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Business of Dáil (9 May 2018)

Brendan Howlin: Yes.

Questions on Promised Legislation (9 May 2018)

Brendan Howlin: Fair deal.

Questions on Promised Legislation (9 May 2018)

Brendan Howlin: Of course.

Questions on Promised Legislation (9 May 2018)

Brendan Howlin: We talked about reforming the law. I think there is consensus in the House on modernising our harassment laws, which have not been updated since the era of the text message. I refer to issues such as stalking, cyberbullying and revenge porn. I understand the Cabinet discussed the matter this week and has agreed to proceed with a Bill I introduced and which passed Second Stage last year....

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (8 May 2018)

Brendan Howlin: Dundalk?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (8 May 2018)

Brendan Howlin: I was uncharacteristically pessimistic in my own few comments during the dialogue in Dundalk because I am now becoming quite fearful that the British Government's strategy is to fudge the issue in June and again in October and to hope somehow to fold it into the transition period and that even that will not work. It is now abundantly clear that the so-called bulletproof, unalterable safety...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (8 May 2018)

Brendan Howlin: What about migration? We just got a lecture.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (8 May 2018)

Brendan Howlin: 10. To ask the Taoiseach if he has spoken to the British Prime Minister recently. [20127/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (8 May 2018)

Brendan Howlin: It is always fascinating to read the Taoiseach's or anyone else's views. Having had the chance to look at his speech in Leuven on the future of Europe, I believe there are many questions one could ask. In general terms - we have had references to this previously during Taoiseach's questions - all of us need the opportunity to talk about the future of Europe. There is an ongoing debate on...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (8 May 2018)

Brendan Howlin: Yes.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (8 May 2018)

Brendan Howlin: Ten-minute speeches.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (8 May 2018)

Brendan Howlin: 6. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent visit to the University of Leuven. [20128/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Strategic Communications Unit (8 May 2018)

Brendan Howlin: 2. To ask the Taoiseach when market research on a citizen survey will commence; and when Opposition parties will be briefed in this regard. [18941/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Strategic Communications Unit (8 May 2018)

Brendan Howlin: The Taoiseach indicated to the House on 4 April that he would continue with the citizen survey but only after the Opposition parties had the opportunity to be briefed and give their views on it. Is that to happen in the next couple of weeks? Is the survey going ahead and will we be contacted in that timeframe? What has been the delay in coming back to us since 4 April? For...

Order of Business (8 May 2018)

Brendan Howlin: The Court of Appeal last week struck down a key provision of the Mental Health Act 2001. This legislation, namely section 15(3), covered the long-term detention of people in psychiatric institutions. The making of orders extending periods of detention by up to 12 months was ruled to be unconstitutional. There is a six-month delay in the ruling coming into effect. There are currently 78...

Leaders' Questions (8 May 2018)

Brendan Howlin: The Taoiseach did not really answer the question so I will put it again. There is a huge difference between the known limitations of a screening test and cases where cancer should have been detected but were missed beyond normal error. An error that reflects known limitations is a normal error. The question I am asking relates to missed positives where the actual smear was misread. We are...

Leaders' Questions (8 May 2018)

Brendan Howlin: As the Taoiseach has just told us, the Cabinet discussed today the draft terms of reference of the scoping inquiry into the scandal of non-disclosure in CervicalCheck. Reports indicated that the scoping inquiry will look at the outsourcing of services and the background to non-disclosure. However, the grave concern and public alarm about CervicalCheck and the audit testing remains, and we...

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (8 May 2018)

Brendan Howlin: I was truly shocked to hear of Monica's passing. We often give people titles, but "champion of women's rights" is one she earned absolutely by her deeds and actions. I worked with Monica on many campaigns and had the pleasure on one occasion to travel abroad with her and Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, a formidable pair of women. It was an enlightening experience for me. Monica was, of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (8 May 2018)

Brendan Howlin: 312. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in approving the retention of the mobile temporary diagnostic cath lab at Waterford University Hospital; the date when approval issued to the hospital to renew the contract for the mobile lab; if appointments for diagnosis were cancelled which could have been dealt with by the mobile lab; if contract staff operating the lab were...

Questions on Promised Legislation (3 May 2018)

Brendan Howlin: As he is taking questions on proposed legislation, I want to raise a matter with the Tánaiste. Under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement which was signed 20 years ago, there is a commitment to introduce a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland. There is grave concern, with Brexit less than a year away, that such a Bill of Rights has not yet been progressed. Where does it stand? Will...