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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2016: Discussion (30 Mar 2017)
Brendan Howlin: That is my understanding. I will allow the Minister's officials explain what they are proposing but that is what the Minister has explained to my colleagues.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2016: Discussion (30 Mar 2017)
Brendan Howlin: I want the Bill to progress if that is deemed to be the best way of doing it. I have complete confidence in this committee interrogating my approach and the approach being put forward by the Minister for Health. As we all share the same objective, I am content with whatever path the committee determines is the best way to go.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (28 Mar 2017)
Brendan Howlin: 9. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Brexit will next meet. [15197/17]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Constitutional Convention Recommendations (28 Mar 2017)
Brendan Howlin: 5. To ask the Taoiseach his plans to hold referendums that arise from the outstanding recommendations of the Constitutional Convention. [15196/17]
- Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)
Brendan Howlin: That is fine.
- Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)
Brendan Howlin: Subject to further amendments.
- Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)
Brendan Howlin: The Taoiseach informed the House earlier that the Tánaiste gave a detailed briefing - his words - to the Cabinet on these matters but the Tánaiste is constitutionally responsible to this House on these matters. It underscores the complete lack of understanding of the seriousness of this matter for the Taoiseach to think that a Topical Issue debate, where people raise local matters,...
- Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)
Brendan Howlin: It is not the way to deal with it. I ask that the seriousness of this matter would be recognised with a proper set of statements, and allowing for questions and answers. I ask the Taoiseach to reflect upon that.
- Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)
Brendan Howlin: That is not fair to the Ceann Comhairle.
- Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)
Brendan Howlin: She gave a full briefing to the Cabinet.
- Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)
Brendan Howlin: When?
- Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2017)
Brendan Howlin: Next year.
- Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2017)
Brendan Howlin: The facts I set out at the beginning and which others have mentioned are not in dispute.
- Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2017)
Brendan Howlin: We do not need anybody to tell us that there were 1 million false breath tests were recorded or that there were 14,700 false convictions. They are facts and somebody must be accountable for those now. As regards the notion that we will have another review, the Garda Inspectorate has published a series of very good reports. Almost 2,000 specific recommendations have been set out. Is it...
- Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2017)
Brendan Howlin: Yes.
- Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2017)
Brendan Howlin: A difference of 100%.
- Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2017)
Brendan Howlin: Whether it was a cock-up or malice, somebody is accountable.
- Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2017)
Brendan Howlin: It is not strong enough.
- Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2017)
Brendan Howlin: They were false.
- Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2017)
Brendan Howlin: As somebody who worked very closely with the Taoiseach over five years, I can truly say that his responses to date on this matter are entirely inadequate. The facts need repeating, although they have been mentioned time and again. From 2006 to 2016, a total of 146,865 District Court summonses were issued in error and 14,700 of our citizens were brought before the courts and wrongly...