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Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (23 Nov 2016)

Brendan Howlin: 9. To ask the Taoiseach his plans to engage in bilateral meetings with EU leaders to discuss the impact of Brexit here. [36042/16]

Questions on Proposed Legislation (23 Nov 2016)

Brendan Howlin: The Taoiseach will remember very well the formal Government decision to establish a transparent process for the filling of vacancies on State boards through the Public Appointments Service. As a result of that decision, such vacancies are now advertised - it is open to every member of the general public to apply - and the Public Appointments Service shortlists people it independently deems...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (23 Nov 2016)

Brendan Howlin: Absolutely.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (23 Nov 2016)

Brendan Howlin: The guidelines specifically allow a Minister to determine the number on the list.

Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2016)

Brendan Howlin: Does the Taoiseach know when the Minister will respond?

Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2016)

Brendan Howlin: Seanad Éireann recently passed my party's Competition (Amendment) Bill which has now been placed on the Order Paper of Dáil Éireann. As I think it is the first Private Members' Bill that will pass all Stages in either House since the general election, I am naturally pleased that the Government has accepted the legislation and tabled useful amendments to improve it. The Bill...

Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2016)

Brendan Howlin: I thank the Taoiseach for his response. Bogus self-employment costs the Exchequer millions of euro in lost tax social security contributions, but, more importantly, it deprives workers of a vital social safety net. As the Taoiseach referenced, a consultative process on bogus self-employment was initiated by my colleague, Deputy Joan Burton, when she was Minister for Social Protection, and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Security Strategy (23 Nov 2016)

Brendan Howlin: 34. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the EU security agenda; and the position he will take when it is discussed at the next EU Council meeting. [36044/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (23 Nov 2016)

Brendan Howlin: 44. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to secure comprehensive immigration reform for undocumented Irish in the United States of America. [35220/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: British-Irish Co-operation (23 Nov 2016)

Brendan Howlin: 58. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Government's position on the ownership of Lough Foyle due to the ongoing claim of the British Crown Estate; and if this has been raised recently with the British Government. [36325/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: British-Irish Co-operation (23 Nov 2016)

Brendan Howlin: 59. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has considered the long outstanding questions concerning territorial ownership and demarcation of the Border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. [36326/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Bodies Establishment (23 Nov 2016)

Brendan Howlin: 135. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has held discussions with his officials on the re-establishment of an employer labour conference. [33721/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Social Partnership Meetings (23 Nov 2016)

Brendan Howlin: 136. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to re-establish social partnership or a renewed form of social dialogue. [34745/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Meetings (23 Nov 2016)

Brendan Howlin: 137. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the discussions he has personally held with the leadership of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions and the issues raised. [36328/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions: US Presidential Election (22 Nov 2016)

Brendan Howlin: Three million of them.

Ceisteanna - Questions: US Presidential Election (22 Nov 2016)

Brendan Howlin: And the last.

Ceisteanna - Questions: US Presidential Election (22 Nov 2016)

Brendan Howlin: A Leas-Cheann Comhairle, one cannot exclude Members from raising their questions and then allow a response.

Ceisteanna - Questions: US Presidential Election (22 Nov 2016)

Brendan Howlin: We should extend the time allocated.

Ceisteanna - Questions: US Presidential Election (22 Nov 2016)

Brendan Howlin: All Members are hearing at first hand from undocumented Irish-Americans about real anxieties. I take it that the Taoiseach received no advice from either the President-elect or the Vice President-elect on who he should appoint as our ambassador to the United States?

Ceisteanna - Questions: US Presidential Election (22 Nov 2016)

Brendan Howlin: Apparently, that is the territory they are in. In response, the Taoiseach said he had raised the issue of the undocumented Irish with both the President-elect and the Vice President-elect. I did not hear him say what response he had received. The only response we have heard in the past 48 hours has set out President-elect Trump's 100-day strategy. 4 o’clock That really has...