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Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Jun 2019)

Brendan Howlin: Committee B deals with public services and a major public service strike is looming. Tomorrow, 10,000 of the lowest paid workers in the health system are going on strike. They are the pivotal workers who provide for the basic running our hospitals, and they are going on strike because of a job evaluation scheme that was agreed to in a chairman's note under the umbrella of the Lansdowne Road...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Jun 2019)

Brendan Howlin: It is deliberately intent on inflaming, rather than calming, the situation. The WRC process is not concluded, so the notion of a Labour Court intervention does not arise because a real offer has not been made. The evaluation agreed a cost of €16 million, but €1 million has been put on the table to date. For 10,000 people, €1 million is less than €2 a week....

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (25 Jun 2019)

Brendan Howlin: 2. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent engagements with the National Economic and Social Council. [25246/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (25 Jun 2019)

Brendan Howlin: 4. To ask the Taoiseach the status of Bills under preparation in his Department. [26683/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (25 Jun 2019)

Brendan Howlin: The NESC legislation the Taoiseach again referenced has been on every legislative list since the Government came into office and has made no progress at all. Not even the heads of the Bill have been produced. I expect that will remain the case and that we will not see the legislation in the lifetime of this Dáil. Is it the Government's intention to proceed with it or not? With...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jun 2019)

Brendan Howlin: I join other Members in expressing the Labour Party's condolences to the family, friends and party of the late Councillor Manus Kelly on his tragic passing. The people voted overwhelmingly in support of the thirty-eighth amendment to the Constitution on 24 May last and the President endorsed it on 11 June. We have now amended the Constitution to provide the Oireachtas with the power to...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jun 2019)

Brendan Howlin: It is not agreed. It is my honest belief that the Government is running the risk of destroying its own and the State's reputation as an honest broker regarding the public sector. In view of the potential strike tomorrow, would it be possible for us to have statements on this issue today at some time and will the Business Committee give some consideration to that?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2019)

Brendan Howlin: It amounts to €2 per week.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2019)

Brendan Howlin: Does the Taoiseach understand the Labour Court?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2019)

Brendan Howlin: That is a fundamental misunderstanding of the role of the Labour Court.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (25 Jun 2019)

Brendan Howlin: 429. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the report submitted to his Department by an organisation (details supplied); his plans to ensure the survey findings are considered as part of the HSE review into the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26409/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Jun 2019)

Brendan Howlin: We should apply for a grant.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Jun 2019)

Brendan Howlin: There is widespread concern about the low income thresholds now required to be accepted on council housing waiting lists. These thresholds, as the Tánaiste knows, have not moved in several years and are, therefore, lowering in real terms because they are not linked to inflation. The threshold for a single person can be as low as €25,000, rising to a maximum of €35,000....

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Jun 2019)

Brendan Howlin: The work is done. Has the Minister not asked about it?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2019)

Brendan Howlin: As the Tánaiste knows, the Children’s Rights Alliance is a broad amalgamation of organisations and bodies which are interested in the welfare of children. It has looked at all the issues that face children in this State and asked for just five focused aims to be achieved. I am asking the Tánaiste if we can just address these five items as a priority in this House? Can we...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2019)

Brendan Howlin: To mark the 100th anniversary of the democratic programme of the First Dáil, the Children's Rights Alliance is running a campaign to ensure that the values of that important programme are upheld, No Child 2020. The idea is that no child be left behind. We do not have to tolerate the extent of child poverty that exists in our country. One in 11 children is living in conditions of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (20 Jun 2019)

Brendan Howlin: 201. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a review of a claim for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25932/19]

Pre-European Council: Statements (19 Jun 2019)

Brendan Howlin: The European Council meeting on Thursday will bring together the Heads of Government from across Europe to agree a shared vision for what is a crucial period in the history of post-war Europe. It is no exaggeration to say that national leaders are facing major threats to our economic prosperity and our way of life. In 2014, the Council agreed five priorities for the period 2014-2019, and a...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Communications (19 Jun 2019)

Brendan Howlin: 9. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his telephone call with the Australian Prime Minister, Mr. Scott Morrison. [24993/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Communications (19 Jun 2019)

Brendan Howlin: I read the Taoiseach's tweet after his conversation with the Australian Prime Minister in which he stated that he congratulated the Prime Minister that morning on his election and had a good call discussing Brexit, bilateral relations, Bougainville and the EU-Australia free trade agreement. I would like to get details on exactly what was discussed. The Taoiseach stated that there was a...