 jobs per week.

Leaders' Questions (4 Apr 2007)

Brendan Howlin: The Tánaiste has never managed to be re-elected.

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (3 Apr 2007)

Brendan Howlin: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will bring the full list of penalty point categories into force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12668/07]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (3 Apr 2007)

Brendan Howlin: Question 134: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will outline in each case the way the public service obligation payment for 2007 for Iarnród Éireann, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus was arrived at; the specific routes, areas, passenger profile and other category on which the PSO applies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12645/07]

Written Answers — Adoption Services: Adoption Services (3 Apr 2007)

Brendan Howlin: Question 280: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that, in the south east, the waiting period for the pre-course required before the assessment procedure for international adoption applicants is in excess of eighteen months and that this delay is due to the inadequate number of social workers employed in the south-east; if her attention has...

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (29 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the reported 30,000 backlogged smear tests waiting to be examined here; if she will confirm reports that these backlogged tests are to be sent to the US to be processed; her views on plans for a national cervical cancer screening programme; her further views on whether without the means to process tests that a...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the Health Service Executive tendering a development for acutely ill respiratory patients called Hospital in the Home to a private health care company; her further views on the lack of funding for existing respiratory outreach programmes through public hospitals which had hoped to expand and which was effective; and if...