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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2019)

Brendan Howlin: Between 2011 and 2015, we were fighting for our survival as a country. Every major project was checked and scrutinised to control costs and deliver value for the people's money. This Fine Gael Government seems to have adopted a Celtic Tiger attitude towards overspending. Just ten months after telling us that the cost of the national children's hospital on the St. James's site was to be...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2019)

Brendan Howlin: Of course it matters.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Establishment (5 Feb 2019)

Brendan Howlin: 245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether land at a location (details supplied) could be purchased for the construction of new schools in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5452/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (31 Jan 2019)

Brendan Howlin: Talk to the Minister for Finance.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 Jan 2019)

Brendan Howlin: Rubbish.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 Jan 2019)

Brendan Howlin: They are the Government.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 Jan 2019)

Brendan Howlin: Industrial relations are complex and challenging by their nature. The Tánaiste seems to be acting as if the Government is a passive observer and there is an immutable agreement in place that does not have within it the flexibility that is always created to allow for imagination and the resolving of disputes. That is the nature of every single agreement because the public sector is a...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 Jan 2019)

Brendan Howlin: I call on the Government to resolve this, address these issues, call ICTU in and solve the problem.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 Jan 2019)

Brendan Howlin: If the Government does not do anything, it will not.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 Jan 2019)

Brendan Howlin: We will see.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 Jan 2019)

Brendan Howlin: It is being reviewed.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 Jan 2019)

Brendan Howlin: In the past 48 hours the Taoiseach has stated that 25,000 medical appointments have been cancelled due to the nurses' strike yesterday. In some cases, those individuals would have waited months or years for those appointments. Next week, if the strike goes ahead, we will see another 25,000 cancellations. The knock-on effect will be delays across the entire health system, just as are...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Departmental Operations (30 Jan 2019)

Brendan Howlin: 11. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the international, European Union and Northern Ireland division of his Department. [3862/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (30 Jan 2019)

Brendan Howlin: 7. To ask the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee C (European Union including Brexit) last met. [3861/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (30 Jan 2019)

Brendan Howlin: 2. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his engagement with the DUP on Brexit over the past six months. [2546/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Jan 2019)

Brendan Howlin: We have moved from the speculation phase into the planning and preparation phase for a hard Brexit. The Taoiseach told the Irish Farmers' Association, IFA, last night that the State had already informed the European Commission that an application for emergency European funding for aid will be made in the event of a no-deal hard Brexit. Back in 2016, one of the clear proposals made by both...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Constitutional Amendments (30 Jan 2019)

Brendan Howlin: 75. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to hold referendums in 2019. [4260/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (30 Jan 2019)

Brendan Howlin: 81. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department operates a national roster for international election observation; the way in which the roster is drawn up; his plans to observe elections in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4523/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commencement of Legislation (30 Jan 2019)

Brendan Howlin: 130. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the sections of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 not yet commenced will be commenced; if the decision support service is now in operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4631/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Common Travel Area (29 Jan 2019)

Brendan Howlin: I am grateful for the number of briefings we have had from the Tánaiste. The understanding I had was that a high-level memorandum of understanding between Ireland and the UK existed and was just waiting to be signed the appropriate time. When will that signing happen? Due to the fact that this is of fundamental importance to the 800,000 Irish citizens in the UK and for the many tens...