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Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: We will move on to the next one.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: I have three questions, so I expect to be able to ask another question if we are going to continue.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: I seek clarity from the Taoiseach on the sequence of events. There will be an assembly election in Northern Ireland. Hopefully, a new devolved Administration will be agreed. However, based on the rhetoric we have heard, there is a distinct likelihood that it might not be achieved. It is important that the Government has contingency plans for this eventuality. If there is a hiatus, who...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: I also congratulate Michelle O'Neill on her election and I again wish Martin McGuinness a speedy recovery. To clarify the Taoiseach's statement that he met representatives of Sinn Féin, did he meet any of the Assembly Members or was it only Deputies from this House he met?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: I am asking a question, if that is allowable.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: Did the Taoiseach raise with the Prime Minister the scenario of what might happen in the event that a power-sharing government is not put in place after the elections and the specific role the Irish Government would have in that eventuality? Also, to amplify the question asked by Deputy Burton, how will the Northern Ireland Assembly to be represented in discussions on Brexit in the same way...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: The Taoiseach did not raise the matter with the Prime Minister.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: He was talking about a second election.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: 11. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his conversation with the British Prime Minister, Mrs. Theresa May, in relation to Northern Ireland. [1987/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: 12. To ask the Taoiseach the issues he has raised with the parties in Northern Ireland since the resignation of the deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland and his future plans. [1988/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: 15. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meetings and discussions with representatives of Sinn Féin in advance of and following the resignation of the deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland. [2780/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: One gets more than one go.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: I told Deputy Martin to watch Deputy Ó Cuív's action on that committee.

Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: A few windows.

Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: May I ask the Taoiseach about the Government's intentions regarding amendments to the Constitution? What are the Government's plans in terms of proposing amendments to the Constitution for the next year? In the legislative programme there is a proposition to amend Article 29 to recognise the international patent court. That has been hanging around for years, although we passed the heads of...

Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: The Taoiseach launched an action plan on regional and rural development this week to much fanfare. He spoke of revitalising towns and villages across the country. At the same time another arm of government is putting the vital transport infrastructure that these rural communities need at risk. In a reply to a parliamentary question to my colleague last week, it was indicated that the...

Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: The Minister cannot be completely excluded.

Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: Is it not surprising that the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport never met the Rural Transport Network?

Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: I wish to return to the urgent issue of Bus Éireann. Across Ireland this morning, buses delivered people to their schools, places of work, shops, homes and offices. Outside of Dublin, many, if not most, of those buses were operated for or on behalf of Bus Éireann, our national bus company. Over recent months, we have heard a lot of noise but have received little clarity about the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2017)

Brendan Howlin: 90. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland the commitment contained in the Good Friday Agreement that consideration would be given to the introduction of a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland; and if so, the response he has received. [3240/17]