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- Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council Meetings (11 Jun 2019)
Brendan Howlin: We had statements-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council Meetings (11 Jun 2019)
Brendan Howlin: There are many good Irish candidates for one of those jobs.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Seanad Reform (11 Jun 2019)
Brendan Howlin: 15. To ask the Taoiseach the status of his plans for Seanad reform. [22697/19]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Seanad Reform (11 Jun 2019)
Brendan Howlin: In his final published article, the late and very much respected Feargal Quinn, who served as a Member of Seanad Éireann for 23 years, directly called on the Taoiseach to respect the commitment in the programme for Government on Seanad reform. He asked the Taoiseach to acknowledge that "significant reform is now long overdue" and urged the Government to pursue the "implementation of the...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Seanad Reform (11 Jun 2019)
Brendan Howlin: It is, sometimes.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council Meetings (11 Jun 2019)
Brendan Howlin: I know the normal process here involves Opposition Deputies asking questions of the Taoiseach, who then answers those questions. On this occasion, I do not mind answering the question the Taoiseach has asked. I could give a fuller answer in respect of all the positions. The Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats candidate for the position of President of the European Commission,...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (11 Jun 2019)
Brendan Howlin: It is the largest party at any rate.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (11 Jun 2019)
Brendan Howlin: That sounds as flexible as Boris Johnson.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council Meetings (11 Jun 2019)
Brendan Howlin: 14. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the informal meeting of EU Heads of State and Government on 28 May 2019. [23550/19]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (11 Jun 2019)
Brendan Howlin: As Deputy Micheál Martin has said, this is an eclectic grouping. My question is about the Taoiseach's intended meetings for the next six months. I regard the next six months as being potentially crucial ones for Ireland's foreign policy. There will be a new British Prime Minister, who could be and most likely will be a harder Brexiteer than the current one. As a result, there is a...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (11 Jun 2019)
Brendan Howlin: 6. To ask the Taoiseach his plans for visits abroad over the next six months. [22696/19]
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jun 2019)
Brendan Howlin: That is unacceptable.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jun 2019)
Brendan Howlin: We are back to the position-----
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jun 2019)
Brendan Howlin: Would they be indemnified?
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jun 2019)
Brendan Howlin: The Minister should do it.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jun 2019)
Brendan Howlin: I join others in congratulating Deputies Clare Daly, Fitzgerald, Kelleher and Wallace on their election to the European Parliament. I return to the matter raised earlier of the ban on smoky coal because I am really concerned about the answer the Taoiseach gave to the House. I will not rehearse again the impact on my constituency of Wexford, particularly the town of Enniscorthy, of...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jun 2019)
Brendan Howlin: Is it a threat to challenge or a challenge?
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jun 2019)
Brendan Howlin: The Labour Party strongly supports the holding of a debate on this matter. The responses given by the Taoiseach do not meet the concerns that all Members are hearing in their constituencies and from organisations lobbying for carers.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jun 2019)
Brendan Howlin: How long will be allocated for the debate?
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jun 2019)
Brendan Howlin: So, Wexford County Council should take the initiative.