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- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Departmental Programmes (12 Jun 2019)
Brendan Howlin: 4. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social policy and public service reform division of his Department. [23185/19]
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Departmental Programmes (12 Jun 2019)
Brendan Howlin: I am not quite clear from the Taoiseach's reply whether there is a specific work programme for the social policy and public service reform division as opposed to a co-ordination role over the various Cabinet sub-committees. I want to ask two specific questions. First, regarding the Freedom of Information, FOI, Act, as the Taoiseach knows, the restoration of the full impact of the Freedom of...
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Departmental Operations (12 Jun 2019)
Brendan Howlin: That is the exact point I made in my speech yesterday.
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Departmental Operations (12 Jun 2019)
Brendan Howlin: 1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the international, European Union and Northern Ireland division of his Department. [22698/19]
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Departmental Operations (12 Jun 2019)
Brendan Howlin: I wish to ask the Taoiseach two separate questions about the work of this committee. First, we had a debate yesterday about Northern Ireland, one of the very rare debates we have in this House on Northern Ireland. It is unfortunate the Taoiseach could not attend. I am sure there was a very good reason he could not. A Minister of State attended. We need to be clear on the Taoiseach's...
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jun 2019)
Brendan Howlin: I want to ask the Taoiseach a question on the programme for Government commitment on environmental protection. As he will know, the Ringsend wastewater treatment plant treats approximately 40% of public wastewater. It has been operating over capacity for some time and it is not now compliant with national and EU environmental regulations. The most recent EPA report states we are not...
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jun 2019)
Brendan Howlin: It does not get the capital investment. That is provided by Irish Water, as the Taoiseach knows.
- Death of Former Members: Expressions of Sympathy (12 Jun 2019)
Brendan Howlin: On behalf of the Labour Party, I join all my colleagues in the House in expressing our appreciation for the honourable service of two very distinguished former Members and in offering our deepest condolences to the families, friends, and political party of both Richie Ryan and John Browne. Richie Ryan was well known across Ireland for decades. My own political mentor, Brendan Corish, was...
- Death of Former Members: Expressions of Sympathy (12 Jun 2019)
Brendan Howlin: It cuts down on the effort of canvassing. I had just contested my first election of any description in Wexford - I stood for the Dáil - when I was appointed to that Seanad. I got to know John Browne in that context. I did not realise until his passing that he was a Clare man. I always assumed he was a native son of Carlow. He never gave me any indication that he was not. He was not...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Jun 2019)
Brendan Howlin: Or by cutting taxes.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Jun 2019)
Brendan Howlin: But there will be €1 billion in tax cuts.
- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Commissions of Investigation (12 Jun 2019)
Brendan Howlin: 68. To ask the Taoiseach the status of the commission of investigation into the IBRC; and the projected costs in this regard. [24101/19]
- Northern Ireland: Statements (11 Jun 2019)
Brendan Howlin: I welcome the fact that parties in Northern Ireland are meeting as part of a sincere effort to get the Assembly up and running again. People in Northern Ireland need political leadership to fill the vacuum on Brexit, but also for day-to-day public administration in health, education, housing, transport and other services. It is now 866 days since the Assembly last met. In the same period...
- Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (11 Jun 2019)
Brendan Howlin: At what time tomorrow?
- Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (11 Jun 2019)
Brendan Howlin: At what time?
- Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (11 Jun 2019)
Brendan Howlin: We need to know.
- Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (11 Jun 2019)
Brendan Howlin: Will the Minister of State give a rough estimate? When do the Bills start?
- Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (11 Jun 2019)
Brendan Howlin: The Bills start at 7.30 p.m.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Seanad Reform (11 Jun 2019)
Brendan Howlin: The Taoiseach has no concept of the Opposition.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Seanad Reform (11 Jun 2019)
Brendan Howlin: Share the blame.