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Ceisteanna - Questions: Inniúlacht sa Ghaeilge sa Státseirbhís (7 Mar 2018)

Brendan Howlin: An bhfuil tú cinnte go bhfuil sé sin fíor?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Inniúlacht sa Ghaeilge sa Státseirbhís (7 Mar 2018)

Brendan Howlin: Buíochas leis an Uachtarán Michael D. Higgins.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Inniúlacht sa Ghaeilge sa Státseirbhís (7 Mar 2018)

Brendan Howlin: Sárobair.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Freedom of Information Data (7 Mar 2018)

Brendan Howlin: I am sure the Taoiseach will come back to me on the question regarding appeals to the Information Commissioner.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Freedom of Information Data (7 Mar 2018)

Brendan Howlin: The Taoiseach said he took a step back from the strategic communications unit once there was any controversy. It is my understanding - my deep understanding as a former Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform - that in budgeting, it is a Minister who determines the amount of money to be sought for any agency or unit. Who then proposed that the strategic communications unit should get...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Freedom of Information Data (7 Mar 2018)

Brendan Howlin: Was the figure proposed by the Taoiseach?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Inniúlacht sa Ghaeilge sa Státseirbhís (7 Mar 2018)

Brendan Howlin: 5. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his Department's Irish language policy. [10931/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Operations (7 Mar 2018)

Brendan Howlin: Does the Taoiseach have a list of the Independents that are being supported by the liaison unit?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Operations (7 Mar 2018)

Brendan Howlin: The Taoiseach can come back to me on it.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Operations (7 Mar 2018)

Brendan Howlin: The Taoiseach might send us the list.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Operations (7 Mar 2018)

Brendan Howlin: I will allow Deputy McDonald to go first.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Freedom of Information Data (7 Mar 2018)

Brendan Howlin: 3. To ask the Taoiseach the number of freedom of information, FOI, requests received by his Department in 2017; the number of staff working in this section; the number of requests that have been refused and the number appealed. [9878/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Freedom of Information Data (7 Mar 2018)

Brendan Howlin: I thank the Taoiseach for his response. He will be aware that the Government is a member of the Open Government Partnership, which is another initiative that I was privileged to propose in government. The programme for Government commits to transparent oversight building on the freedom of information reforms which the Taoiseach kindly acknowledged were proposed by me in government. There...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Operations (7 Mar 2018)

Brendan Howlin: 1. To ask the Taoiseach the supports his Department provides to Independent Ministers of Government and Deputies who support the Government. [9877/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Operations (7 Mar 2018)

Brendan Howlin: The arrangements outlined were put in place by the Taoiseach's predecessor. Has he reviewed them since coming into office? He mentioned adaptation but has he made any changes since becoming Taoiseach? What Independent Deputies are currently being supported by the parliamentary liaison unit? What specifically are the supports being given to those identified Deputies? Were Independent...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Operations (7 Mar 2018)

Brendan Howlin: Rotate.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Operations (7 Mar 2018)

Brendan Howlin: He could give an answer as well.

Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Mar 2018)

Brendan Howlin: A rainy day fund.

Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Mar 2018)

Brendan Howlin: Tomorrow is International Women's Day. Lots of nice words will be spoken but there are also concrete actions we could take. Ireland has a gender pay gap of 13.9%. In its legislative programme, the Government is committed to a gender pay gap wage transparency Bill. It is nearly one year to the day since the Labour Party published legislation in this area. This is legislation that the...

Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2018)

Brendan Howlin: The words "moving might and main" are lovely but we have been hearing them for a year. It is an inescapable truth that we are heading towards a hard border. In the past hour, Donald Tusk published what the Financial Timeshas said is a rebuff of Theresa May's vision for trade after Brexit, laying out a narrow view of future relations between the UK and the EU. The negotiating position of...