Results 4,601-4,620 of 29,533 for speaker:Brendan Howlin
- Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2018)
Brendan Howlin: They should get a room.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (25 Apr 2018)
Brendan Howlin: 142. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18223/18]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (24 Apr 2018)
Brendan Howlin: 10. To ask the Taoiseach the role of his Department in the preparation of the national policy statement on the bioeconomy. [17617/18]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Strategic Communications Unit (24 Apr 2018)
Brendan Howlin: Just the numbers.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Strategic Communications Unit (24 Apr 2018)
Brendan Howlin: The Taoiseach does not know.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Strategic Communications Unit (24 Apr 2018)
Brendan Howlin: The Taoiseach does not know how many people work in the unit.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Strategic Communications Unit (24 Apr 2018)
Brendan Howlin: Is the Taoiseach not accountable to the House?
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Strategic Communications Unit (24 Apr 2018)
Brendan Howlin: The Taoiseach is accountable here.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (24 Apr 2018)
Brendan Howlin: 8. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the appointment of members to the National Economic and Social Council and the vacancies that exist. [17615/18]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (24 Apr 2018)
Brendan Howlin: To follow up on the four vacancies remaining in the independent member category, the Taoiseach says he has already received nominations from the appointments to State boards process. As he knows, Ministers, or in this case the Taoiseach, set out the criteria to determine eligibility for a vacancy. What was the set of skills the Taoiseach looked for to fill these vacancies? Three current...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Strategic Communications Unit (24 Apr 2018)
Brendan Howlin: I thank the Taoiseach for his reply. Will he outline the specific changes that have occurred since the announcement on 26 March that the Secretary General's review had been accepted? What specifically has occurred and what staff have been redeployed to date? How many staff will be retained in the Government Information Service, GIS? The Taoiseach indicated that offers of redeployment...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Strategic Communications Unit (24 Apr 2018)
Brendan Howlin: 2. To ask the Taoiseach the progress on delivering the recommendations of the report on the review of the strategic communications unit. [16463/18]
- Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Apr 2018)
Brendan Howlin: It went through Second Stage before the general election.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Apr 2018)
Brendan Howlin: Yesterday RTÉ published a review of its two orchestras. The report, RTÉ Orchestras: Ensuring a sustainable future, was welcomed by both the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment and the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. They welcomed in particular a recommendation that the National Symphony Orchestra should be a national cultural institution...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Apr 2018)
Brendan Howlin: When?
- Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)
Brendan Howlin: We had collective responsibility at that stage, did we not?
- Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)
Brendan Howlin: Obviously not.
- Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)
Brendan Howlin: Capitation rates, as well as many other things, were reduced in the crisis years. We all share responsibility for those decisions. The problem now is that they have not been restored at a time when other things have been. Before we left office, we restored social welfare payments as best we could. There is a commitment in terms of pay. We negotiated pay restoration. The capitation grant...
- Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)
Brendan Howlin: The Taoiseach should be attacking the decisions he made as a member of Cabinet.
- Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)
Brendan Howlin: He should attack himself.