Results 29,261-29,280 of 29,533 for speaker:Brendan Howlin
- Prices Acts. (24 Feb 2005)
Brendan Howlin: We are talking about transparency.
- Prices Acts. (24 Feb 2005)
Brendan Howlin: This former Minister does not understand.
- National Minimum Wage. (24 Feb 2005)
Brendan Howlin: The issue was the subject of the first priority question earlier this afternoon.
- Job Losses. (24 Feb 2005)
Brendan Howlin: Is there injury time for this?
- Job Losses. (24 Feb 2005)
Brendan Howlin: The clock starts now.
- Job Protection. (24 Feb 2005)
Brendan Howlin: Question 2: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to concerns expressed by a number of trade unions regarding alleged abuse of immigrant construction workers; the steps he is taking to ensure that all such workers receive their full entitlements and are covered by all appropriate worker protection laws; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Job Protection. (24 Feb 2005)
Brendan Howlin: The most recent and shocking abuse highlighted this week concerned EU nationals who do not require work permits. These are Polish workers who were exploited and paid half the going rate and whose case was highlighted so well and so forcefully in the Irish Examiner this week. Despite receiving threats of legal action for exposing this abuse, why did it require the Irish Examiner and SIPTU to...
- Job Protection. (24 Feb 2005)
Brendan Howlin: The core of the issue is that the Minister of State seems to believe it is everybody else's responsibility to find breaches of the legislation rather than his Department's responsibility to be proactive, to have sufficient inspections carried out and to have sufficient inspectors. Does he accept that is his responsibility and he should not leave it to investigative journalists or to the trade...
- Job Protection. (24 Feb 2005)
Brendan Howlin: It is wholly inadequate.
- Job Protection. (24 Feb 2005)
Brendan Howlin: I am telling the Minister of State it is wholly inadequate.
- Newspaper Industry. (24 Feb 2005)
Brendan Howlin: New newspapers are being launched.
- Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (24 Feb 2005)
Brendan Howlin: I would say no minutes were taken there.
- Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (24 Feb 2005)
Brendan Howlin: I am pleased to have this opportunity to speak on this important Bill. To put it in an historical perspective, one of the first Bills I ever spoke on in these Houses was a dormant accounts Bill. At the time I was very impressed as I thought it a very novel way of having a sum of money that could be spent in difficult times. This was 20 years ago when money was much scarcer than it is now. The...
- Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (24 Feb 2005)
Brendan Howlin: This is not good practice. I am aware that Ministers are touring certain constituencies to meet social groups and sporting and cultural groups in particular, to hear supplications in respect of lotto grants that might become available but of course, disconnected to any possible political event that might be happening. This is not the way to deal with public moneys or moneys that are available...
- Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (24 Feb 2005)
Brendan Howlin: This was the practice of local government when I was a member of a local authority. Local authorities simply deemed all the applications valid and left it to the Minister to make decisions. It is important to engage local government, the members of which have a feeling for what is happening in their areas. This would be helpful in identifying particular and real needs. The Minister already...
- Order of Business. (24 Feb 2005)
Brendan Howlin: The Minister of State does not read lists.
- Schools Building Projects. (23 Feb 2005)
Brendan Howlin: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for affording me the opportunity to raise this issue in the absence of the Minister for Education and Science, who explained to me why she could not be present tonight. I am very pleased her substitute is a Wexford man who is very familiar with the school to which I want to draw attention, the Loreto secondary school, Spawell Road, Wexford.
- Schools Building Projects. (23 Feb 2005)
Brendan Howlin: That is very good. The Minister will be aware that the school is one of the most successful secondary schools not only in County Wexford but in the country. On the principle that the meek inherit the earth, I am afraid the school accepted a situation in which facilities were allowed to deteriorate over a period of years to an unacceptable level while expecting that the Department of Education...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (23 Feb 2005)
Brendan Howlin: Question 229: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has received an application from a school (details supplied) for temporary accommodation for September 2005; if her attention has been drawn to a situation at the school; if the required temporary accommodation will be provided in good time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6178/05]
- Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: Report Stage. (23 Feb 2005)
Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 11: In page 17, line 37, to delete "except" and substitute the following: "but the application of this Act to the Defence Forces in the following areas shall be subject to the operational requirements of the Defence Forces, viz". I debated this matter on Committee Stage and the Minister of State very helpfully sent me a note on his reasoning. The purpose of the amendment...