Results 4,281-4,300 of 29,533 for speaker:Brendan Howlin
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (4 Jul 2018)
Brendan Howlin: Demographics are always done-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (4 Jul 2018)
Brendan Howlin: It was done in the last five programmes.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (4 Jul 2018)
Brendan Howlin: The Government has decided to provide only an additional €800 million of fiscal space for new measures next year. The arbitrary fiscal stance taken by the Government is that €500 million will be set aside for the so-called rainy day fund that is likely to be invested abroad and a further €900 million will be unspent. Some €2.6 billion will be added for previous...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (4 Jul 2018)
Brendan Howlin: 3. To ask the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee A (economy) last met; and when it plans to next meet. [27721/18]
- Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Jul 2018)
Brendan Howlin: The Group of States against Corruption, GRECO, is the Council of Europe body focused on measures against corruption. GRECO has submitted a report to the Government on the proposed changes to the judicial appointments system. From the leaked excerpts of the report we are aware that it is highly critical of the changes, including the amendments made up to 21 May, and it has asked that the...
- Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2018)
Brendan Howlin: Where was the Taoiseach this morning?
- Order of Business (3 Jul 2018)
Brendan Howlin: Are we on to climate change now?
- Order of Business (3 Jul 2018)
Brendan Howlin: I published the Public Sector Standards Bill in this House in May 2015. It passed Second Stage in January 2016. The Bill provides for the establishment of the office of public sector standards commissioner, confers on that officeholder certain functions of the Standards in Public Office Commission, SIPOC, and provides for standards of conduct for public officials and imposes obligations....
- Order of Business (3 Jul 2018)
Brendan Howlin: After one and a half years.
- Order of Business (3 Jul 2018)
Brendan Howlin: It was raised last week and I asked that it be prioritised over some of the Bills that are being taken this week.
- Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2018)
Brendan Howlin: The Deputy should have gone into Government.
- Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2018)
Brendan Howlin: It sounds like a general election.
- Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2018)
Brendan Howlin: Has the Deputy heard of the economic crash?
- Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2018)
Brendan Howlin: I am asking for the Government's logic.
- Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2018)
Brendan Howlin: The logic of that is that the Government should not borrow the money and instead have a balanced budget.
- Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2018)
Brendan Howlin: Where is the rainy day fund being put?
- Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2018)
Brendan Howlin: I asked about the rainy day fund.
- Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2018)
Brendan Howlin: The country has money aside. Under the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, there is €20 billion of directed and undirected funds available to the Minister for Finance. My question is directly about the rainy day fund. The Minister for Finance has indicated that the forthcoming budget will involve the State borrowing to run a deficit of 0.1% of GDP. That is what he told the House last...
- Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2018)
Brendan Howlin: The Minister for Finance's policies on the budget and the economy are not common sense. He has argued that it is common sense for Ireland to not spend as much money as is available to us and is permitted under the very strict European rules that we helped put in place. I said previously that we do need to manage and reduce the national debt. The most sensible way to do that is to expand...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Jun 2018)
Brendan Howlin: The debate on the Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017 continued last night until just after 10 p.m. Three other Bills at Final Stage were scheduled for debate which were not reached, one of which was the Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Bill 2016 from Deputy Alan Kelly, which would allow distilleries and microbreweries, in particular, to sell their wares. We are in the height...