Results 7,321-7,340 of 29,533 for speaker:Brendan Howlin
- Priority Questions: Legislative Reviews (31 May 2016)
Brendan Howlin: A parting gift to the Minister.
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Private Partnerships (31 May 2016)
Brendan Howlin: 550. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has received a response from the European Commission to his predecessor's letter of 3 May 2016, expressing serious concerns at the changing approach taken by EUROSTAT to the balance sheet classification of public private partnership; his future strategy in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12744/16]
- Commission of Investigation (Certain Matters Relative to the Cavan-Monaghan Division of An Garda Síochána) Report: Statements (25 May 2016)
Brendan Howlin: Like others, I begin by thanking Mr. Justice Kevin O'Higgins for this report. It is clear, comprehensive and stark. In the words of the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality, Mr. Justice O'Higgins has produced a thoughtful and thorough report which deserves the most careful consideration. I also agree with the Tánaiste that we must not lose sight of one central fact....
- Commission of Investigation (Certain Matters Relative to the Cavan-Monaghan Division of An Garda Síochána) Report: Statements (25 May 2016)
Brendan Howlin: Directly connected.
- Order of Business (25 May 2016)
Brendan Howlin: Why did the Taoiseach take it out of the programme?
- Order of Business (25 May 2016)
Brendan Howlin: That legislation is being continued with?
- Order of Business (25 May 2016)
Brendan Howlin: I will turn briefly to the point made on the McMahon report. The Minister of State, Deputy Stanton is present. The Taoiseach makes light of the fact it is not in the programme for Government because not everything can be. The issue is that it was in the draft programme for Government and was dropped. Why was it dropped? Does it indicate that the 173 recommendations of Mr. Justice...
- Leaders' Questions (25 May 2016)
Brendan Howlin: I welcome the commitment of the Taoiseach to the twin-track approach to which I referred. We want it to be immediate and include effective policing with the degree of determination that this House showed in the mid-1990s. I welcome the fact the leaders of the Opposition parties will be briefed after tonight's meeting. The Taoiseach's second announcement was as important as the first. I...
- Leaders' Questions (25 May 2016)
Brendan Howlin: I express my solidarity and that of my party with the people of the inner city of Dublin who perceive themselves to be under siege because they are under siege. The first duty of everybody here for the people who feel like that in their own communities is to understand that this House and every Member in it not only stands with them but is determined to solve the problems they face. I...
- Leaders' Questions (25 May 2016)
Brendan Howlin: In the past five years we were trying to pick up the pieces of a broken country-----
- Leaders' Questions (25 May 2016)
Brendan Howlin: -----that Deputy Shortall walked away from.
- Leaders' Questions (25 May 2016)
Brendan Howlin: This is not about any Member of this House or scoring points.
- Leaders' Questions (25 May 2016)
Brendan Howlin: It is a question of a community under siege. Instead of dividing, we should unite in common purpose. I hope everybody will join in common purpose and not see this as something that we can score points on. Can we have an agreement to have a dedicated task force to deal with this community? Will the Taoiseach indicate who will lead it, who will be involved in it, its timescale and what...
- Order of Business (24 May 2016)
Brendan Howlin: I was taken aback by the shocking admission of the Taoiseach that the Government could not do anything to stop the feud in Dublin. He said the feud could not be stopped.
- Order of Business (24 May 2016)
Brendan Howlin: It is on the record. The previous action involved intelligent policing utilising other agencies, not simply armed guards. I have been in the north inner city and have seen those roadblocks. They are there and visible and I think they give comfort to the communities. What is required is intelligent policing, as was deployed, for example, in Limerick and previously in Dublin in the 1990s,...
- Order of Business (24 May 2016)
Brendan Howlin: I was in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.
- Order of Business (24 May 2016)
Brendan Howlin: The Taoiseach is speaking for the Government.
- Order of Business (24 May 2016)
Brendan Howlin: That is hardly efficient, is it?
- Order of Business (24 May 2016)
Brendan Howlin: That is a recipe for inefficiency.
- Leaders' Questions (24 May 2016)
Brendan Howlin: My question was whether there will be changes to their terms and conditions.