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Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Records (8 Feb 2017)

Brendan Howlin: During the previous Government, Ireland formally joined the Open Government Partnership and one of the first commitments we made was to open data. I take it that the Administration is following up on the Open Government Partnership initiative and is pursuing the issue of open data. For future archives, it is much more complicated to capture discussions between civil servants that are...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Records (8 Feb 2017)

Brendan Howlin: I mean all public data, including Cabinet meetings. Up to now, things were written or typed. Now, much of it is e-mailed or done electronically. I presume it will be done-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (8 Feb 2017)

Brendan Howlin: It was to part-fund it.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (8 Feb 2017)

Brendan Howlin: That is unfair. I do not mind the Deputy using euphemism-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (8 Feb 2017)

Brendan Howlin: -----but since I spent some time in the Chair reading precedents of the Dáil I know he is not allowed to say that.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (8 Feb 2017)

Brendan Howlin: It was not privatised.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (8 Feb 2017)

Brendan Howlin: It was a licence.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (8 Feb 2017)

Brendan Howlin: Deputy Coveney is correct that there has been a great deal of fanciful talk today.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (8 Feb 2017)

Brendan Howlin: The licence to operate the lottery had to be tendered under European competition law. It was a matter of European law, as was explained in some detail. To get €410 million for it was good. Of that, there was €200 million for the national children's hospital, which was supposed to cost €400 million at the time. The other €200 million was spent on roads and...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (8 Feb 2017)

Brendan Howlin: Where will the Government get the money?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (8 Feb 2017)

Brendan Howlin: Do they know there are going to be additional donations?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Records (8 Feb 2017)

Brendan Howlin: 9. To ask the Taoiseach the number of files withheld by his department in respect of the files transferred to the National Archives in respect of the year 1986; and the number withheld under sections 8(4)(a), (b) and (c), respectively, of the National Archives Act 1986. [4270/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Records (8 Feb 2017)

Brendan Howlin: It is always intriguing when files are withheld because all of these files are of national interest. With regard to the eight files withheld, can the Taoiseach give an indication, even in broad strokes, of what subject matters they covered? Is the determination made by one official or is there an oversight or appeals system? The default position should be that they be released unless there...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Records (8 Feb 2017)

Brendan Howlin: Is it just one civil servant making the determination?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Records (8 Feb 2017)

Brendan Howlin: Do they ever become public?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (8 Feb 2017)

Brendan Howlin: 8. To ask the Taoiseach when the next meeting of the Cabinet committee on infrastructure, environment and climate action will take place; and the persons that attend. [6039/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (8 Feb 2017)

Brendan Howlin: The Taoiseach has to answer it first.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (8 Feb 2017)

Brendan Howlin: 1. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Brexit last met and next plans to meet. [4130/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (8 Feb 2017)

Brendan Howlin: My question relates to the Cabinet committee on Brexit. Further to the point I raised the last time we discussed these matters, has the Taoiseach sought Ireland's participation in the Barnier oversight group? On the last occasion I suggested that because of the unique impact of Brexit on Ireland, we should seek the chairmanship of that oversight group. I understand that the position has...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (8 Feb 2017)

Brendan Howlin: Will the Taoiseach be making a statement in the House on Wednesday?