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Civil Defence Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (10 May 2023)

Brendan Howlin: Níl. Tá sé aontaithe.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Accession Progress of North Macedonia: Engagement with Foreign Minister of North Macedonia (10 May 2023)

Brendan Howlin: I thank the Cathaoirleach and the minister. I also welcome him and his colleagues to our committee and to our country. I compliment North Macedonia for its forbearance and patience because the route has been an extraordinarily long one. I detect from Dr. Osmani's presentation more than a little frustration with that and that is absolutely understandable. It takes a while for countries to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Accession Progress of North Macedonia: Engagement with Foreign Minister of North Macedonia (10 May 2023)

Brendan Howlin: It is not quite clear to me, in response to Deputy Haughey's question, whether Dr. Osmani believes that North Macedonia's application is hinged on progress in, for example, the Belgrade–Pristina dialogue. Is that what Dr. Osmani suggests? I thought the North Macedonian position was that it performed everything it was asked and it should not be linked to any other regional dialogues,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (10 May 2023)

Brendan Howlin: 114. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the targets set out in Appendix 1 of the Laying the Foundations: Housing Action Report produced in 2016 by the then Department of Environment, Community and Local Government were met in respect of Wexford County Council; if he will confirm whether the proposed 677 units were delivered from 2015 to 2017; if not, the number...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (10 May 2023)

Brendan Howlin: 115. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the 14 AHB housing units under an association (details supplied) in July 2015 have finished construction; if so, their completion date; the final number of units delivered; the total cost of the project; if the development was officially opened by a Minister; if so, when that happened; if not, the reason for the project...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (10 May 2023)

Brendan Howlin: 116. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the 16 AHB housing units under an association (details supplied) in July 2015 have finished construction; if so, their completion date; the final number of units delivered; the total cost of the project; if the development was officially opened by a Minister; if so, when that happened; if not, the reason for the project...

Europe Day: Statements (9 May 2023)

Brendan Howlin: Today we commemorate the journey that has been under way since 1950 to bring together the peoples of the nations of Europe to establish a lasting peace on our Continent, which has been riven by frequent and bloody wars for centuries. The original logic was that if economies were intrinsically linked and mutually dependent, war was not only less likely but, hopefully, impossible. From the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (9 May 2023)

Brendan Howlin: 157. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will set out the supports available to former Defence Force personnel who find themselves in need of material support; if such supports also extend to funeral costs for family members of former Defence Force personnel; if he will set out the total amount paid out in such supports for each of the past three years; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (9 May 2023)

Brendan Howlin: 555. To ask the Minister for Health in relation to the representations he has received on behalf of a person (details supplied), if he or the HSE can provide assistance to this person to avail of treatment abroad which he believes would be beneficial to his health condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21057/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (9 May 2023)

Brendan Howlin: 587. To ask the Minister for Health if he will personally intervene to ensure that a person (details supplied) is provided with home support on their discharge from hospital; if he is aware that essential surgery will not be carried out on this individual until such home support is put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21247/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (9 May 2023)

Brendan Howlin: 589. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department provides financial assistance to families who wish to create equipped sensory rooms in their homes for children with autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21249/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (3 May 2023)

Brendan Howlin: 485. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the allocation made to each education and training board under the Mitigating Against Educational Disadvantage Fund, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20788/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (27 Apr 2023)

Brendan Howlin: 266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the severe pressure on secondary school places in Wexford town for the coming academic year; if she will set out a timeline for the construction of the new post-primary school in Wexford town (details supplied); if she will make contact with each of the post-primary schools in Wexford town to ensure the...

Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement: Statements (26 Apr 2023)

Brendan Howlin: The road to the Good Friday Agreement of April 1998 was long and difficult. Success was not certain. Right up to the final hours, it was unclear that an agreement could be reached. In the end, led by the chairperson of the talks, Senator George Mitchell, an historic settlement was reached. It mapped out a peaceful route to addressing the issues of divided sovereignty, policing,...

EU Regulation on Collection and Transfer of Advance Passenger Information: Motion (25 Apr 2023)

Brendan Howlin: On the face of it, this is a perfectly acceptable proposal to opt into a regulation on the collection and transfer of advance passenger information. As the Minister of State set out in his presentation, that is information on a passenger's passport, such as date of birth, gender and citizenship, together with flight details. Again it is a justice regulation that comes before the House. We...

Deployment of Naval Service Vessel to Participate in Operation Irini: Motion (25 Apr 2023)

Brendan Howlin: The Tánaiste might just-----

Deployment of Naval Service Vessel to Participate in Operation Irini: Motion (25 Apr 2023)

Brendan Howlin: Before the Tanaiste-----

Deployment of Naval Service Vessel to Participate in Operation Irini: Motion (25 Apr 2023)

Brendan Howlin: Would the Tánaiste like to provide clarity?

Deployment of Naval Service Vessel to Participate in Operation Irini: Motion (25 Apr 2023)

Brendan Howlin: The Tánaiste is standing up talking against the rules of the House. He has already contributed to the debate.

Deployment of Naval Service Vessel to Participate in Operation Irini: Motion (25 Apr 2023)

Brendan Howlin: Will the Tánaiste not simply say that it is prohibited?